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Keyboard Shortcuts

Note: The shortcuts listed here refer to a U.S. keyboard layout.
djay’s keyboard shortcuts are dependent on the key position on the keyboard (instead of the key character), so international keyboards have the same layout of shortcuts but possibly different shortcut characters. Please refer to the Keyboard Shortcuts window available from the Help menu in djay to see a list of shortcuts for your keyboard layout.
Symbols
⌘ = Command Key (cmd), ⌥ = Option Key (alt), ^ = Ctrl Key, ⇧ = Shift Key
Turntable 1/2
Action Shortcut
(Turntable 1)
Shortcut
(Turntable 2)
Play-Pause 1 0
Reverse ⌥1 ⌥0
Brake ⌘1 ⌘0
Sync 2 9
BPM Tap ⌥2 ⌥9
Match Key ⌘2 ⌘9
Skip backward/forward 3 / 4 (hold) 7 / 8 (hold)
Backspin ⌘3 ⌘7
Pitch-Bend -/+ ⌥3 / ⌥4 (hold) ⌥7 / ⌥8 (hold)
Speed -/+ ^⌥4 / ^⌥3 ^⌥8 / ^⌥7
Key lock (Preserve Pitch) ^⌥5 ^⌥6
FX 1 / 2 on-off 5 / ⌥5 6 / ⌥6
Volume Fader up/down/kill ^⌥Q / ^⌥A / ^⌥X (hold) ^⌥P / ^⌥L / ^⌥M (hold)
Gain up/down ^Q / ^A ^P / ^L
EQ low up/down/kill ^W / ^S / ^X (hold) ^U / ^H / ^B (hold)
EQ mid up/down/kill ^E / ^D / ^C (hold) ^I / ^J / ^N (hold)
EQ high up/down/kill ^R / ^F / ^V (hold) ^O / ^K / ^M (hold)
Jump to start/end point Q / T P / Y
Set start/end point ⌥Q / ⌥T ⌥P / ⌥Y
Jump to cue point 1/2/3 W / E / R U / I / O
Set cue point 1/2/3 ⌥W / ⌥E / ⌥R ⌥U / ⌥I / ⌥O
Autoloop on-off A L
Set loop in/out S / D J / K
Set loop duration half/double ⌥S / ⌥D ⌥J / ⌥K
Loop off / Reloop ⌥A ⌥L
Bounce Loop ^1 / ^2 / ^3 / ^4 / ^5 ^6 / ^7 / ^8 / ^9 / ^0
Instant FX ⇧⌥1 / ⇧⌥2 / ⇧⌥3 / ⇧⌥4 / ⇧⌥5 ⇧⌥6 / ⇧⌥7 / ⇧⌥8 / ⇧⌥9 / ⇧⌥0
Duplicate song on other turntable ⇧⌘D ⇧⌘J
Reset sliders ⇧⌥A ⇧⌥L
Turntables (Both)
Action Shortcut
(Turntable 1 & 2)
Play-Pause both turntables Space bar
Master volume up/down + / -
Reset slider Click slider with ^ pressed
Scratch Drag vinyl
Scrub forward/backward Drag needle with ⌘ pressed
Tools
Action Shortcut
Show/hide Tools ⌘T
Show/hide Sampler ⌘G
Show Audio FX ⌥⌘1 / ⌥⌘0
Show Cue Points ⌥⌘2 / ⌥⌘9
Show Skipping ⌥⌘3 / ⌥⌘8
Show Looping ⌥⌘4 / ⌥⌘7
Multi-Touch Trackpad Control
Scratch turntable Two-finger up/down
(mouse cursor on turntable)
Seek forward/backward Two-finger up/down with ⌘ pressed
(mouse cursor on turntable)
Pitch-bend Two-finger up/down with fn pressed
(mouse cursor on turntable)
Move slider Two-finger up/down
(mouse cursor on slider)
Crossfade Two-finger left/right
(mouse cursor anywhere in main area)
FX Pad Control Two fingers
(mouse cursor on FX Pad)
Mixer and Transitions
Action Shortcut
Crossfade (transition) to left
Crossfade to middle ⌘⇡
Crossfade (transition) to right
Crossfade (stepwise) to left ^⇠
Crossfade (stepwise) to right ^⇢
Switch to left ^⇧⇠
Switch to middle ^⇧⇡
Switch to right ^⇧⇢
Cut fader of active turntable ⌥Z (hold)
Cut Crossfader F (hold)
Auto-Cut Slow G (hold)
Auto-Cut Fast H (hold)
Auto-Cut Scratching Hold ⇧ while scratching
Set "Standard" transition ⌘⌥X
Set "Backspin" transition ⌘⌥C
Set "Echo" transition ⌘⌥V
Set "Brake" transition ⌘⌥B
Set "Reverse" transition ⌘⌥N
Set "Random" transition ⌘⌥M
Pre-Cueing
Action Shortcut
Switch to left ⌥⇠
Switch to middle ⌥⇡
Switch to right ⌥⇢
Mute on-off ⌥⇣
Pre-cueing volume up/down ⌥+ / ⌥-
Sampler
Action Shortcut
Record from Table 1/2/Mic ⌥B / ⌥N / ⌥M (hold)
Play Sample 1/2/3 X / C / V / B / N / M (hold)
Library
Action Shortcut
Show/hide Automix Queue ⌘K
Load song on turntable 1/2 ⌘⇠ / ⌘⇢
Add Selection to Automix Queue
Remove Selection from Automix Queue
Refresh library from iTunes ⇧⌘R
Automix on-off ⇧⌘A
Find in Library ⌘F
Show song info ⌘I
General
Action Shortcut
Recording start-stop ⌘R
Save song history ⌘S
Fullscreen on-off ⇧⌘F
Undo/Redo ⌘Z / ⇧⌘Z
Windows
Action Shortcut
Mic window ⇧M
Pre-Cueing window ⇧P
Bonjour window ⇧B