VersaTracker Mouse and Keyboard Commands

Current version: Alpha1 Release 1
Last updated: February 3, 1998.

This document gives a brief list of VersaTracker keyboard/mouse commands that you will find useful.  Many of them aren't very obvious.  I've probably forgotten a few things, and I will be adding things as time passes...

Pattern Editor

Piano Roll

• Delete - deletes the selected notes.
• Ctrl+Drag (left button) - box-select a bunch of notes / drag-copy the selected notes.
• Shift+Left Button Click - select the note without deselecting notes that are already selected.
• Right Button Click- brings up a context menu.

Event Editor

• Ctrl+Space - insert a release note.
• Space - start / stop playing pattern.
• Ins - insert a row.
• Del - delete the data at the current cursor position.
• Ctrl+Delete - delete all of the data (ie. note, volume, instrument, effect) at the current position.
• Backspace: delete a row.
• Ctrl-C - copy selected area.
• Ctrl-X - cut selected area.
• Ctrl-V - paste to current position.
• Ctrl+Left Click - select and play the instrument at the mouse position.
• Double Click in Instrument Column - select the instrument number (if any).
• Key below esc - increase step by one.
• Shift + key below esc - decrease step by one.
• F11 - Toggle editing on/off

Instrument Editor

Sample Editor

• Del - delete selected range.
• Right Click - bring up a context menu (for zooming, etc).
• Loops can be edited by clicking on the loop markers and dragging them around.

Instrument List / Sample List

• A..Z - play the selected instrument.
• Double click sample - play the sample.
• Del - delete the selected sample / instrument.
• Ins - insert a sample / instrument.
• Right Click - bring up a context menu.
• Drag and Drop: drag and drop can be used all over the place, namely for the following:

• Dragging samples into instruments (both files and samples from other instruments).   If a sample is dragged into the instrument list but not into an instrument, a new instrument is created and the sample is inserted into it.
• Re-arranging instruments (drag an instrument over another).
• Re-arranging samples (drag a sample over another).
• Dragging a selected range from the sample editor into the instrument list or sample list creates a new sample with that sample range only.

Global

• F2..F7 - change base octave.
• F8 - play song.
• F9 - play pattern.
• F10 - stop.

Copyright (c) 1998 by Khaled Agrama.  All rights reserved.