In this chapter find out more about keyboard shortcuts that you can use in Gig Performer. Besides the common keyboard shortcuts such as Ctrl+C, V, D (Cmd+C, V, D on Mac) for copy, paste, and duplicate respectively (works for plugins, panels, and widgets), check other useful shortcuts in the tables below.
File management
MacOS |
Windows |
Function |
Cmd+O |
Ctrl+O |
Opens a .gig file |
Cmd+S |
Ctrl+S |
Saves the current .gig file |
Shift+Cmd+S |
Ctrl+Shift+S |
Saves the current work to a .gig file with a new name |
Shift+Cmd+I |
Ctrl+Shift+I |
Imports a single rackspace from a file |
Shift+Cmd+E |
Ctrl+Shift+E |
Exports the current rackspace to a file |
Screen management
MacOS |
Windows |
Function |
Cmd+T |
Ctrl+T |
Cycles between the Panels and Wiring views |
Cmd+E |
Ctrl+E |
Toggles Panels view/Panels view Edit mode |
Cmd+Shift+L |
Ctrl+Shift+L |
Activates the Setlist view |
Cmd+Option+F |
Ctrl+Alt+F |
Toggles Full Screen |
Cmd+, |
Ctrl+, |
Opens the General Options dialog |
Shift+T |
Shift+T |
Activates the Tuner view |
Rackspace management
MacOS |
Windows |
Function |
Shift+Cmd+N |
Ctrl+Shift+N |
Adds a new rackspace |
Shift+Cmd+D |
Ctrl+Shift+D |
Duplicates the selected rackspace |
Shift+Cmd+Backspace |
Ctrl+Shift+Backspace |
Deletes the selected rackspace |
Shift+Cmd+E |
Ctrl+Shift+E |
Exports the selected rackspace |
Cmd+N |
Ctrl+N |
Adds a new variation to the selected rackspace |
Cmd+Backspace |
Ctrl+Backspace |
Deletes the selected variation |
Cmd+J |
Ctrl+J |
Opens the Quick Rackspace/Variation Finder |
Cmd+G |
Ctrl+G |
Shows/Hides the Global rackspace |
Wiring and plugin management
MacOS |
Windows |
Function |
Cmd+P |
Ctrl+P |
Opens the Quick Plugin, Favorite or Preset Finder (Gig Performer will switch to the Wiring View automatically if you are currently in the Panels View) |
Shift+I |
Shift+I |
Zooms in the Wiring view surface |
Shift+O |
Shift+O |
Zooms out the Wiring view surface |
Shift+F |
Shift+F |
Zooms blocks to fit |
Cmd+Shift+F |
Ctrl+Shift+F |
Fits blocks to the current view |
Song/Setlist management
MacOS |
Windows |
Function |
Shift+Cmd+N |
Ctrl+Shift+N |
Adds a new song |
Shift+Cmd+D |
Ctrl+Shift+D |
Duplicates the selected song |
Shift+Cmd+Backspace |
Ctrl+Shift+Backspace |
Removes the selected song |
Cmd+L |
Ctrl+L |
Locks/unlocks the selected song |
Cmd+N |
Ctrl+N |
Adds a new song part to the selected song |
Cmd+D |
Ctrl+D |
Duplicates the selected song part |
Cmd+Backspace |
Ctrl+Backspace |
Removes the selected song part |
Cmd+J |
Ctrl+J |
Opens a dialog that allows you to assign a rackspace/variation |
Cmd+F |
Ctrl+F |
Opens the Quick Song Finder |
Shift+Cmd+F |
Cmd+Shift+F |
Opens a dialog that allows you to add song(s) to the current setlist |
Gig Performer Window Management
MacOS |
Windows |
Function |
Cmd+Shift+P |
Ctrl+Shift+P |
Opens the Plugin Manager |
Cmd+R |
Ctrl+R |
Opens the Rig Manager |
Cmd+M |
Ctrl+M |
Opens the Global MIDI Monitor |
Cmd+H |
Ctrl+H |
Opens the Song Lyrics/Chord Editor |
Cmd+Shift+1 |
Ctrl+Shift+1 |
Shows the current Rackspace script editor |
Cmd+Shift+5 |
Ctrl+Shift+5 |
Shows the Global rackspace script editor |
Cmd+Shift+2 |
Ctrl+Shift+2 |
Shows the Song script editor |
Cmd+Shift+3 |
Ctrl+Shift+3 |
Shows the Gig script editor |
Cmd+Shift+4 |
Ctrl+Shift+4 |
Shows the Log Window |
Cmd+W |
Ctrl+W |
Closes the active plugin window |
Cmd+Shift+W |
Ctrl+Shift+W |
Closes the active non-plugin window |
Cmd+Option+W |
Ctrl+Alt+W |
Closes all plugin windows |
To see in which dialogs the Undo feature is supported, check out the Additional tips chapter.
