Bitwig Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts: they save time, but they're hard to remember. To help with the latter, I've put together this page as a reference to some of the most useful Bitwig 3 keyboard shortcuts.

Try bookmarking this page and opening it up when working on a Bitwig project. In no time you should develop muscle memory for the most useful shortcuts.

These shortcuts are up to date as of Bitwig 3.3. Quick legend: ⌘ = Cmd, ⇧ = Shift.

Operating System

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Mac

Single-Key Commands

Automation Editor Panel

Insert from Library

Device Panel

Detail Editor Panel

Folded Note Lanes

Inspector Panel

Clip Launcher Panel

Mixer Panel

Arranger Panel

Quantize

Focus Track Header

Zoom to Fit

Larger beat grid

Smaller beat grid

Adaptive beat grid

Tab

Next mode

Cursors

Pointer

Time Selection

Pen

Eraser

Knife

Notes on the Grid

⇧ + ↑

Up by an octave

⇧ + ↓

Down by an octave

⇧ + →

Nudge note right

⇧ + ←

Nudge note left

Ctrl + ⇧ + →

Stretch note

Ctrl + ⇧ + ←

Shrink note

⌘ + D

Duplicate note selection

Ctrl + D

Duplicate note selection

Alt + →

Select next note

Alt + ←

Select previous note

⇧ + Alt + →

Extend selection to the right

⇧ + Alt + ←

Extend selection to the left

Clip

⌘ + L

Loop region

Ctrl + L

Loop region

⌘ + J

Consolidate

Ctrl + J

Consolidate

⌘ + E

Split

Ctrl + E

Split

⌘ + Alt + D

Slice to drum machine

Ctrl + Alt + D

Slice to drum machine

Alt + Q

Quantize w/ options

⌘ + B

Bounce in place

Ctrl + B

Bounce in place

Adding Tracks

⌘ + T

Instrument track

Ctrl + T

Instrument track

⌘ + ⇧ + T

Audio track

Ctrl + ⇧ + T

Audio track

⌘ + Alt + T

Effect track

Ctrl + Alt + T

Effect track

⌘ + Alt + G

Group track

Ctrl + Alt + G

Group track

Time

⌘ + ⇧ + X

Cut time

Ctrl + ⇧ + X

Cut time

⌘ + ⇧ + V

Paste time

Ctrl + ⇧ + V

Paste time

⌘ + ⇧ + D

Duplicate time

Ctrl + ⇧ + D

Duplicate time

⇧ + Backspace

Remove time

⌘ + ⇧ + P

Insert silence

Ctrl + ⇧ + P

Insert silence

Snapping

⇧ + /

Snap to events

⇧ + ,

Snap to grid

⇧ + .

Snap to grid offset

Transposing

Alt + +

Semitone up

Alt + -

Semitone down

⇧ + Alt + +

Octave up

⇧ + Alt + -

Octave down

General/Miscellaneous

⌘ + ⇧ + B

Export audio

Ctrl + ⇧ + B

Export audio

⌘ + ,

Settings

Ctrl + ,

Settings

⇧ + Alt + M

Micro-pitch editing

⌨️ Quick tip before you go: Commander

For a way to easily access the different commands in Bitwig, try out Commander by hitting Ctrl + Enter. Then just start typing the command name. Magic! ✨

I hope this page proves helpful! Let me know here if I forgot your favorite shortcut.

And remember, in case you're not happy with the default shortcuts, or would like to shortcut-ize something that doesn't have a shortcut, just go to the Bitwig settings, under Shortcuts.