The recording is started and added at the finish or end of the current record that is selected. A certain selection of records, on which the shortcut is applied, is played over and over again.ĭescription - The shortcut is used to append records. When used to ?play', the playback is stopped and the cursor is set to the position of stopping it.ĭescription - The shortcut is used to command a loop play. When used to ?stop' a track, the track is simply stopped. The horizontal axis of the project or audio is zoomed in and the details are displayed.Īction - start playback / stop playback, set the cursorĭescription - It can be used to start or stop the current track, but the position of the cursor is automatically altered. It can be used to view extra details about a project in a short duration of time. Further opening and importing of files creates new and empty project windows.ĭescription - This particular shortcut is helpful while viewing a certain project. The first opened or imported file uses an empty project window, if it exists. A new window is opened to allow work on either new or imported tracks.ĭescription - When this shortcut is used, a dialog box appears which allows the user to either open audacity projects or import audio files or list of files. By using the shortcut, an empty and new project is created. It is a commonly used function of the file menu. The "Cut preview" of the "Playback preferences" can be used to alter the default time duration values.ĭescription - The Ctrl + N shortcut allows a user to create a new and fresh audacity project. It is very helpful to check and preview how a certain track will sound after the cut is done. These time duration of 1 second and 2 seconds are the default values. The same action can also be achieved by clicking on the "pause" button.ĭescription - The shortcut is used to play a certain track for 1 second after the current position or selection and 2 seconds before the selection. When P is used, the place on the record is not lost, though editing cannot be done on the track while it is paused. The recording is automatically done on a new track at either the start point of the selection or the cursor location.ĭescription - This shortcut can be used to pause a playback or a recording temporarily. Using a record or play after stopping a track using the space shortcut will perform the desired action from the same cursor position it earlier started from.ĭescription - Depending on the current cursor position, the shortcut is used as a command to play the track to or from the cursor position to or from the beginning or the end of the selected track.ĭescription - The shortcut performs the same function as the Transport toolbar's Record button. When used to play a track, the playback starts from the current position of the cursor and plays till the end of the track. When used to stop a record, the restart position is not altered. Action - Start playback / Stop playback / listen to a selectionĭescription - The space bar shortcut is used to play or stop a certain record.