There are a number of keyboard shortcuts implemented in XStudio Voice Tracker. These tables document available shortcuts and their meaning.
These shortcut keys are available anywhere on the main display – they are "global" shortcuts.
Shortcut |
Meaning |
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[F1] |
Help – launches the help file. |
[F2] |
Start Play. If a log is loaded and an audio item selected, it will be played from the beginning. If Auto-Track is enabled and the audio item is a voice-track cart, the outro of the preceding cart will be played and segued to the voice-track cart. |
[F3] |
Stop Play. If an item is playing, it will be stopped. If more than one item is playing, the item that was started first is stopped. |
[F4] |
Record / Stop Record. If a voice track is selected, the recording sequence will start. If Auto-Track is enabled, the sequence begins by playing the preceding item’s outro, then starting the recording at the item’s Aux Mark. If Auto-Track is not enabled, recording begins immediately. |
[F5] |
Intro Play. If an audio item is selected on a log, the intro of the audio is played. Length of playback is controlled by the Intro Play Length in Preferences. |
[F6] |
Outro Play. If an audio item is selected on a log, the outro of the audio is played. Length of playback is controlled by the Outro Play Length in Preferences. |
[F7] |
< not used > |
[F8] |
Next Voice Track. If a log is loaded, an attempt is made to find the next voice track cart on the log, starting from the currently selected item. If no item is selected, the search starts from the beginning of the log. |
[Shift – F8] |
Previous Voice Track. If a log is loaded, an attempt is made to find a voice track prior to the currently selected item on the log. If no item is selected, the search starts from the end of the log. |
[F9] |
Auto-Track toggle. Pressing the key toggles Auto-Track on and off. |
[F10] |
Menu key – activates the application’s main menu. |
[F11] |
Search. Activates a dialog for searching the log. |
[F12] |
Search Again. Repeats an active search, starting from the current position, either forward or backward, depending on the search settings. |
[Spacebar] |
Set Aux Mark. This keystroke is "armed" only when there is an active recording. Pressing the key while recording sets the cart’s Aux Mark and, if Auto-Track is enabled, starts playback of the item following the voice track on the log. |