Kiwisonic Keyboard & Mouse Shortcuts
Playback & Navigation
| Space | Solo-play the current track (other tracks are muted). Stops at end of last note. |
| ← / → | Select adjacent note. If no note exists in that direction, shows a navigation cursor at the next grid position. |
| ↑ / ↓ | Select note at adjacent pitch. If no note exists, shows a navigation cursor one semitone away. |
| Home | Scroll to pattern start |
| End | Scroll to pattern end (after last note) |
| ESC | Close popup / UI control |
| Ctrl+1–9 | Switch to track *(planned — not yet implemented)* |
Editing keys
| Shift+← / → | Move selected item by one step |
| Shift+↑ / ↓ | Move selected item by one row (semitone in Piano Roll) |
| Ctrl+Shift+↑ / ↓ | Move selected item by one octave |
| Ctrl+← / → | Shrink / grow selected item duration |
| Shift + + / - | Grow / shrink all notes in the pattern by one step. Respects the ripple toggle (⇄). |
| Ctrl+↑ / ↓ | Adjust selected item velocity |
| Ctrl+A | Select all |
| Ctrl+D | Duplicate selected notes (copies are placed right after the selection and become selected) |
| Ctrl+C | Copy selected notes |
| Ctrl+V | Paste copied notes at the insert cursor (pasted notes become selected) |
| Delete / Backspace | Delete selected items. Multiple selected: delete all. None selected: delete the last note in the pattern. |
| Ctrl+Delete / Backspace | Delete all notes at the selected note's time position (column/chord delete). |
| Ctrl+Z | Undo |
| Ctrl+Y / Ctrl+Shift+Z | Redo |
| + / - | Increase / decrease note draw duration (snap size) |
| Alt+↑ / ↓ | Change the keyboard octave up / down |
Theory panel
| Numpad 0 | Insert rest (blank space) at the current duration |
| Numpad + | Increase insert duration |
| Numpad - | Decrease insert duration |
| Numpad Del (.) | Undo the last inserted note |
| Numpad 5 | Toggle chord/note mode (Flow Pad + Circle) |
| Numpad 1–9 | Select chord/note from Flow Pad cell |
| Numpad / | Cycle theory panel mode (Flow → Circle) |
| Auto duration | Note duration adapts to pattern rhythm and melodic movement. When a rest is strongly recommended, it is inserted automatically before the next keypad note. |
Piano Roll — Keyboard
| 1 (top row) | Set note duration to 1/16 |
| 2 (top row) | Set note duration to 1/8 |
| 3 (top row) | Set note duration to 1/4 (default) |
| 4 (top row) | Set note duration to 1/2 |
| 5 (top row) | Set note duration to 1 (whole) |
| Q W E R T Y U I O P | Play and insert notes |
| F | Set articulation on selected notes (opens articulation picker flyout) |
| G | Toggle note guides (scale focus, melody tint, chord emphasis) |
Guitar Editor
| Space | Solo-play the current track |
| Delete / Backspace | Delete selected chord |
| + / - | Increase / decrease snap duration |
| Numpad 5 | Open chord picker in append mode |
Drum Editor
| Space | Solo-play the current track |
| Ctrl+A | Select all active steps |
| Ctrl+↑ / ↓ | Adjust velocity of selected steps |
| Delete / Backspace | Delete selected steps |
| Escape | Clear selection |
| Enter | Commit note number edit |
| Escape (during edit) | Cancel note number edit |
| Backspace (during edit) | Delete last digit in note edit |
| 0–9 (during edit) | Append digit to note number |
Media Keys (Global)
| ⏯ Media Play/Pause | Toggle full-song playback (plays from the first section; stops if already playing) |
| ⏹ Media Stop | Stop playback |
| ⏭ Media Next Track | Skip to the next section in the arrangement; restarts playback if playing |
| ⏮ Media Previous Track | Skip to the previous section in the arrangement; restarts playback if playing |