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<p>
Almost every available function in Ardour can be bound to a keyboard
shortcut (and those few that cannot will usually respond to an <a
href="@@controlling-ardour-with-osc"><abbr
title="Open Sound Control">OSC</abbr> command</a>). Ardour comes with a
rich set of default <dfn>key bindings</dfn> for the most commonly used
functions.
</p>
<p>
These bindings strive to be <dfn>mnemonic</dfn>, that is, easy and intuitive
to remember, and follow widely accepted conventions. As a general rule, the
first letter of an operation will be used for as a shortcut, if available.
This does not necessarily lead to the best ergonomics for rapid
editing—there are alternative binding sets for that—but it does
make it simpler for newcomers to remember some of the most useful ones, for
example:
</p>
<p>
<kbd>S</kbd> for <kbd class="menu">Region > Edit > Split</kbd>
or
<kbd>P</kbd> for <kbd class="menu">Transport > Playhead > Playhead to
Mouse</kbd>.
</p>
<p>
Existing key bindings in menus are listed on the right side of the menu
items.
</p>
<p>
Almost every key binding in Ardour can be looked for and/or changed in
<kbd class="menu">Window > Keyboard Shortcuts</kbd> (which is bound to <kbd
class="mod2">K</kbd>).
</p>
<p class="warning">
Ardour will warn you with a "Colliding Keybindings" message, if you try to
reassign the binding of a key combination that is already in use.
Nevertheless if you do so, consider, that
this might lead to confusion when asking for help—when the
explanation is given in terms of a standard key binding—which will have
a completely different effect on the system with the modified key bindings.
</p>
<p>
The conventions for using modifier keys (<kbd class="mod1n"></kbd>, <kbd
class="mod2n"></kbd>, <kbd class="mod3n"></kbd>, etc.) differ among
platforms, so different default bindings for each are provided.
</p>