Keyboard shortcuts¶

Every shortcut Gloopy responds to, grouped by where it applies. Modifier keys are written for Windows/Linux; on macOS, Ctrl means ⌘ (Command).

Global¶

These work anywhere in the main window.

Key	Action
Space	Play / stop in place (keeps the playhead where it is)
Tab	Cycle the main view: Arrange → Session → Mixer
Ctrl+S	Save the project (prompts for a folder the first time)
Ctrl+Z	Undo
Ctrl+Shift+Z / Ctrl+Y	Redo
Ctrl+.	MIDI panic — all notes off (kills a stuck note)
?	Show the keyboard-shortcut overlay (press ? again or Esc to close)

Space is play/pause, not play-from-start

Space toggles playback without moving the playhead, so you can audition, stop, and resume from the same spot. The transport's Stop button is what returns to the start.

Mixer and Session views (grouping)¶

Available while the Mixer or Session view is focused, acting on the current strip / track-column selection:

Key	Action
Ctrl+G	Group the selected strips / track columns into a submix
Ctrl+Shift+G	Ungroup the selected group
Ctrl+Shift+F	Fold / unfold all groups

See Mixer track (bus, send) for what a group is.

Arrangement and Session views¶

Acting on the current selection.

Key	Action
Delete / Backspace	Delete the selected arrangement clip, or clear the selected Session slot

Piano roll (the editor)¶

Active when the PIANO editor has focus and a clip is loaded. Each transform acts on the selected notes if you've made a selection, otherwise on all notes in the clip.

Key	Action
↑ / ↓	Transpose by a semitone (Shift = a full octave)
Q	Quantize note starts to 1/16 (Shift+Q = 1/8)
H	Humanize — nudge timing and velocity slightly
S	Strum — spread a chord's notes in time (Shift+S reverses the direction)
L	Legato — stretch each note to the next one's start (Shift+L = halfway)
Delete / Backspace	Delete the selected notes

These are the same operations offered by the editor's SCALE / KNIFE / ARP / LEGATO / STRUM toolbar tabs — the keys are the quick path once a clip is open.

Dialogs¶

In the commit and other git dialogs (and the built-in prompts):

Key	Action
Esc	Cancel / close the dialog
Ctrl+Enter	Confirm (Commit, Save, Create…)