Key Command Shortcuts

Created by Ben Phenix.

Thanks to Randall Thomas & Dirk Veulemans for compiling the original list on the Tweaky.

Kyma is the trademark of Symbolic Sound Company.

last edited jan 2009

General &
Sound Editor
General Sound Editor - Upper Half

ctrl+K stop DSP ctrl+drag for dragging a sound into a parameter field without creating a new instance

ctrl+R restart DSP ctrl+[ zoom out (icons become smaller)

ctrl+M all MIDI notes off ctrl+] zoom in (icons become bigger)
return, enter with icon selected, opens rename dialog
(mac) on the lower right corner of a
opt+click
window for easier resizing ctrl+click on ellipse (hidden branch) fully opens branch

caps lock to start kyma with default preferences double click on ellipse (hidden branch) fully opens branch (same as above)

ctrl+up/down to cycle forward/back through open shift+click+drag an icon moves the entire branch
arrow Kyma windows ctrl+space play selected icon
Prototypes ctrl+P compile, load and start selected icon
ctrl+B find prototype Sound Editor - Lower Half
ctrl+[ make icons smaller in gray zone between parameter fields -> editor window fills with parameter area,
double click
double click again for normal view
ctrl+] make icons large
ctrl+click on audio file disk icon to open the sample editor with the current file
Sound file
ctrl+click on spectrum file disk icon to open the spectrum editor with the current file
return, enter with icon selected, opens rename dialog
shift+click any file disk icon to open the info window on that file
ctrl+E expand selection
Sound editor parameter fields (click in field)
ctrl+I get info on selection ctrl+L opens large parameter window
ctrl+D duplicate selected icons ctrl+space to play sound while editing the parameter field
ctrl+P compile, load and start selected icon ctrl+Y evaluates selected expression in the parameter field
ctrl+H opens pop-up list of common event value names
ctrl+J opens replace dialog
shift+ctrl+H opens a list of capytalk expressions
VCS
VCS performing
ctrl+snapshot does an update of the currently selected snapshot preset without having to type a preset name (keeps same preset name)
ctrl+select snapshot shows the whole snapshot list with pointer on the first item
shift+click+drag on the fader for fine-tuning
R roll the dice
up/down arrow decrement/increment preset
Program Change 126 (MIDI) increments preset
Program Change 127 (MIDI) decrements preset
Program Change 128 (MIDI) roll the dice

VCS Editing
click on widget, select for editing
double click on widget, select for editing and brings edit window to front
shift+click on widgets to extend your selection
ctrl+click+drag selection box

VCS Motormix
shift+alt/fine toggles fine tuning (maps 1/10th of the parameter range to the full fader throw)
rightmost rotary to change presets, push in to instantiate
select roll the dice
fx byps changes rightmost rotary to master volume control, defeat this in preferences, system output level
1-8 toggles display of the associated faders value
Timeline
Timeline
space toggle between play/continue and pause
ctrl+space recompile and play timeline (also resets timeline to "normal" play mode)
ctrl+right arrow play/continue (unlike spacebar this will never pause) (this followed by space guarentees a pause)
ctrl+left arrow stop and reset cursor to start of timeline (this is handy if you want to compile a timeline that doesn't play untill your ready)
shift+space plays timeline in "marked only" mode
ctrl+click on speaker icon to mute/unmute track
shift+click on speaker icon to solo/unsolo additional tracks
ctrl+shift+click on speaker icon to mute/unmute additional tracks
shift+click on sound to add it to selection
ctrl+click on sound, marks the sound (unmarks other sounds)
ctrl+drag enables selection box to mark multiple sounds
shift+ctrl+click on additional sounds, marks/unmarks the sound
ctrl+drag a sound onto a sound in the timeline to replace that sounds input
tab forwards through the selected sound info displays
shift+tab reverses through the selected sound info displays
left/right arrow nudges selected sound left or right
shift+left/right arrow nudges selected sound in smallest quantization increments
ctrl+D duplicates selected sound to new track (does not copy control functions)
- (minus) removes last effect placed on selected sound
ctrl+[ zoom out horizontal
ctrl+] zoom in horizontal
Timeline
Timeline Midi Program Changes
Program Change (MIDI) moves cursor to respective marker number
Program Change 126 (MIDI) selects next marker
Program Change 127 (MIDI) selects previous marker
Program Change 128 (MIDI) selects random marker
Timeline parameter control function editor
ctrl+click add new data point
shift+click+drag data point(s) to move only horizontal or vertical
left/right arrow nudges selected data point(s) by smallest time quantization value
shift+left/right arrow nudges selected data point(s) by larger time quantization values
up/down arrow scrolls through available controls
Tau / Sample Editor
Tau Editor
= (equals) . (period) position play cursor at mouse cursor location
ctrl+click add anchor
delete deletes selected anchor or selected group(s) of anchors
space toggles play/continue and pause
shift+click+drag in the anchor strip to subsequently select another group of anchor points
g group selected contiguous anchors
shift+g ungroup selected anchors
up/down arrow increments/decrements the warp value (denoted by the vertical axis) of the selected anchor or group
left/right arrow increments/decrements the time warp value of the selected anchor or group
tab selects next file tab
shift+tab selects previous file tab
ctrl+left arrow rewind-to-time-zero

Sample Editor
shift+click+drag on left/right selection markers to move them independently
shift+click+drag on left/right zoom borders in navigation pane to move them independently

Sample editor parameter fields (click in field)

ctrl+L opens large parameter window
left/right arrow increments/decrements cursor by one sample
shift+ctrl+H opens a list of capytalk expressions
ctrl+H opens pop-up list of common event value names
ctrl+J opens replace dialog
Spectrum Editor
Spectrum Editor Spectrum Editor (continued)
F1 play all tracks ctrl+click+drag activates zoom selection box
F2 play selected regions only ctrl+] zoom in
F3 play segment between the start and end markers ctrl+[ zoom out
F4 play up to the start marker shift+click to add/remove a trace from the selection
F5 drop marker shift+click+drag to add/remove an additional boxed region to/from the selection
F6 drop start marker shift+click+drag on scrub bar to scrub faster
F7 drop end marker shift+click to add point when using hand trace
F8 opens the pre and post roll time dialog left/right arrow increment/decrement time cursor
F9 zoom all shift+click+drag the cursor to scrub faster
F10 toggles frequency or amplitude as the vertical axis left/right arrow move cursor left/right by one frame
F11 toggles dots at frame or lines between frames Pitch Bend (MIDI) scrub
F12 opens selection criteria dialog spectral analysis (remove pitched material)
F13 opens track filter algorithm selection dialog shift+click+drag on the fader for fine-tuning
F14 delete all frames between the start and end markers synchronizing spectra
F15 toggles draw mode ctrl+click+drag for zoom box
M to drop marker at cursor (scrub bar) location
Enter if marker selected, opens rename marker dialog
Enter if no marker selected, zooms all
A places markers automatically
S saves markers to the spectrum file in the active view

Note Tab switches active view between spectrum files

Some higher function keys may not be available if globally assigned in Del deletes selected marker
your OS
Pitch Bend (MIDI) scrubs active view