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# Keyboard Shortcuts

Note: The shortcuts listed here refer to a U.S. keyboard layout.
djay’s keyboard shortcuts are dependent on the key position on the keyboard (instead of the key character), so international keyboards have the same layout of shortcuts but possibly different shortcut characters. Please refer to the Keyboard Shortcuts window available from the Help menu in djay to see a list of shortcuts for your keyboard layout.
Symbols
⌘ = Command Key (cmd), ⌥ = Option Key (alt), ^ = Ctrl Key, ⇧ = Shift Key
Turntable 1/2

Action | Shortcut (Turntable 1) | Shortcut (Turntable 2)
--- | --- | ---
Play-Pause | 1 | 0
Reverse | ⌥1 | ⌥0
Brake | ⌘1 | ⌘0
Sync | 2 | 9
BPM Tap | ⌥2 | ⌥9
Match Key | ⌘2 | ⌘9
Skip backward/forward | 3 / 4 (hold) | 7 / 8 (hold)
Backspin | ⌘3 | ⌘7
Pitch-Bend -/+ | ⌥3 / ⌥4 (hold) | ⌥7 / ⌥8 (hold)
Speed -/+ | ^⌥4 / ^⌥3 | ^⌥8 / ^⌥7
Key lock (Preserve Pitch) | ^⌥5 | ^⌥6
FX 1 / 2 on-off | 5 / ⌥5 | 6 / ⌥6
Volume Fader up/down/kill | ^⌥Q / ^⌥A / ^⌥X (hold) | ^⌥P / ^⌥L / ^⌥M (hold)
Gain up/down | ^Q / ^A | ^P / ^L
EQ low up/down/kill | ^W / ^S / ^X (hold) | ^U / ^H / ^B (hold)
EQ mid up/down/kill | ^E / ^D / ^C (hold) | ^I / ^J / ^N (hold)
EQ high up/down/kill | ^R / ^F / ^V (hold) | ^O / ^K / ^M (hold)
Jump to start/end point | Q / T | P / Y
Set start/end point | ⌥Q / ⌥T | ⌥P / ⌥Y
Jump to cue point 1/2/3 | W / E / R | U / I / O
Set cue point 1/2/3 | ⌥W / ⌥E / ⌥R | ⌥U / ⌥I / ⌥O
Autoloop on-off | A | L
Set loop in/out | S / D | J / K
Set loop duration half/double | ⌥S / ⌥D | ⌥J / ⌥K
Loop off / Reloop | ⌥A | ⌥L
Bounce Loop | ^1 / ^2 / ^3 / ^4 / ^5 | ^6 / ^7 / ^8 / ^9 / ^0
Instant FX | ⇧⌥1 / ⇧⌥2 / ⇧⌥3 / ⇧⌥4 / ⇧⌥5 | ⇧⌥6 / ⇧⌥7 / ⇧⌥8 / ⇧⌥9 / ⇧⌥0
Duplicate song on other turntable | ⇧⌘D | ⇧⌘J
Reset sliders | ⇧⌥A | ⇧⌥L

Turntables (Both)

Action | Shortcut (Turntable 1 & 2)
--- | ---
Play-Pause both turntables | Space bar
Master volume up/down | + / -
Reset slider | Click slider with ^ pressed
Scratch | Drag vinyl
Scrub forward/backward | Drag needle with ⌘ pressed

Tools

Action | Shortcut
--- | ---
Show/hide Tools | ⌘T
Show/hide Sampler | ⌘G
Show Audio FX | ⌥⌘1 / ⌥⌘0
Show Cue Points | ⌥⌘2 / ⌥⌘9
Show Skipping | ⌥⌘3 / ⌥⌘8
Show Looping | ⌥⌘4 / ⌥⌘7

Multi-Touch Trackpad Control

Scratch turntable | Two-finger up/down (mouse cursor on turntable)
Seek forward/backward | Two-finger up/down with ⌘ pressed (mouse cursor on turntable)
Pitch-bend | Two-finger up/down with fn pressed (mouse cursor on turntable)
Move slider | Two-finger up/down (mouse cursor on slider)
Crossfade | Two-finger left/right (mouse cursor anywhere in main area)
FX Pad Control | Two fingers (mouse cursor on FX Pad)

Mixer and Transitions

Action | Shortcut
--- | ---
Crossfade (transition) to left | ⇠
Crossfade to middle | ⌘⇡
Crossfade (transition) to right | ⇢
Crossfade (stepwise) to left | ^⇠
Crossfade (stepwise) to right | ^⇢
Switch to left | ^⇧⇠
Switch to middle | ^⇧⇡
Switch to right | ^⇧⇢
Cut fader of active turntable | ⌥Z (hold)
Cut Crossfader | F (hold)
Auto-Cut Slow | G (hold)
Auto-Cut Fast | H (hold)
Auto-Cut Scratching | Hold ⇧ while scratching
Set "Standard" transition | ⌘⌥X
Set "Backspin" transition | ⌘⌥C
Set "Echo" transition | ⌘⌥V
Set "Brake" transition | ⌘⌥B
Set "Reverse" transition | ⌘⌥N
Set "Random" transition | ⌘⌥M

Pre-Cueing

Action | Shortcut
--- | ---
Switch to left | ⌥⇠
Switch to middle | ⌥⇡
Switch to right | ⌥⇢
Mute on-off | ⌥⇣
Pre-cueing volume up/down | ⌥+ / ⌥-

Sampler

Action | Shortcut
--- | ---
Record from Table 1/2/Mic | ⌥B / ⌥N / ⌥M (hold)
Play Sample 1/2/3 | X / C / V / B / N / M (hold)

Library

Action | Shortcut
--- | ---
Show/hide Automix Queue | ⌘K
Load song on turntable 1/2 | ⌘⇠ / ⌘⇢
Add Selection to Automix Queue | ⏎
Remove Selection from Automix Queue | ⌫
Refresh library from iTunes | ⇧⌘R
Automix on-off | ⇧⌘A
Find in Library | ⌘F
Show song info | ⌘I

General

Action | Shortcut
--- | ---
Recording start-stop | ⌘R
Save song history | ⌘S
Fullscreen on-off | ⇧⌘F
Undo/Redo | ⌘Z / ⇧⌘Z

Windows

Action | Shortcut
--- | ---
Mic window | ⇧M
Pre-Cueing window | ⇧P
Bonjour window | ⇧B