Goldwave Version 5 Hot Keys

Our thanks to Halley Richmond for providing this.
Keystroke
Action
Ctrl+A
Selects the entire sound.
Ctrl+B
Pastes clipboard into the sound at the beginning.
Ctrl+C
Copies selection into the clipboard.
Ctrl+E
Pastes clipboard into the sound at the end.
Ctrl+F
Pastes clipboard into the sound at the finish marker's position.
Ctrl+J
Jumps the start marker to the next cue point.
Ctrl+Shift+J
Jumps the start marker to the previous cue point.
Ctrl+M or Shift+Ctrl+Ins
Mixes clipboard with the sound at the start marker's position.
Ctrl+N
Creates a new sound.
Ctrl+O
Opens a sound.
Ctrl+P
Pastes clipboard into a new Sound window.
Ctrl+Q
Drops a new cue point at the current playback or recording position.
Ctrl+R
Replaces the selection with the clipboard contents.
Ctrl+S
Saves the file.
Ctrl+T
Trims the sound. Removes all audio outside the selection.
Ctrl+V
Pastes clipboard into the sound at the start marker's position.
Ctrl+W
Sets the select to the view (as in Select View).
Ctrl+X
Removes selection and copies it into the clipboard.
Ctrl+Z
Undoes last change.
Ctrl+Shift+B
Selects both channels of a stereo file.
Ctrl+Shift+L
Selects the left channel of a stereo file.
Ctrl+Shift+R
Select the right channel of a stereo file.
Shift+0
Zooms 10:1 horizontally.
Shift+1
Zooms 1:1 horizontally.
Shift+A
Horizontally zooms all the way out.
Shift+M
Stores the locations of the start and finish markers.
Shift+P
Zooms to previous horizontal zoom.
Shift+R
Moves the start and finish markers to the stored locations.
Shift+S
Horizontally zooms in on the selection.
Horizontally zooms to the user defined level.
Shift+V
Vertically zooms all the way out.
Del
Deletes the selection, permanently.
[ (left bracket)
Drops the start marker at the current playback position.
] (right bracket)
Drops the finish marker at the current playback position.
Left
Scrolls the Sound window view left.
Right
Scrolls the Sound window view right.
Pg Up
Scrolls the Sound window view left one page.
Pg Dn
Scrolls the Sound window view right one page.
Home
Moves the Sound window view to the start marker's position.
End
Moves the Sound window view to the finish marker's position.
Ctrl+Home
Moves the Sound window view to the beginning of the sound.
Ctrl+End
Moves the Sound window view to the end of the sound.
Shift+Left, Shift+Right
Moves the start marker left or right.
Ctrl+Shift+Left,
Ctrl+Shift+Right
Moves the finish marker left or right.
Shift+Up
Horizontally zooms in.
Shift+Down
Horizontally zooms out.
Ctrl+Up
Vertically zooms in.
Ctrl+Down
Vertically zooms out.
Space
Plays a sound (when Main window is active).
Plays/Stops a sound (when Device Controls window is active).
F4, F5, F6, F7, F8
Plays, rewinds, fast forwards, pauses, and stops respectively.
Shift+F4
Plays the sound with the Yellow play button settings.
Ctrl+F9, Ctrl+F8, Ctrl+F7
Starts, stops, and pauses recording respectively.
Scroll Lock
Scrolls the view during playback so that the current position is always visible.
F11
Displays Device Controls Properties window.
F1
Starts help.
Ctrl+F4
Closes the Sound window.
Alt+F6
Switches between Main window and Device Controls window.
Ctrl+F6
Switches between Sound windows.
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Keystroke Action
F1 Starts on-line help.
Alt+F6
Switches between Main window and Control window.
Ctrl+F6 Switches between Sound windows.
Ctrl+N Creates a new file.
Ctrl+O Opens a file.
Space
Starts or stops playback using green play button mode.
See Control Properties.
Shift+Space
Starts or stops playback using yellow play button mode.
See Control Properties.
F4, F5, F6, F7, F8
Plays (green mode), rewinds, fast forwards, pauses, and stops respectively.
Shift+F4
Plays the sound using the yellow play button mode.
Ctrl+F9 Starts recording.
Ctrl+F8 Stops recording.
Ctrl+F7 Pauses/unpauses recording.
Pause Pauses a sound.
Esc Stops a sound.
F11 Displays Control Properties window.
Editing
Keystroke Action
Ctrl+Z Undoes last change.
Ctrl+X Cuts the selection.
Ctrl+C Copies the selection.
Ctrl+V
Pastes the clipboard into the sound at the start marker's position.
Ctrl+B
Pastes the clipboard into the sound at the beginning.
Ctrl+F
Pastes the clipboard into the sound at the finish marker's position.
Ctrl+E Pastes the clipboard into the sound at the end.
Ctrl+P Pastes the clipboard into a new Sound window.
Del Deletes the selection.
Ctrl+M
Mixes the clipboard with the sound at the start marker's position.
Ctrl+T Trims the sound. Removes all audio outside the selection.
Ctrl+R
Replaces the selection with the sound in the clipboard.
Ctrl+A Selects the entire sound.
Ctrl+W
Sets the selection to the view (what is currently shown in the Sound window).
Ctrl+Q,
Drops a new cue point at the current playback or recording position.
Ctrl+J Jumps the start marker to the next cue point.
Ctrl+Shift+J
Jumps the start marker to the previous cue point.
Ctrl+Shift+L Selects the left channel only.
Ctrl+Shift+R Selects the right channel only.
Ctrl+Shift+B Selects both left and right channels.
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Updated on ... November 27, 2006