Shortcuts / Special Features / Glossary

In general, command shortcuts on the keyboard are the same for Mac and Windows PCs, only the special control keys are different: Ctrl (Win) = Cmd (Mac), and Alt (Win) = Option (Mac). For the sake of brevity, the Windows commands are listed here and differences noted.

• Ctrl+R Start/Stop Engine

• Ctrl+O Open Project

• Ctrl+S Save Project

• Ctrl+Alt+S Save Project as...

• Ctrl+P / Cmd+, Preferences – does not work in server mode

• Esc Toggle Mixer View

• Ctrl+Q Quit

• Ctrl+Z Undo

• Ctrl+Y Redo

• Ctrl+0 Insert plug-in

• Ctrl+B Insert bus channel

• Ctrl+1 Insert Synchron Player

• Ctrl+2 Insert Synchron Pianos

• Ctrl+3 Insert Synchron Harp

• Ctrl+4 Insert Organ Player

• Ctrl+5 Insert Vienna Instruments Pro

• Del / Backspace Delete channel(s)

• Ctrl+D Duplicate Channel

• F Fold channel strips (Channel Pane)

• PgUp Previous Channel

• PgDn Next Channel

• Rubber-band selection of channels.

• Browsing channels with PgUp / PgDn and Arrow up / Arrow down.

• Selection of multiple channels with Shift-Ctrl/Shift-Cmd+Click.

• Dragging of channels (drag on title bar).

• Right-click on a channel strip for a menu of actions.

• Hold down Alt/Option while selecting a MIDI channel and the MIDI channels of all selected channels will be automatically incremented.

• Select multiple instruments and hold down Alt/Option while changing the MIDI port or channel–this value will propagate to all selected channels.

• Hold down Shift while selecting a MIDI channel and all selected channels will get the same value.

• Holding Shift when inserting/removing the plug-in will apply to the same insert slot on ALL tracks.

• Holding Alt/Option when inserting/removing plug-ins will apply to the same insert slot on SELECTED tracks.

• The same applies to Bypass – Shift-Ctrl/Shift-Cmd+Click applies to all, Alt-Ctrl/Option-Cmd+Click applies to selected tracks.

• Moving a plug-in BETWEEN two insert slots will create a completely new row of insert slots.

• When a row is emptied, the view will be optimized and the row removed.

• Shift-drag any control for fine adjustment.

• Shift-mouse-wheel any control for fine adjustment.

• Selection of channels with Shift-Ctrl/Cmd-click.

• Rubber-band selection of channels.

• Dragging of channels (drag on channel name).

• Double-click the channel name to open the instrument GUI (if available).

• Ctrl-click on the channel strip fold button to fold all mixer strips (Shift: macOS).

• Right-click on the channel strip for a menu of actions (like in the Channel Pane).

• Select multiple channels, hold down Alt/Option while adjusting volume or pan, and all selected channels will be adjusted.

• Hold down Alt/Option while selecting a MIDI channel, and the MIDI channels of all selected channels will be automatically incremented.

• Hold down Shift while selecting a MIDI channel, and all selected MIDI channels will be set to the same value.

General

• Ctrl+Z undo

• Ctrl+Shift+Z redo

• Ctrl+N new project

• Ctrl+O open project

• Ctrl+S save project

View

• Tab switch between Timelines and Media view

• <F9> (Win), Ctrl+Cmd+P (Mac) open/close popout video.

• <F11> (Win), Ctrl+Cmd+F (Mac) fullscreen for the video set to pop out

• Esc exit fullscreen

Transport (only when sync to host is off)

• Home go to Start

• Arrow left or A rewind by 1 frame

• Arrow right or D forward by 1 frame

• Shift+Arrow left or A rewind by 1 second

• Shift+Arrow right or D forward by 1 second

• Arrow commands work only when no region is selected!

• Space play/pause

Timeline

• Shift+mouse wheel horizontal scroll

• Ctrl+mouse wheel zoom in/out

• PgUp select previous timeline

• PgDn select next timeline

• Arrow up select previous object

• Arrow down select next object

• Ctrl+Arrow Left or Ctrl+A go to start of object

• Ctrl+Arrow Right or Ctrl+D go to end of object

• Shift+B select previous region

• Shift+N select next region

• Ctrl+J add streamer

• Ctrl+M add marker

• Ctrl+E move region to embedded timecode

• Ctrl+L lock/unlock current region

• Delete or Backspace delete selected object

• Arrow left or A move selected object left by 1 frame

• Arrow right or D move selected object leftrightby 1 frame

• Shift+Arrow left or Shift+A move selected object left by 1 second

• Shift+Arrow right or Shift+D move selected object right by 1 second

• Shift+1 move object start to end of previous object

• Shift+3 move object end to start of next object

• Shift+Q move object start to playhead

• Shift+E move object end to playhead

• S split selected region at playhead

Timecode

• Mouse wheel up increase selected timecode segment

• Mouse wheel down decrease selected timecode segment

• Arrow left select previous timecode segment

• Arrow right select next timecode segment

• Ctrl+C copy timecode

• Ctrl+V paste timecode

• Ctrl+B set to current playhead position (Export only)

• Channel Preset: Saves all settings of a Vienna Ensemble Pro Channels (FX, Routing, Panning, Outputs…).

• Channel Set: Multiple Channel Presets – a Channel Set can be saved and loaded in the Channel menu

• Connect/Disconnect: These options are activated on the Vienna Ensemble Pro Server Interface. You can connect to any Vienna Ensemble Pro Server available in your network.

• Decouple: This option is activated on the Vienna Ensemble Pro Server Interface. When decoupled, the *.viframe data is NOT saved or loaded with the sequencer project. This can result in a more efficient workflow.

• iLok License Manager: Manages the licenses of your Vienna Symphonic Library products.

• LAN Connection: Local Area Network. Connect your computers via a Gigabit Ethernet cable.

• Master Computer: Hosts your sequencer, running the Vienna Ensemble Pro Server Interface and possibly Vienna Ensemble Pro Server (as localhost).

• Multi-timbral virtual Instruments: All virtual instruments that offer more than 1 MIDI channel.

• Preserve: Keeps all samples loaded in the preserved Vienna Ensemble Pro instance loaded. You can switch between songs without reloading your templates.

• Networked Computer: Hosts Vienna Ensemble Pro Servers, connected via LAN.
  Vienna Assistant: Manages all your VSL products.

• Vienna Ensemble Pro Plug-in: Connects with the available Vienna Ensemble Pro Servers in a network over LAN, the Server Interface works as AU/VST/VST3/AAX/MAS plug-in. Connect, disconnect, decouple, and show Vienna Ensemble Pro instances in the Server Interface.

• Vienna Ensemble Pro Server: The backbone of Vienna Ensemble Pro. Must be launched in order to be connected with the Vienna Ensemble Pro Plug-in.

• Vienna Ensemble Pro Stand-alone: The basic form of the software, connected the old-fashioned way.

• Vienna Instruments Pro: The tailor-made sample player for Vienna Instruments Collections.