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Adobe Audition Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac

Keyboard shortcuts for Adobe Audition on Mac. Covers playback navigation, waveform-only editing, and multitrack mixing shortcuts on macOS.
Key label style

Keys for playing and zooming audio

Toggle between Waveform and Multitrack Editor
1
Start and stop playback
Space
Move current-time indicator to beginning of timeline
Home
Move current-time indicator to end of timeline
End
Move current-time indicator to the previous marker, clip, or selection edge
Cmd+Left
Move current-time indicator to next marker, clip, or selection edge
Cmd+Right
Toggle preference for Return CTI To Start Position On Stop
Shift+X
Zoom in horizontally
=
Zoom in vertically
Opt+=
Zoom out horizontally
-
Zoom out vertically
Opt+-
Add marker
MNum *
Move to the previous marker
Cmd+Opt+Left
Move to the next marker
Cmd+Opt+Right

Keys for editing audio files

These shortcuts apply only in the Waveform Editor.

Repeat the previous command (opening its dialog box and selecting OK)
Shift+R
Repeat the previous command (opening its dialog box but not selecting OK)
Cmd+R
Open the Convert Sample Type dialog box
Shift+T
Capture a noise reduction profile for the Noise Reduction effect
Shift+P
Activate the left channel of a stereo file for editing
Up
Activate the right channel of a stereo file for editing
Down
Make the spectral display more logarithmic or linear
Cmd+Opt+UpDown
Make the spectral display fully logarithmic or linear
Cmd+Opt+Pg UpPg Dn
Increase or decrease spectral resolution
Cmd+Shift+UpDown

Keys for mixing multitrack sessions

Select the same input or output for all audio tracksAlso works for Mute, Solo, Arm For Record, and Monitor Input; it is the same modifier+click gesture applied to any track control.
Cmd+Shift+Click
Activate or deactivate Mute, Solo, Arm For Record, or Monitor Input in all tracks
Cmd+Shift+Click
Adjust knobs in large increments
Shift+Drag
Adjust knobs in small increments
Cmd+Drag
Nudge the selected clip to the left
Opt+,
Nudge the selected clip to the right
Opt+.
Nudge the selected clip up
Opt+Up
Nudge the selected clip down
Opt+Down

Intro

Audition on Mac uses Command and Option as its main modifiers. Playback, zoom, and marker shortcuts work the same way as on Windows, just with Command standing in for Ctrl and Option for Alt.

Mac-specific shortcut notes

Transport and zoom. Spacebar starts and stops playback, Home and End jump to the start or end of the timeline. Equal and Minus zoom horizontally; add Option to zoom vertically instead.

Markers. M (or the asterisk key Adobe lists alongside it) drops a marker at the current-time indicator. Cmd+Option+Left/Right Arrow jumps between markers already placed.

Waveform Editor only. Shift+R reruns the last command's dialog box with the same settings applied; Cmd+R reopens the dialog box without applying it. Up and Down Arrow switch which channel of a stereo file is active for editing.

Multitrack mixing. Shift-drag adjusts a mixer knob in large steps, Cmd-drag in small steps. Option+comma and Option+period nudge the selected clip left and right; Option+up/down arrow nudges it vertically.

Printable PDF

The Audition macOS shortcut list is available as a printable PDF. The transport, zoom, and marker shortcuts are the ones worth keeping within reach while editing.

FAQ

Need more than shortcuts?
Visit the Adobe Audition app page for an overview and helpful links.

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