Sony Acid Keyboard Shortcuts
Below is a list of Sony Acid keyboard shortcuts. With KillerKeys, you can always have the shortcuts you want for practically any application right in front of you. Learn more
| Modifier Key | Key | Description of shortcut |
| A | Inserts the chopper selection as an event in the track view at the current cursor position | |
| Y | Inserts the chopper selection as an event in the track view at the play cursor position | |
| Ctrl | Comma | Shifts the track view's cursor position to the left by the length of the increment arrow |
| Ctrl | Period | Shifts the track view's cursor position to the right by the length of the increment arrow |
| N | Links the length of the increment arrow with the length of the selection. When toggled on, the length of the increment remains equal to the length of the selection. When toggled off, you can configure the increment independently of the chopper selection. | |
| Semicolon | Halves the length of the chopper selection | |
| Apostrophe | Doubles the length of the chopper selection | |
| Comma | Shifts the chopper selection to the left by length of selection | |
| Period | Shifts the chopper selection to the right by length of selection | |
| Ctrl Shift | Comma | Shifts the selection left by increment length |
| Ctrl Shift | Period | Shifts the selection right by increment length |
| Ctrl | Semicolon | Doubles the length of the increment arrow |
| Ctrl | Apostrophe | Halves the length of the increment arrow |
| R | Inserts in a region | |
| M | Inserts in a marker | |
| I | Marks the start point of a loop region | |
| O | Marks the end point of a loop region. Once the endpoint is established, the loop region becomes highlighted. | |
| Home | Go to beginning of active loop region or viewable area (if no selection) | |
| End | Go to end of active loop region or viewable area marker or select corresponding (if no selection) region | |
| Numpad 5 | Toggle cursor between beginning and end of loop region | |
| Shift | Q | Time select loop region (when time selection tool is selected) |
| Backspace | Toggle previous selection including fade edges | |
| Ctrl | Home | Go to beginning of project frame at a time |
| Ctrl | End | Go to end of project selection |
| PgUp | Move left by grid marks length | |
| PgDn | Move right by grid marks | |
| Ctrl | G | Go to (using measures, beats, and ticks) |
| Shift | G | Go to (using absolute time) |
| Ctrl Shift | G | Set end of time selection (using measures, beats, and ticks when time selection tool is selected) |
| \ | Center in view | |
| 1 | Move cursor to corresponding marker or select corresponding region | |
| 2 | Move cursor to corresponding marker or select corresponding region | |
| 3 | Move cursor to corresponding marker or select corresponding region | |
| 4 | Move cursor to corresponding marker or select corresponding region | |
| 5 | Move cursor to corresponding marker or select corresponding region | |
| 6 | Move cursor to corresponding marker or select corresponding region | |
| 7 | Move cursor to corresponding marker or select corresponding region | |
| 8 | Move cursor to corresponding marker or select corresponding region | |
| 9 | Move cursor to corresponding marker or select corresponding region | |
| Right Arrow | Move left/right one pixel | |
| Left Arrow | Move left/right one pixel | |
| Ctrl | Left Arrow | Move to marker(s) |
| Ctrl | Right Arrow | Move to marker(s) |
| Alt Ctrl | Left Arrow | Move left/right to event edit points |
| Alt Ctrl | Right Arrow | Move left/right to event edit points |
| Alt | Right Arrow | Move through a video event one |
| Shift | Right Arrow | Create or extend loop region/time |
| Apostrophe | Double loop region/selection | |
| Semicolon | Halve loop region/selection length | |
| Comma | Shift loop region/selection left |
These shortcuts are just a sample of the shortcuts available for this application. KillerKeys includes the complete list of shortcuts and is updated automatically with each new release of software.
| Modifier Key | Key | Description of shortcut |
| A | Inserts the chopper selection as an event in the track view at the current cursor position | |
| Y | Inserts the chopper selection as an event in the track view at the play cursor position | |
| Ctrl | Comma | Shifts the track view's cursor position to the left by the length of the increment arrow |
| Ctrl | Period | Shifts the track view's cursor position to the right by the length of the increment arrow |
| N | Links the length of the increment arrow with the length of the selection. When toggled on, the length of the increment remains equal to the length of the selection. When toggled off, you can configure the increment independently of the chopper selection. | |
| Semicolon | Halves the length of the chopper selection | |
| Apostrophe | Doubles the length of the chopper selection | |
| Comma | Shifts the chopper selection to the left by length of selection | |
| Period | Shifts the chopper selection to the right by length of selection | |
| Ctrl Shift | Comma | Shifts the selection left by increment length |
| Ctrl Shift | Period | Shifts the selection right by increment length |
| Ctrl | Semicolon | Doubles the length of the increment arrow |
| Ctrl | Apostrophe | Halves the length of the increment arrow |
| R | Inserts in a region | |
| M | Inserts in a marker | |
| I | Marks the start point of a loop region | |
| O | Marks the end point of a loop region. Once the endpoint is established, the loop region becomes highlighted. | |
| Home | Go to beginning of active loop region or viewable area (if no selection) | |
| End | Go to end of active loop region or viewable area marker or select corresponding (if no selection) region | |
| Numpad 5 | Toggle cursor between beginning and end of loop region | |
| Shift | Q | Time select loop region (when time selection tool is selected) |
| Backspace | Toggle previous selection including fade edges | |
| Ctrl | Home | Go to beginning of project frame at a time |
| Ctrl | End | Go to end of project selection |
| PgUp | Move left by grid marks length | |
| PgDn | Move right by grid marks | |
| Ctrl | G | Go to (using measures, beats, and ticks) |
| Shift | G | Go to (using absolute time) |
| Ctrl Shift | G | Set end of time selection (using measures, beats, and ticks when time selection tool is selected) |
| \ | Center in view | |
| 1 | Move cursor to corresponding marker or select corresponding region | |
| 2 | Move cursor to corresponding marker or select corresponding region | |
| 3 | Move cursor to corresponding marker or select corresponding region | |
| 4 | Move cursor to corresponding marker or select corresponding region | |
| 5 | Move cursor to corresponding marker or select corresponding region | |
| 6 | Move cursor to corresponding marker or select corresponding region | |
| 7 | Move cursor to corresponding marker or select corresponding region | |
| 8 | Move cursor to corresponding marker or select corresponding region | |
| 9 | Move cursor to corresponding marker or select corresponding region | |
| Right Arrow | Move left/right one pixel | |
| Left Arrow | Move left/right one pixel | |
| Ctrl | Left Arrow | Move to marker(s) |
| Ctrl | Right Arrow | Move to marker(s) |
| Alt Ctrl | Left Arrow | Move left/right to event edit points |
| Alt Ctrl | Right Arrow | Move left/right to event edit points |
| Alt | Right Arrow | Move through a video event one |
| Shift | Right Arrow | Create or extend loop region/time |
| Apostrophe | Double loop region/selection | |
| Semicolon | Halve loop region/selection length | |
| Comma | Shift loop region/selection left |
