Keyboard Shortcuts

Several functions and options in Resonic can be controlled from the computer keyboard.
This is a complete overview of the available keyboard shortcuts.

Essentials

If you're new to Resonic look for shaded blocks on this page, which are the essentials.
Advanced shortcuts for power users and Pro shortcuts for Resonic Pro users are marked as such.

Play files
or Left-Click
Play folders
Ctrl+ and Ctrl+
Playback
, Space, ↵ Enter, Num 0.
Volume
Num +, Num -, Pause/BreakHold down Pause/Break to temporarily dim volume.
Visualization
F12 — Waveform, analyzer, musical spectrum
Refresh
F5 and Ctrl+F5 (forced).
Cut, copy, paste, and delete files
Ctrl+X C V, and Del.
Focus file list or browser
Tab ↹

Custom User Interface

Resonic offers a series of advanced and non-standard usability features that go beyond the one's offered by the operating system, and that you might not be used to yet.
We highly recommend that you familiarize yourself with these features.


Playback

Seek backward, seek forward
,
Pause / resume playback
Space
Play from beginning
Space when stopped

Mouse over volume bar
Change master volume
Left-Click or Wheel

Advanced

Seek backward in quarter steps
Ctrl+
Seek forward in quarter steps
Ctrl+
Dim master volume (e.g., while talking) (release to undim)
Hold Pause/Break
Play a random item in list
Alt+Space
Increase master volume
Num +
Decrease master volume
Num -
Toggle loop (seamlessly loops current file)
Num / or Alt+L
Toggle stop after current
Alt+Num /
Toggle maintain playback position
Ctrl+Alt+Num /
Start playback
Num Enter
Stop playback
Num 0
Seek to beginning of file
Num 1
Seek to middle of file
Num 2
Seek to start point of active A-B selection
Num 3
Toggle mute
Pause/Break 0.9.2+
Toggle dim
Alt+Pause/Break 0.9.2+
Close and unload current file
Ctrl+W
Close and release current audio output device
Ctrl+⇧ Shift+Alt+W

Mouse over visualization
Seek forward or backward (anywhere)
Ctrl+Wheel
Seek to a random position (anywere)
Ctrl+Alt+Wheel

Mouse over time display
Seek forward or backward
Wheel

While Resonic is starting up
Disable startup resume (if enabled)
Hold Ctrl

File List

As one of the most central elements in Resonic the File List has extensive keyboard support.

Play clicked file or restart from beginning
Left-Click
Context menu for file
Right-Click
Scroll file list
Wheel on file list
Scroll file list faster
Ctrl+Wheel on file list
Scroll file list horizontally
⇧ Shift+Wheel on file list

When file list focused
Select and play file
,
Play file or restart from beginning
↵ Enter
Clear file selection
Esc
Recycle selected files / highlighted file, with warning (even if file currently playing)
Del
Recycle playing file's folder
Ctrl+⇧ Shift+Del

Advanced

With mouse over file list
Explorer context menu for file
⇧ Shift+Right-Click
Play-scroll next/previous file
⇧ Shift+Ctrl+Wheel
Play-scroll random file
⇧ Shift+Alt+Wheel

When file list focused
Refresh file list
F5
Force refresh file list (including metadata)
Ctrl+F5
Select current file in Explorer window
Ctrl+↵ Enter
Select current file's folder in Explorer window
Ctrl+⇧ Shift+↵ Enter
Play first file in previous folder
Ctrl+
Play first file in next folder
Ctrl+
Select group of files (dialog) (press again to quick-apply)
Alt+Num +
Deselect group of files (dialog) (press twice to quickly deselect all selected files)
Alt+Num -
Invert file selection
Alt+Num *
Select all files
Ctrl+A
Cut selected files / highlighted file
Ctrl+X
Copy selected files / highlighted file
Ctrl+C
Paste files from clipboard into current folder
Ctrl+V
Copy selected file paths to clipboard
Ctrl+⇧ Shift+C

Pro only

When file list focused
Copy selected file paths to clipboard using customization
Ctrl+⇧ Shift+Alt+C

File List Filter

The File List Filter can be toggled with Ctrl+F (or F3) when the file list is focused.

Close filter panel
Esc, Ctrl+F
First match in list, or restart current file
↵ Enter
Next match in list
,
Cycle through matches in list (when panel open)
F3
Same, but in reverse
⇧ Shift+F3

Advanced

Toggle use of selected metadata
Alt+M
Toggle case-sensitive matching
Alt+C
Toggle file extension matching
Alt+E
Toggle between filter methods (dim and hide)
Alt+D
Open filter settings
Alt+S

Convenience commands when file list filter input box is focused
Random file
Alt+Space
Next, previous file
,
Next, previous file one page over
Page ↓, Page ↑
Top, bottom of list
Ctrl+home, Ctrl+end
Rename file
F2

Folder Browser

With mouse over browser
Enter selected folder
Left-Click
Enter selected folder and start playing
Double-Click
Context menu for folder
Right-Click
Scroll browser
Wheel on browser
Scroll browser faster
Ctrl+Wheel on browser
Recycle selected folder (non-permanent delete)
Del

Advanced

Scan folder and all of its subfolders (same as Right-Click and Scan subfolders)
Alt+Left-Click on a folder

With mouse over browser
Explorer context menu for folder
⇧ Shift+Right-Click
Play-scroll previous/next folder
⇧ Shift+Ctrl+Wheel

When browser focused
Refresh browser
F5
Change folder
,
Select and play previous/next file in file list
Ctrl+, Ctrl+
Collapse or expand folder
,
Play first file in folder
↵ Enter
Go one level up in tree
← Back
Expand all sub-folders (one level limit)
Num *
Show hidden folders
Ctrl+H
Rename folder
F2
Create new folder
Ctrl+⇧ Shift+N or F7
Paste path names (text) from clipboard to change to that location
Ctrl+V

Pro only

When browser focused
Copy current folder's path to clipboard
Ctrl+⇧ Shift+C

Waveform

With mouse over waveform
Seek to position
Left-Click
Stop playback
Right-Click
Change master volume
Wheel

Advanced

Pause / continue / start playback
Middle-Click

Pro only

Hold to draw a selection
⇧ Shift+Left-Click
Clear selection
⇧ Shift+Right-Click
Create a temporary slice marker
Alt+Left-Click
Remove a temporary slice marker
Alt+Left-Click when snapped to the marker
Select all (waveform) toggles between all/current selection
Ctrl+Alt+A
Double selection length
Ctrl+⇧ Shift+D
Halve selection length
Ctrl+⇧ Shift+F

Main Window

Toggle left panel
F4
Toggle right panel
F6 in Resonic Pro
Next/previous visualization type (e.g., waveform, analyzer)
F12 or ⇧ Shift+F12

With mouse over filename in header
Browse to active file
Left-Click
Show context menu with additional options
Right-Click
Close Resonic
Alt+F4
Force close Resonic (ignores close settings)
Ctrl+Alt+F4

Advanced

Switch focus between file list and browser
Tab ↹
Switch focus to file list
Esc
Open main menu (apps key)
Alt+≣ Menu
Toggle visualization (waveform, etc.)
Ctrl+F12
Toggle header
Ctrl+Alt+H
Toggle information bar
Ctrl+Alt+I
Toggle level meter
Ctrl+Alt+L
Toggle footer
Ctrl+Alt+F
Minimize to system tray (click tray icon to restore)
Alt+M
Toggle preferences dialog
Ctrl+P
Toggle about dialog
Ctrl+F1
Copy version information to clipboard
Ctrl+⇧ Shift+F1

With mouse over filename in header
Open and select file in Explorer window
Ctrl+Left-Click

Selecting

Select individual files / folders
Ctrl+Left-Click
Select multiple files / folders at once
⇧ Shift+Left-Click
Clear selection
Alt+Right-Click