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⤢ SOUND FORGE KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 45 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Go to Ma… Q Toggle L… W Ctrl Close Ac… E Ctrl Paste to… R Ctrl Start / … T Ctrl Trim / C… Y Ctrl Repeat L… U I Set Mark… O Ctrl Open Fil… P A Ctrl Select A… S Ctrl Save D Select P… F G Ctrl Go To Di… H J Scrub Pl… K L Z Ctrl Undo X Ctrl Cut C Ctrl Copy V Ctrl Paste B N Ctrl New Data… M Place Ma… MORE SHORTCUTS Play or Stop Space Redo Ctrl Shift Z Play / Pause Enter Stop Playback Esc Delete Select… Del Play All Shift Space Place Region … R Zoom In (Time) UP Zoom Out (Tim… DOWN Go to Start o… Ctrl HOME Go to End of … Ctrl END Arm for Recor… Ctrl Shift A Set Mark Out O Zoom to Selec… Ctrl UP File Properti… Alt Enter Mix Clipboard… Ctrl M Place Command… C Zoom Normal Ctrl DOWN Select Normal… Ctrl D Split Event a… S Enable Snappi… F8 Switch Play M… X Increase Leve… Shift UP Decrease Leve… Shift DOWN Move One Pixe… LEFT shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH SOUND FORGE · WINDOWS
SOUND FORGE KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 45 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Go to Ma… A Ctrl Select A… Z Ctrl Undo E Ctrl Paste to… R Ctrl Start / … T Ctrl Trim / C… Y Ctrl Repeat L… U I Set Mark… O Ctrl Open Fil… P Q Toggle L… S Ctrl Save D Select P… F G Ctrl Go To Di… H J Scrub Pl… K L M Place Ma… W Ctrl Close Ac… X Ctrl Cut C Ctrl Copy V Ctrl Paste B N Ctrl New Data… MORE SHORTCUTS Play or Stop Space Redo Ctrl Shift Z Play / Pause Enter Stop Playback Esc Delete Select… Del Play All Shift Space Place Region … R Zoom In (Time) UP Zoom Out (Tim… DOWN Go to Start o… Ctrl HOME Go to End of … Ctrl END Arm for Recor… Ctrl Shift A Set Mark Out O Zoom to Selec… Ctrl UP File Properti… Alt Enter Mix Clipboard… Ctrl M Place Command… C Zoom Normal Ctrl DOWN Select Normal… Ctrl D Split Event a… S Enable Snappi… F8 Switch Play M… X Increase Leve… Shift UP Decrease Leve… Shift DOWN Move One Pixe… LEFT shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH SOUND FORGE · WINDOWS
⤢ FILE Save Ctrl S Open File or Project Ctrl O New Data Window Ctrl N Close Active Window Ctrl W File Properties Alt Enter MARKERS Place Marker at Cursor M Place Region at Cursor R Set Mark In I Set Mark Out O Place Command Marker at C… C Go to Marker / Select Reg… 0 TOOLS Select Previous / Next Ed… D Select Normal Edit Tool Ctrl D Split Event at Cursor (Ev… S Enable Snapping F8 TRANSPORT Play or Stop Space Start / Stop Recording Ctrl R Play / Pause Enter Stop Playback Esc Play All Shift Space Scrub Playback J › K › L Arm for Recording Ctrl Shift A Toggle Looped Playback Q Switch Play Mode X VIEW Zoom In (Time) UP Zoom Out (Time) DOWN Zoom to Selection / Zoom … Ctrl UP Zoom Normal Ctrl DOWN Increase Level Magnificat… Shift UP Decrease Level Magnificat… Shift DOWN EDITING Copy Ctrl C Cut Ctrl X Paste Ctrl V Undo Ctrl Z Select All Ctrl A Redo Ctrl Shift Z Delete Selection Del Trim / Crop to Selection Ctrl T Repeat Last Process / Eff… Ctrl Y Paste to New Window Ctrl E Mix Clipboard with Active… Ctrl M NAVIGATION Go to Start of File Ctrl HOME Go to End of File Ctrl END Go To Dialog Ctrl G Move One Pixel Left / Rig… LEFT Sound Forge 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 SOUND FORGE · WINDOWS ⤢ FILE 05 Save Ctrl S Open File or Project Ctrl O New Data Window Ctrl N Close Active Window Ctrl W File Properties Alt Enter MARKERS 06 Place Marker at Cursor M Place Region at Cursor R Set Mark In I Set Mark Out O Place Command Marker at… C Go to Marker / Select R… 0 TOOLS 04 Select Previous / Next … D Select Normal Edit Tool Ctrl D Split Event at Cursor (… S Enable Snapping F8 EDITING 11 Copy Ctrl C Cut Ctrl X Paste Ctrl V Undo Ctrl Z Select All Ctrl A Redo Ctrl Shift Z Delete Selection Del Trim / Crop to Selection Ctrl T Repeat Last Process / E… Ctrl Y Paste to New Window Ctrl E Mix Clipboard with Acti… Ctrl M NAVIGATION 04 Go to Start of File Ctrl HOME Go to End of File Ctrl END Go To Dialog Ctrl G Move One Pixel Left / R… LEFT TRANSPORT 09 Play or Stop Space Start / Stop Recording Ctrl R Play / Pause Enter Stop Playback Esc Play All Shift Space Scrub Playback J › K › L Arm for Recording Ctrl Shift A Toggle Looped Playback Q Switch Play Mode X VIEW 06 Zoom In (Time) UP Zoom Out (Time) DOWN Zoom to Selection / Zoo… Ctrl UP Zoom Normal Ctrl DOWN Increase Level Magnific… Shift UP Decrease Level Magnific… Shift DOWN Sound Forge 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 SOUND FORGE · WINDOWS
⤢ SOUND FORGE · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Windows · 7 SETS · No.01 SOUND FORGE TOTAL 45 SHORTCUTS FOR WINDOWS · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS TRANSPORT 09 FILE 05 EDITING 11 MARKERS 06 VIEW 06 NAVIGATION 04 TOOLS 04 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Play or Stop Space Start / Stop Recording Ctrl R Play / Pause Enter Stop Playback Esc Play All Shift Space Scrub Playback J › K › L Arm for Recording Ctrl Shift A Toggle Looped Playback Q Switch Play Mode X Save Ctrl S Open File or Project Ctrl O New Data Window Ctrl N Close Active Window Ctrl W File Properties Alt Enter Copy Ctrl C Cut Ctrl X Paste Ctrl V Undo Ctrl Z Select All Ctrl A Redo Ctrl Shift Z Delete Selection Del Trim / Crop to Selection Ctrl T Repeat Last Process / Effect Ctrl Y Paste to New Window Ctrl E Mix Clipboard with Active Window Ctrl M Place Marker at Cursor M Place Region at Cursor R Set Mark In I Set Mark Out O Place Command Marker at Cursor C Go to Marker / Select Region (0-9) 0 Zoom In (Time) UP Zoom Out (Time) DOWN Zoom to Selection / Zoom In Full Ctrl UP Zoom Normal Ctrl DOWN Increase Level Magnification Shift UP Decrease Level Magnification Shift DOWN Go to Start of File Ctrl HOME Go to End of File Ctrl END Go To Dialog Ctrl G Move One Pixel Left / Right LEFT Select Previous / Next Editing Tool D Select Normal Edit Tool Ctrl D Split Event at Cursor (Event tool) S Enable Snapping F8
SOUND FORGE KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 14 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q W E R Ctrl Start / … T Y U I O Ctrl Open Fil… P A Ctrl Select A… S Ctrl Save D F G H J K L Z Ctrl Undo X Ctrl Cut C Ctrl Copy V Ctrl Paste B N Ctrl New Data… M MORE SHORTCUTS Play or Stop Space Redo Ctrl Shift Z Play / Pause Enter Stop Playback Esc Delete Selection Del shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH SOUND FORGE · WINDOWS Keyboard map FILE Save Ctrl S Open File or Project Ctrl O New Data Window Ctrl N EDITING Copy Ctrl C Cut Ctrl X Paste Ctrl V Undo Ctrl Z Select All Ctrl A Redo Ctrl Shift Z Delete Selection Del TRANSPORT Play or Stop Space Start / Stop Recording Ctrl R Play / Pause Enter Stop Playback Esc Sound Forge 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 SOUND FORGE · WINDOWS Isometric FILE 03 Save Ctrl S Open File or Project Ctrl O New Data Window Ctrl N EDITING 07 Copy Ctrl C Cut Ctrl X Paste Ctrl V Undo Ctrl Z Select All Ctrl A Redo Ctrl Shift Z Delete Selection Del TRANSPORT 04 Play or Stop Space Start / Stop Recording Ctrl R Play / Pause Enter Stop Playback Esc Sound Forge 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 SOUND FORGE · WINDOWS Typewriter SOUND FORGE · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Windows · 3 SETS · No.01 SOUND FORGE TOTAL 14 SHORTCUTS FOR WINDOWS · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS TRANSPORT 04 FILE 03 EDITING 07 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Play or Stop Space Start / Stop Recording Ctrl R Play / Pause Enter Stop Playback Esc Save Ctrl S Open File or Project Ctrl O New Data Window Ctrl N Copy Ctrl C Cut Ctrl X Paste Ctrl V Undo Ctrl Z Select All Ctrl A Redo Ctrl Shift Z Delete Selection Del Editorial Sound Forge is a precise audio editor for recording, restoring, and mastering single-file audio with sample-level accuracy. Its keyboard shortcuts streamline trimming, navigating waveforms, and applying processing, making detailed edits much faster.
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All Sound Forge keyboard shortcuts (Windows)
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+ 3 more controls in the table below
11 Action Shortcut Copy Ctrl C Cut Ctrl X Paste Ctrl V Undo Ctrl Z Select All Ctrl A Redo Ctrl Shift Z Delete Selection Del Trim / Crop to Selection Ctrl T Repeat Last Process / Effect Ctrl Y Paste to New Window Ctrl E Mix Clipboard with Active Window Ctrl M
9 Action Shortcut Play or Stop Space Start / Stop Recording Ctrl R Play / Pause Enter Stop Playback Esc Play All Shift Space Scrub Playback J then K then L Arm for Recording Ctrl Shift A Toggle Looped Playback Q Switch Play Mode X
6 Action Shortcut Place Marker at Cursor M Place Region at Cursor R Set Mark In I Set Mark Out O Place Command Marker at Cursor C Go to Marker / Select Region (0-9) 0
6 Action Shortcut Zoom In (Time) UP Zoom Out (Time) DOWN Zoom to Selection / Zoom In Full Ctrl UP Zoom Normal Ctrl DOWN Increase Level Magnification Shift UP Decrease Level Magnification Shift DOWN
5 Action Shortcut Save Ctrl S Open File or Project Ctrl O New Data Window Ctrl N Close Active Window Ctrl W File Properties Alt Enter
4 Action Shortcut Go to Start of File Ctrl HOME Go to End of File Ctrl END Go To Dialog Ctrl G Move One Pixel Left / Right LEFT
4 Action Shortcut Select Previous / Next Editing Tool D Select Normal Edit Tool Ctrl D Split Event at Cursor (Event tool) S Enable Snapping F8
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Does the poster include every Sound Forge shortcut? Sound Forge has 45 keyboard shortcuts in total — the complete list is free to read on this page. The poster features the most essential ones, curated to stay readable on a wall.
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