Qtractor An Audio/MIDI multi-track sequencerNew – create a new session project
Open… – open a previously created session project
Open Recent – access a list of several of your last used session projects
Save – save your current session project
Save As… – save your current session project with naming conventions
Properties… – open the session properties dialog
Exit – exit the program
Undo – undo the last action
Redo – redo the last action
Cut – delete and copy an item to the clipboard
Copy – copy an item to the clipboard
Paste – paste an item from the clipboard
Paste Repeat… – paste an item from the clipboard multiple times, with a user-definable period in between each
Delete – delete the selected item
Select Mode – select Clip, Range or Rectangle edit modes, or Automation
Select – select All, None, Invert, Track, Track Range or Range
Insert – insert a range or track range
Remove – remove a range or track range
Split – after selecting a Range or Rectangle, split according to this selection
Track – add, remove and adjust the properties of tracks
Clip – create a new clip, edit an existing clip, or import/export a clip
Add Track… – add either a new audio or MIDI track
Remove Track – remove a track
Duplicate Track – create a copy of the currently selected track, directly beneath it
Track Properties… – open the track properties dialog
Inputs – show current track inputs
Outputs – show current track outputs
Instrument – select the instrument name of a MIDI track, from those defined in the View / Instruments menu
State – set current track state: Record, Mute, Solo, Monitor
Navigate – navigate through tracks: First, Previous, Next, Last, None
Move – change position of current track: Top, Up, Down, Bottom
Height – adjust the vertical height of a track
Auto-Monitor – toggle current track auto-monitoring
Auto-Deactivate – deactivate plugins not producing sound
Import Tracks – import audio or MIDI file(s) as new track(s)
Export Tracks – export audio or MIDI track(s)
Automation – automate the parameters of a track or its plugins
New… – add a new clip to the currently selected track, bounded by the Edit-head and Edit-tail markers (blue vertical lines)
Edit… – edit the currently selected clip
Take – select from multiple takes recorded, or set a range to create a new one
Unlink – if a MIDI clip is copied within the same track, any subsequent changes will be reflected in both the original and copied clips. This unlinks the clips, deactivating this behaviour
Record – set a clip to be overdubbed on the next recording operation
Split – split the clip at the position of the play-head (red vertical line)
Merge… – merge two or more currently selected clips into one
Normalize – normalize the level of an audio clip to 0dB
Tempo Adjust… – adjust the clip’s tempo and time signature
Cross Fade… – cross fade two overlapping clips
Range Set – set the edit boundaries (blue vertical lines) to the start/end of the currently selected clip
Loop Set – set a loop between the start/end of the currently selected clip
Import… – import audio or MIDI file(s) as new track(s)
Export… – export audio or MIDI track(s)
Tools – access a variety of tools to manipulate a MIDI clip
Menubar – toggle display of the menu bar.
Restore with Ctrl+M
Statusbar – toggle display of the status bar
Toolbars – toggle display of various toolbars
Windows – choose which windows are displayed: File System, Files, Messages, Connections, Mixer
Tool Tips – toggle display of tool tips (despite the name, these are not tool tips for the GUI icons at the top of the screen, but for the information seen when hovering over a clip)
Zoom – zoom the main view: In/Out/Reset for Horizontal axis/Vertical axis/All
Snap – change the Snap/beat setting
Refresh – refresh the view contents
Instruments… – open the instruments dialog, where you can import/export patch names etc.
Controllers… – manage MIDI controllers
Buses… – open the buses editor dialog
Tempo Maps / Markers… – manage tempo and time signature changes
Options… – open the program options dialog (see below)
Backward – move playhead backward to the beginning of a range or session
Rewind – move playhead backward at greater than usual speed
Fast Forward – move playhead forward at greater than usual speed
Forward – move playhead forward to the next edit marker or end of the session
Loop – repeatedly play the range marked as a loop
Loop Set – mark selected range as a loop
Stop – stop the transport when rolling
Play – move playhead forward at normal speed to play all un-muted tracks
Record – prepare to record audio or MIDI on record-enabled tracks
Punch – prepare to record the selected punch range
Punch Set – mark the selected range for punch recording
Metronome – turn the metronome’s audio or MIDI output on or off
Follow Playhead – enable view scrolling so that the playhead is always visible
Auto Backward – have the playhead return to the beginning of a range or session automatically when it stops
Continue Past End – have the playhead continue to move forward even after it reaches the end of the session
Mode – set the JACK Transport mode: None, Slave, Master, Full
Panic – stop any MIDI or audio that may be playing, either via the Tracks pane or the Files pane
Shortcuts… – list the keyboard key combination equivalents for various menu items, commands and MIDI Controllers. The content of this menu differs from that of the MIDI Editor’s shortcuts menu
About… – view information about Qtractor
About Qt… – view information about Qt, the graphics toolkit used for Qtractor’s user interface
Save – save the current clip
Save As… – save the current clip with naming conventions
Unlink – if a MIDI clip is copied within the same track, any subsequent changes will be reflected in both the original and copied clips. This unlinks the clips, deactivating this behavior
Record – set a clip to be overdubbed on the next recording operation
Properties… – open the clip properties dialog
Range Set – set the edit boundaries (blue vertical lines) to the start/end of the currently selected clip
Loop Set – set a loop between the start/end of the currently selected clip
Track – set the inputs, outputs and properties of a track
Close – close the current clip
Undo – undo the last action
Redo – redo the last action
Cut – delete and copy an item to the clipboard
Copy – copy an item to the clipboard
Paste – paste an item from the clipboard
Paste Repeat… – paste an item from the clipboard multiple times, with a user-definable period in between each
Delete – delete the selected item
Select Mode – select On, Off or Draw edit modes
Select – select All, None, Invert or Range
Insert – insert a range
Remove – remove a range
Tools – access a variety of tools to manipulate the clip
Menubar – toggle display of the menu bar.
Restore with Ctrl+M
Statusbar – toggle display of the status bar
Toolbars – toggle various toolbars on and off
Windows – toggle display of the Events window
Tool Tips – toggle display of tool tips (despite the name, these are not tool tips for the GUI icons at the top of the window, but for the information seen when hovering over a note/MIDI controller data)
Note Duration – visualise note durations in the bottom pane
Note Color – set notes/values to be displayed in different colors according to pitch
Note Type – display either Note On or Key Press events
Value Color – set notes/values to be displayed in different colors according to velocity value
Value Type – determine the information to be displayed in the bottom pane
Drum Mode – displays MIDI Note On events as diamonds instead of rectangles
Zoom – zoom the view: In/Out/Reset for Horizontal axis/Vertical axis/All
Snap – change the Snap/beat setting
Scale – lock the addition/editing of notes to a particular scale, from the common to the esoteric
Refresh – refresh the view contents
Preview Notes – toggle whether notes are audible when inputting/editing in the matrix
Follow Playhead – enable view scrolling so that the playhead is always visible
At least one note must be selected for this menu to be active.
Quantize – quantize the timing or scale of notes
Transpose – transpose the pitch of, or shift the timing of, a note/notes; reverse a sequence of notes
Normalize – normalize the velocity value of notes using a percentage amount or absolute number
Randomize – randomize note pitches, times, durations or velocity values by percentage amounts
Resize – resize note durations or velocity values
Rescale – rescale note times, durations or velocity values
Timeshift – alter the timing of notes on a curve, such that the acceleration from the beginning note to the ending note is either increased or decreased
See Main Workspace above.
Shortcuts… – list the keyboard key combination equivalents of menu items and other commands. The content of this menu differs from that of the main workspace’s shortcuts menu
About… – view information about Qtractor
About Qt… – view information about Qt, the graphics toolkit used for Qtractor’s user interface
General – configure global options, such as UI behaviour, session templates, back-ups and transport mode
Audio – set capture/export format, playback options and metronome
MIDI – set capture/export format, playback options, control options and metronome
Display – configure the look-and-feel of the UI, including colours and fonts, plus enable/disable logging
Plugins – set plugin paths, toggle plugin editor GUIs, toggle dedicated audio outputs for tracks and enable/disable various experimental features