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⤢ CUBASE KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 45 1 Select Tool 2 Range Tool 3 Split Tool 4 Glue Tool 5 Erase Tool 6 7 8 Draw Tool 9 0 Q W E Ctrl Open Sele… R T Y U I O Ctrl Open P Locators t… A Ctrl Select All S Ctrl Save D Ctrl Duplicate F Shift Zoom Full G Zoom Out H Zoom In J Snap On/O… K Ctrl Repeat L Z Ctrl Undo X Ctrl Cut C Ctrl Copy V Ctrl Paste B N Ctrl New Project M Shift Mute Even… MORE SHORTCUTS Start/Stop Playb… Space Record Num × Redo Ctrl Shift Z Delete Del Cycle On/Off Num ÷ Activate Metron… C Split at Cursor Alt X Open/Close Edit… Enter Start Playback Enter Go to Left Locator Num 1 Go to Right Loca… Num 2 Save As Ctrl Shift S Zoom to Selecti… Alt S Select None Ctrl Shift A Group Ctrl G Auto-Scroll On… F Save New Version Ctrl Alt S Project Setup Shift S Zoom In Tracks Ctrl DOWN Zoom Out Tracks Ctrl UP Locate Next Mar… Shift N Open Pool Ctrl P shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH CUBASE · WINDOWS CUBASE KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 45 1 Select Tool 2 Range Tool 3 Split Tool 4 Glue Tool 5 Erase Tool 6 7 8 Draw Tool 9 0 A Ctrl Select All Z Ctrl Undo E Ctrl Open Sele… R T Y U I O Ctrl Open P Locators t… Q S Ctrl Save D Ctrl Duplicate F Shift Zoom Full G Zoom Out H Zoom In J Snap On/O… K Ctrl Repeat L M Shift Mute Even… W X Ctrl Cut C Ctrl Copy V Ctrl Paste B N Ctrl New Project MORE SHORTCUTS Start/Stop Playb… Space Record Num × Redo Ctrl Shift Z Delete Del Cycle On/Off Num ÷ Activate Metron… C Split at Cursor Alt X Open/Close Edit… Enter Start Playback Enter Go to Left Locator Num 1 Go to Right Loca… Num 2 Save As Ctrl Shift S Zoom to Selecti… Alt S Select None Ctrl Shift A Group Ctrl G Auto-Scroll On… F Save New Version Ctrl Alt S Project Setup Shift S Zoom In Tracks Ctrl DOWN Zoom Out Tracks Ctrl UP Locate Next Mar… Shift N Open Pool Ctrl P shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH CUBASE · WINDOWS ⤢ FILE Save Ctrl S New Project Ctrl N Open Ctrl O Save As Ctrl Shift S Save New Version Ctrl Alt S TOOLS Select Tool 1 Split Tool (Scissors) 3 Range Tool 2 Draw Tool 8 Glue Tool 4 Erase Tool 5 PROJECT Project Setup Shift S Open Pool Ctrl P EDITING Undo Ctrl Z Redo Ctrl Shift Z Cut Ctrl X Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Delete Del Duplicate Ctrl D Select All Ctrl A Split at Cursor Alt X Snap On/Off J Repeat Ctrl K Select None Ctrl Shift A Group Ctrl G Mute Events Shift M Auto-Scroll On/Off F TRANSPORT Start/Stop Playback Space Record Num × Cycle On/Off Num ÷ Activate Metronome (Click) C Locators to Selection P Start Playback Enter Go to Left Locator Num 1 Go to Right Locator Num 2 Locate Next Marker Shift N EDITORS Open/Close Editor Enter Open Selected Event Editor Ctrl E ZOOM Zoom In H Zoom Out G Zoom Full Shift F Zoom to Selection Alt S Zoom In Tracks Ctrl DOWN Zoom Out Tracks Ctrl UP Cubase KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 45 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH CUBASE · WINDOWS ⤢ FILE 05 Save Ctrl S New Project Ctrl N Open Ctrl O Save As Ctrl Shift S Save New Version Ctrl Alt S TOOLS 06 Select Tool 1 Split Tool (Scissors) 3 Range Tool 2 Draw Tool 8 Glue Tool 4 Erase Tool 5 PROJECT 02 Project Setup Shift S Open Pool Ctrl P EDITING 15 Undo Ctrl Z Redo Ctrl Shift Z Cut Ctrl X Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Delete Del Duplicate Ctrl D Select All Ctrl A Split at Cursor Alt X Snap On/Off J Repeat Ctrl K Select None Ctrl Shift A Group Ctrl G Mute Events Shift M Auto-Scroll On/Off F TRANSPORT 09 Start/Stop Playback Space Record Num × Cycle On/Off Num ÷ Activate Metronome (Click) C Locators to Selection P Start Playback Enter Go to Left Locator Num 1 Go to Right Locator Num 2 Locate Next Marker Shift N EDITORS 02 Open/Close Editor Enter Open Selected Event Editor Ctrl E ZOOM 06 Zoom In H Zoom Out G Zoom Full Shift F Zoom to Selection Alt S Zoom In Tracks Ctrl DOWN Zoom Out Tracks Ctrl UP Cubase KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 45 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH CUBASE · WINDOWS ⤢ CUBASE · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Windows · 7 SETS · No.01 CUBASE TOTAL 45 SHORTCUTS FOR WINDOWS · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS TRANSPORT 09 EDITING 15 FILE 05 TOOLS 06 EDITORS 02 ZOOM 06 PROJECT 02 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Start/Stop Playback Space Record Num × Cycle On/Off Num ÷ Activate Metronome (Click) C Locators to Selection P Start Playback Enter Go to Left Locator Num 1 Go to Right Locator Num 2 Locate Next Marker Shift N Undo Ctrl Z Redo Ctrl Shift Z Cut Ctrl X Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Delete Del Duplicate Ctrl D Select All Ctrl A Split at Cursor Alt X Snap On/Off J Repeat Ctrl K Select None Ctrl Shift A Group Ctrl G Mute Events Shift M Auto-Scroll On/Off F Save Ctrl S New Project Ctrl N Open Ctrl O Save As Ctrl Shift S Save New Version Ctrl Alt S Select Tool 1 Split Tool (Scissors) 3 Range Tool 2 Draw Tool 8 Glue Tool 4 Erase Tool 5 Open/Close Editor Enter Open Selected Event Editor Ctrl E Zoom In H Zoom Out G Zoom Full Shift F Zoom to Selection Alt S Zoom In Tracks Ctrl DOWN Zoom Out Tracks Ctrl UP Project Setup Shift S Open Pool Ctrl P CUBASE KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 14 ESSENTIAL 1 Select Tool 2 3 Split Tool 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q W E R T Y U I O P A S Ctrl Save D Ctrl Duplicate F G H J K L Z Ctrl Undo X Ctrl Cut C Ctrl Copy V Ctrl Paste B N M MORE SHORTCUTS Start/Stop Playback Space Record Num × Redo Ctrl Shift Z Delete Del Cycle On/Off Num ÷ Activate Metronome C shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH CUBASE · WINDOWS Keyboard map EDITING Undo Ctrl Z Redo Ctrl Shift Z Cut Ctrl X Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Delete Del Duplicate Ctrl D TOOLS Select Tool 1 Split Tool (Scissors) 3 TRANSPORT Start/Stop Playback Space Record Num × Cycle On/Off Num ÷ Activate Metronome (Click) C FILE Save Ctrl S Cubase KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 14 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH CUBASE · WINDOWS Isometric EDITING 07 Undo Ctrl Z Redo Ctrl Shift Z Cut Ctrl X Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Delete Del Duplicate Ctrl D TOOLS 02 Select Tool 1 Split Tool (Scissors) 3 TRANSPORT 04 Start/Stop Playback Space Record Num × Cycle On/Off Num ÷ Activate Metronome C FILE 01 Save Ctrl S Cubase KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 14 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH CUBASE · WINDOWS Typewriter CUBASE · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Windows · 4 SETS · No.01 CUBASE TOTAL 14 SHORTCUTS FOR WINDOWS · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS TRANSPORT 04 EDITING 07 FILE 01 TOOLS 02 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Start/Stop Playback Space Record Num × Cycle On/Off Num ÷ Activate Metronome (Click) C Undo Ctrl Z Redo Ctrl Shift Z Cut Ctrl X Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Delete Del Duplicate Ctrl D Save Ctrl S Select Tool 1 Split Tool (Scissors) 3 Editorial Cubase is a professional digital audio workstation used for recording, MIDI sequencing, mixing, and scoring across genres. Its shortcuts speed up transport control, editing in the project window, and tool switching, which is essential during fast-paced production sessions.
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15 Action Shortcut Undo Ctrl Z Redo Ctrl Shift Z Cut Ctrl X Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Delete Del Duplicate Ctrl D Select All Ctrl A Split at Cursor Alt X Snap On/Off J Repeat Ctrl K Select None Ctrl Shift A Group Ctrl G Mute Events Shift M Auto-Scroll On/Off F
9 Action Shortcut Start/Stop Playback Space Record Num × Cycle On/Off Num ÷ Activate Metronome (Click) C Locators to Selection P Start Playback Enter Go to Left Locator Num 1 Go to Right Locator Num 2 Locate Next Marker Shift N
6 Action Shortcut Select Tool 1 Split Tool (Scissors) 3 Range Tool 2 Draw Tool 8 Glue Tool 4 Erase Tool 5
6 Action Shortcut Zoom In H Zoom Out G Zoom Full Shift F Zoom to Selection Alt S Zoom In Tracks Ctrl DOWN Zoom Out Tracks Ctrl UP
5 Action Shortcut Save Ctrl S New Project Ctrl N Open Ctrl O Save As Ctrl Shift S Save New Version Ctrl Alt S
2 Action Shortcut Open/Close Editor Enter Open Selected Event Editor Ctrl E
2 Action Shortcut Project Setup Shift S Open Pool Ctrl P
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Frequently asked questions
Does the poster include every Cubase shortcut? Cubase has 45 keyboard shortcuts on Windows — the complete list is free to read on this page. The poster features the most essential ones, curated to stay readable on a wall.
Can I print it at home? Yes. The digital download is a high-resolution 300 DPI file you can print at home or at any print shop, in standard frame sizes.
Does it cover both Mac and Windows? We sell a separate edition per platform so every key matches your keyboard exactly. This page is the Windows edition.
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