| Script | Key(s) | Synopsis | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| tab | Tab | Moves between Track or Bus pane and Track/Bus Inspector, otherwise, performs its default function. | Performs the standard behavior of the tab key unless in InternetExplorer where it will move to the next link or control in the tab order. |
| ShiftTab | Shift+tab | Moves between Track or Bus pane and Track/Bus Inspector, otherwise, performs its default function. | Performs the standard behavior of the shift tab keystroke unless in InternetExplorer where it will move to the previous link or control in the tab order. |
| enter | enter | Toggles various field parameters on strips as well as options in JSonar dialogs; otherwise, performs its default action. | Performs the standard behavior of the enter key unless in Internet Explorer where it will activate the highlighted link. |
| space | Space | Plays or stops the current project. | |
| SayCurrentView | control+alt+shift+v | Speaks the current view. | |
| ToolbarList | jawskey+f8 | Brings up a dialog box from which toolbar buttons can be selected. | This command will present a dialog box containing toolbar buttons for the toolbars visible on the screen. Select a button and press enter to activate it. |
| DisplayViewSpecificToolbars | Shift+JAWSKey+F8 | Displays toolbars specific for the current view if available. | |
| AdjustJAWSVerbosity | JAWSKey+v | Allows adjusting various JSonar verbosity settings as well as general settings for JAWS. | ANSI and graphics are some of the choices you can set verbosity levels for in this list. |
| DisplayUtilitiesMenu | Control+Shift+F12 | Displays JSonar Utilities menu. | |
| RuntimeSetupWizard | Control+JAWSKey+R | Enables the Sonar JAWS control surface in Sonar and trains JAWS to recognise track selection colors if applicable. | |
| PlayStop | Alt+Shift+Space | Plays or stops audio. This is useful in effect/synth windows, where space activates buttons rather than the normal Sonar behaviour. | |
| ToggleACTLearnMode | JAWSKey+Shift+A | Toggles ACT Learn mode. |
| SayCurrentTab | control+alt+shift+t | Says the current tab in the track view. | |
| ToggleTabsLeft | shift+leftarrow | Cycles to the left through track tabs. | |
| ToggleTabsRight | shift+rightarrow | Cycles to the right through track tabs. | |
| RouteToStrip | GraveAccent | Routes the JAWS cursor to the current strip window. | |
| accessContextMenus | Control+Applications or Control+NumPadStar | Accesses the context menu for the current track or bus strip. | |
| ChooseRecordMode | Alt+; | Opens the record mode combo box. | |
| RecordAutomation | control+r | Enables or disables automation recording. | |
| ToggleDimSoloMode | alt+/ | Toggles Solo Dim Mode on and off. | |
| GoToStrp | Control+Shift+G | Allows the user to go to a strip by entering its number. | |
| ListStripNames | Control+Alt+G | Allows the user to move to a strip by selecting its name from a list. | |
| SearchStripNames | alt+windows+g | Allows searching through strip names for a given keyword. |
| MoveToNameColumn | Control+Shift+N | Moves to the track name column. | |
| MoveToPan | Control+Shift+P | Moves to the pan field in track view. | |
| MoveToFxBin | Control+Shift+F | Moves to the FX Bin in track view. | |
| MoveToInput | Control+Shift+I | Moves to the input field in the track view. | |
| MoveToOutput | Control+Shift+O | Moves to the “output” field in track view. | |
| MoveToVolumeTrim | Control+Shift+M | Moves to the Volume Trim field in track view. | |
| MoveToVolume | Control+Shift+V | Moves to the volume field in track view. | |
| MoveToPatch | control+shift+h | Moves to the Patch field in track view. | |
| MoveToBank | control+shift+b | Moves to the Bank field in track view. | |
| MoveToChannel | control+shift+c | Moves to the Channel field in track view. | |
| MoveStripDown | \ | Moves the current strip down one position. | |
| MoveStripUp | Shift+\ | Moves the current strip up one position. |
| SayMeasureAndBeat | control+shift+f5 | Says the Now time in measure:beat format. | This command speaks the Now time in measure:beat format. |
| SayNow | control+shift+f6 | Says the Now time in hours:minutes:seconds:frames format. | This command speaks the Now time in hours:minutes:seconds:frames format. |
| SayFrom | control+shift+f7 | Says the from time. | The From time represents the beginning of a selection. |
| SayThrough | control+shift+f8 | Says the Through time. | The Through time represents the end of a selection. |
| SayLoopFrom | control+shift+f9 | Says the Loop From time. | The Loop From time represents the beginning of a loop. |
| SayLoopThrough | control+shift+f10 | Says the Loop Through time. | The Loop Through time represents the end of a loop. |
| SelectAll | Control+NumPad5 | Selects all. | This keystroke activates the Cakewalk command for selecting all tracks. |
| ClearSelection | control+shift+a or control+shift+numpad5 | Unselects all. | This keystroke activates the Cakewalk command for Unselecting all tracks. |
| SetNowToFrom | f7 | Sets the Now time to the From time. | This command sets the Now time equal to the From time. |
| SetNowToThrough | f8 | Sets the Now time to the Through time. | This command sets the Now time equal to the Through time. |
| SetFromToNow | f9 | Sets the From time to the Now time. | The From Time represents the beginning of a selection. This command sets the From time equal to the Now time. |
| SetThroughToNow | f10 | Sets the Through time to the Now time. | The Through Time represents the end of a selection. This command sets the Through time equal to the Now time. |
| SetFromToBeginning | control+f9 | Sets the From time to the beginning of the file. | The From time represents the beginning of a selection. This command sets the From time to the beginning of the file. |
| SetThroughToEnd | control+f10 | Sets the Through time to the end of the file. | The Through time represents the end of a selection. This command sets the Through time to the end of the file. |
| SayTempo | control+shift+t | Says the current tempo. | Speaks the current tempo from the tempo window. Press this keystroke twice quickly to access the tempo field from which incremental changes can be made and thrice to insert a tempo. |
| MoveToTempoRatio1 | alt+shift+1 | Activates the Tempo Ratio dialog for Tempo Ratio 1. | The Tempo Ratio dialog can be used to adjust the Ratio assigned to Tempo Ratio 1. |
| MoveToTempoRatio2 | alt+shift+2 | Activates the Tempo Ratio dialog for Tempo Ratio 2. | The Tempo Ratio dialog can be used to adjust the Ratio assigned to Tempo Ratio 2. |
| MoveToTempoRatio3 | alt+shift+3 | Activates the Tempo Ratio dialog for Tempo Ratio 3. | The Tempo Ratio dialog can be used to adjust the Ratio assigned to Tempo Ratio 3. |
| PriorBar | control+pageup | Moves the Now time to the beginning of the previous bar. | This command sets the Now Time to the beginning of the previous bar and speaks the bar number. |
| NextBar | control+pagedown | Moves to the next bar in a Cakewalk project. | This command sets the Now time to the beginning of the next bar and speaks the bar number. |
| NextBeat | Shift+PageDown | Moves the cursor to the next beat. | |
| PriorBeat | Shift+PageUp | Moves the cursor to the the prior beat. | |
| EnableScrubbing | Control+B | Enables scrubbing mode. Keep holding the control key and use the movement keys to scrub. | |
| MoveForwardSmall | Control+K | Moves the cursor forward by a small unit. | |
| MoveForwardMedium | Control+Shift+K | Moves the cursor forward by a medium unit. | |
| MoveForwardLarge | Control+Shift+Windows+K | Moves the cursor forward by a large unit. | |
| MoveBackwardSmall | Control+J | Moves the cursor backward by a small unit. | |
| MoveBackwardMedium | Control+Shift+J | Moves the cursor backward by a medium unit. | |
| MoveBackwardLarge | Control+Windows+Shift+J | Moves the cursor backward by a large unit. | |
| ConfigureCursorMovementUnits | Control+JAWSKey+M | Configures the cursor movement units. |
| TogglePunchMode | alt+shift+[ | Toggles Autopunch Mode on and off. | This command toggles Autopunch Mode on and off, when pressed twice, will set punch points to selection. |
| ToggleLoopMode | alt+shift+] | Toggles Loop Mode on and off. | When in Loop Mode, selected tracks play continuously. This command toggles Loop Mode on and off. When pressed twice, this command will set loop points to selection. |
| SayMarker | control+shift+f11 | Reads the name of the current marker. | If the Marker bar is visible on the screen, this command will speak the name of the current Marker. |
| PriorMarker | control+shift+pageup | Moves to the previous marker in a cakewalk Project. | This command sets the Now time to the beginning of the next marker and speaks the marker. |
| NextMarker | control+shift+pagedown | Moves to the next marker in a cakewalk Project. | This command sets the Now time to the next marker and says the marker. |
| SayMutedStrips | control+shift+. | Announces strips which are muted. | When in the Track or Bus Pane, this command says the strip numbers for strips which are muted. |
| MuteCurrentStrip | control+period | Mutes the current strip. | |
| MuteAllTracks | alt+shift+period | Mutes or unmutes all tracks regardless of selection. | |
| SaySoloedStrips | control+shift+slash | Announces soloed strips. | When in the Track or Bus Pane, this command says the strip numbers for those strips which are soloed. |
| SoloCurrentStrip | control+slash | Solos current strip. | |
| SoloAllTracks | alt+shift+slash | Solos or unsolos all tracks regardless of selection. | |
| SayArmedTracks | control+shift+semicolon | Announces the Tracks which are armed for recording. | When in the Track Pane, this command will say the Track Numbers of those Tracks which are armed for recording. |
| ArmCurrentTrack | control+semicolon | Arms the current track for recording. | |
| ArmAllTracks | alt+shift+semicolon | Arms or unarms all tracks regardless of selection. | |
| SayInputEchoedTracks | control+shift+' | Announces the Tracks which have input echo enabled. | When in the Track Pane, this command will say the Track Numbers of those Tracks which have input echo enabled. |
| InputEchoCurrentTrack | control+apostrophe | Toggles input echo for the current track. | |
| InputEchoAllTracks | alt+shift+apostrophe | Toggles input echo for all tracks regardless of selection. | |
| SayArchivedTracks | control+shift+graveaccent | Announces strips which are archived. | When in the Track Pane, this command says the track numbers for tracks which are archived. |
| ArchiveCurrentTrack | control+graveaccent | Archives or unarchives current track. | |
| ArchiveAllTracks | alt+shift+graveaccent | Archives or unarchives all tracks. | |
| SaySelectedTracks | control+shift+, | Says the track numbers for selected tracks in the Track View. | This command speaks the track numbers for tracks which are selected in the Track View. |
| SelectMultipleTracks | Control+, | Allows to select noncontiguous tracks, e.g. 1 3 5 6 9. | |
| SelectMultipleStripsForQuickGroup | shift+. | Selects multiple strips to be included in a quick group. | |
| SayStripsInQuickGroup | alt+. | Says the list of tracks in the quick group. | |
| InterleaveCurrentStrip | control+shift+l | Toggles Current strip between stereo and mono states. | |
| AnnounceDataTracks | Control+Shift+D | Announces tracks that are empty as well as tracks that contain data. | |
| SoloStripRange | windows+/ | Queries for the range of strips to solo. | |
| UnsoloStripRange | windows+shift+/ | Queries for the range of strips to unsolo. | |
| ArmStripRange | windows+; | Queries for the range of strips to arm. | |
| UnarmStripRange | windows+shift+; | Queries for the range of strips to unarm. | |
| MuteStripRange | windows+. | Queries for the range of strips to mute. | |
| UnmuteStripRange | windows+shift+. | Queries for the range of strips to unmute. | |
| ArchiveStripRange | windows+` | Queries for the range of strips to archive. | |
| UnarchiveStripRange | windows+shift+` | Queries for the range of strips to unarchive. |
| SelectInput | control+alt+shift+i | Calls ListInputsOutputs function to display the list of inputs. | |
| SelectOutput | control+alt+shift+o | Calls ListInputsOutputs function to display the list of outputs. | |
| SpeakSendSummary | control+shift+s | Speaks the summary for all the sends on a current track; press this key twice to put the summary in a virtual viewer. | |
| SayConnectedStrips | control+alt+shift+c | Lists tracks or buses connected to a current bus. | Lists tracks or buses connected to a bus under the cursor; when pressed twice, inserts this information into virtual buffer. |
| ActivateMeterTool | Control+F2 | Opens the meter tool menu from which various meter display options can be accessed. | |
| SayPeakMeter | alt+m | Says the meter peak. | Press this once to say the meter peak level and twice to reset the meters. |
| GoToMeterPeak | Control+Alt+M | Go to the time of the meter peak for the current strip. | |
| SayVUMeters | control+windows+m | Speaks multi-channel VU meters for the current strip, press twice to toggle Meter Clipping Monitor. | Speaks VU Meters or toggles Meter Clipping Monitor for the current strip; use JSonar Verbosity to change how meters are announced. |
| MuteLayerRange | alt+windows+. | Allows muting either single track layers or range of layers. | Displays a dialog where you can type the number(s) of track layers to mute. |
| UnmuteLayerRange | alt+shift+windows+. | Allows unmuting either single track layers or range of layers. | Displays a dialog where you can type the number(s) of track layers to unmute. |
| SoloLayerRange | alt+windows+/ | Allows soloing either single track layers or range of layers. | Displays a dialog where you can type the number(s) of track layers to solo. |
| UnsoloLayerRange | alt+shift+windows+/ | Allows unsoloing either single track layers or range of layers. | Displays a dialog where you can type the number(s) of track layers to unsolo. |
| SayLayerCount | alt+windows+l | Speaks the number of track layers on a current track. | In order for this command to work properly, the “track layers” button should be enabled on a track. |
| SaySoloedLayers | control+windows+alt+/ | Speaks the number(s) of track layers that are soloed. | |
| SayMutedLayers | control+windows+alt+. | Speaks the number(s) of track layers that are muted. |
| MoveToEventChannelColumn | alt+shift+c | Moves to the channel column in the event view. | When in the Event View, this command moves the focus to the Channel Column. |
| MoveToEventDataColumn | alt+shift+d | Moves to the Data column in the Event List View. | When in the Event View, this command moves the focus to the Data Column. |
| MoveToEventTimeColumn | alt+shift+h or alt+shift+i | Moves to the hours:minutes:seconds:frames time column in the event listview. | When in the Event View, this command moves the focus to the hours:minutes:seconds:frames column. |
| MoveToEventKindColumn | alt+shift+k | Moves to the Kind column in the Event List View. | When in the Event View, this command moves the focus to the Kind Column. |
| MoveToEventMeasureBeatColumn | alt+shift+m | Moves to the measure beat tick column in the event view. | When in the Event View, this command moves the focus to the Measure Beat Tick Column. |
| MoveToEventTrackColumn | alt+shift+t | Moves to the track column in the event list view. | When in the Event View, this command moves the focus to the Track Column. |
| MoveToEventDuration | alt+shift+u | Moves to the third Data column in the Event List View. | This column contains duration information for that row's MIDI event. |
| MoveToEventVelocityColumn | alt+shift+v | Moves to the second data column in the event view. | This column usually displays the velocity of a note or audio event. |