Bitwig Studio Keyboard Shortcuts

106 shortcuts to produce electronic music faster — the complete Bitwig Studio keyboard shortcut reference

From Bitwig, Bitwig Studio is purpose-built to produce electronic music. It is one of the leading applications in the audio & music production category.

Shortcut fluency in Bitwig Studio separates casual users from power users. The more shortcuts you commit to muscle memory, the faster your work becomes.

Available on macOS, Windows, and Linux, Bitwig Studio serves a broad audience of professionals who benefit from learning platform-specific shortcut keys.

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File 8 shortcuts

Cmd +W Ctrl +W Ctrl +W

New From Template…

Shift +Cmd +N Ctrl +Shift +N Ctrl +Shift +N

New Project

Cmd +N Ctrl +N Ctrl +N

Open...

Cmd +O Ctrl +O Ctrl +O

Quit

Cmd +Q Ctrl +Q Ctrl +Q

Quit

Opt +F4 Alt +F4 N/A

Save

Cmd +S Ctrl +S Ctrl +S

Save as...

Shift +Cmd +S Ctrl +Shift +S Ctrl +Shift +S

General 57 shortcuts

Auto-Cross f ade

Ctrl +Shift +F Ctrl +Shift +F Ctrl +Shift +F

Auto-F ade

Ctrl +F Ctrl +F Ctrl +F

B ounce In Place

Ctrl +B Ctrl +B Ctrl +B

Commander

Ctrl +Enter Ctrl +Enter Ctrl +Enter

Consolidate

Ctrl +J Ctrl +J Ctrl +J

Cut Time

Ctrl +Shift +X Ctrl +Shift +X Ctrl +Shift +X

D uplicate Time

Ctrl +Shift +D Ctrl +Shift +D Ctrl +Shift +D

Eraser tool

4 4 4

Focus/toggle B rowser Panel

Opt +B Alt +B Alt +B

Gain +1dB

Opt +Shift +Up Alt +Shift +Up Alt +Shift +Up

Gain +6dB

Opt +Up Alt +Up Alt +Up

Gain -1dB

Opt +Shift +Down Alt +Shift +Down Alt +Shift +Down

Gain -6dB

Opt +Down Alt +Down Alt +Down

Insert from Li b rary

B B B

Insert Silence

Ctrl +Shift +P Ctrl +Shift +P Ctrl +Shift +P

Knife tool

5 5 5

Larger Beat Grid

. . .

Launch

Enter Enter Enter

L oop Selected Region

Ctrl +L Ctrl +L Ctrl +L

Make Events One Bar Longer

Shift +Up Shift +Up Shift +Up

Make Events One Bar Shorter

Shift +Down Shift +Down Shift +Down

Make Events One Step Longer / Previous history entry / Select Previous Auto Complete Item / Select Previous Search Result

Up Up Up

Make Events One Step Shorter / Next history entry / Select Next Auto Complete Item / Select Next Search Result

Down Down Down

Make L egato

Ctrl +Opt +Shift +L Ctrl +Alt +Shift +L Ctrl +Alt +Shift +L

Next Beat Grid Subdivision

Opt +. Alt +. Alt +.

Nudge Events One Bar Backward

Shift +Left Shift +Left Shift +Left

Nudge Events One Bar Forward

Shift +Right Shift +Right Shift +Right

Nudge Events One Step Backward

Left Left Left

Nudge Events One Step Forward

Right Right Right

Paste Time

Ctrl +Shift +V Ctrl +Shift +V Ctrl +Shift +V

Pen tool

3 3 3

Pointer tool

1 1 1

Previous Beat Grid Subdivision

Opt +, Alt +, Alt +,

Q uantize

Q Q Q

Quantize L ength

Ctrl +Opt +L Ctrl +Alt +L Ctrl +Alt +L

Q uantize...

Opt +Q Alt +Q Alt +Q

Remove Time

Shift +Backspace Shift +Backspace Shift +Backspace

Reset F ades

Ctrl +Opt +F Ctrl +Alt +F Ctrl +Alt +F

Select Next Track

PageDown PageDown PageDown

Select Previous Track

PageUp PageUp PageUp

Settings

Ctrl +, Ctrl +, Ctrl +,

Slice to D rum Machine…

Ctrl +Opt +D Ctrl +Alt +D Ctrl +Alt +D

Slide Content Left

Opt +Left Alt +Left Alt +Left

Slide Content Right

Opt +Right Alt +Right Alt +Right

Smaller Beat Grid

, , ,

Split

Ctrl +E Ctrl +E Ctrl +E

Time Selection tool

2 2 2

Toggle Adaptive Beat Grid

/ / /

Toggle M icro-pitch Editing / Toggle Pri m ary Device Window

Opt +Shift +M Alt +Shift +M Alt +Shift +M

Toggle S nap

S S S

Toggle Snap to Events

Shift +/ Shift +/ Shift +/

Toggle Snap to Grid

Shift +, Shift +, Shift +,

Toggle Snap to Grid Offset

Shift +. Shift +. Shift +.

Transpose a Semitone Down

Opt +- Alt +- Alt +-

Transpose a Semitone Up

Opt ++ Alt ++ Alt ++

Transpose an Octave Down

Opt +Shift +- Alt +Shift +- Alt +Shift +-

Transpose an Octave Up

Opt +Shift ++ Alt +Shift ++ Alt +Shift ++

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Editing 22 shortcuts

Alternate Copy

N/A Ctrl +Shift +C Ctrl +Shift +C

Alternate Cut

N/A Ctrl +Shift +X Ctrl +Shift +X

Alternate Delete

N/A Ctrl +Backspace Ctrl +Backspace

Alternate Delete

N/A Ctrl +Delete Ctrl +Delete

Alternate Duplicate

N/A Ctrl +Shift +D Ctrl +Shift +D

Alternate Paste

N/A Ctrl +Shift +V Ctrl +Shift +V

Copy

N/A Ctrl +C Ctrl +C

Copy

N/A Ctrl +Insert Ctrl +Insert

Cut

N/A Ctrl +X Ctrl +X

Cut

N/A Shift +Delete Shift +Delete

Delete

N/A Backspace Backspace

Delete

N/A Delete Delete

Duplicate

N/A Ctrl +D Ctrl +D

Group

N/A Ctrl +G Ctrl +G

Paste

N/A Ctrl +V Ctrl +V

Paste

N/A Shift +Insert Shift +Insert

Redo

N/A Ctrl +Y Ctrl +Y

Redo

N/A Ctrl +Shift +Z Ctrl +Shift +Z

Rename

N/A Ctrl +R Ctrl +R

Toggle Active

N/A Ctrl +A Ctrl +A

Undo

N/A Ctrl +Z Ctrl +Z

Ungroup

N/A Ctrl +Shift +G Ctrl +Shift +G

Navigation 19 shortcuts

Activate item

N/A Enter Enter

Focus next field

N/A Tab Tab

Focus next field / Focus widget to the right

N/A Right Right

Focus panel above

N/A Ctrl +Shift +Up Ctrl +Shift +Up

Focus panel below

N/A Ctrl +Shift +Down Ctrl +Shift +Down

Focus panel to the left

N/A Ctrl +Shift +Left Ctrl +Shift +Left

Focus panel to the right

N/A Ctrl +Shift +Right Ctrl +Shift +Right

Focus previous field / Focus widget to the left

N/A Left Left

Focus previous field

N/A Shift +Tab Shift +Tab

Focus widget above

N/A Up Up

Focus widget below

N/A Down Down

Select Next Project

N/A Ctrl +Tab Ctrl +Tab

Select Next Tab

N/A Ctrl +Down Ctrl +Down

Select Next Tab

N/A Ctrl +Right Ctrl +Right

Select Previous Project

N/A Ctrl +Shift +Tab Ctrl +Shift +Tab

Select Previous Tab

N/A Ctrl +Up Ctrl +Up

Select Previous Tab

N/A Ctrl +Left Ctrl +Left

Toggle children expanded state

N/A Ctrl +Enter Ctrl +Enter

Toggle siblings expanded state

N/A Shift +Enter Shift +Enter

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