Key Commands

In this document, use Command (⌘) instead of Ctrl on Mac.

Global commands ¶

Key commands documented in Rack’s menu bar are not documented here.

• Enter or right-click on rack: Launch the Module Browser to add modules to the rack.
• F1: Open Rack manual in your browser.
• F3: Show/hide CPU meter.
• F11: Enter/exit fullscreen.
• Ctrl+0: Set rack zoom level to 100%.
• Ctrl+-: Zoom out.
• Ctrl+=: Zoom in.
• Scroll: Scroll rack vertically.
• Shift+scroll: Scroll rack horizontally.
• Ctrl+scroll: Zoom in/out.
• Middle mouse button drag: Pan rack view.
• Arrow keys: Pan rack view. You can use Ctrl, Shift, or Ctrl+shift to change the speed of scrolling.
• Ctrl+V: Pastes a new module at the cursor position, from the module context menu “Preset > Copy” or Ctrl+C.

Module commands ¶

You must hover your mouse over a module to issue key commands for it. Key commands documented in the module context menu are not documented here.

• Right click on panel: Open module context menu.
• Click and drag on panel: Drag module in the rack.
• Ctrl+click and drag on panel: Force-drag module. This moves other modules in order to place the dragged module.
• Backspace or Delete: Delete module from the rack. You can hold this key while moving your mouse to delete multiple modules.

Parameter commands ¶

A parameter can be a knob, slider, button, or other custom component that controls a module value.

• Click and drag vertically: Adjust value. You can use Ctrl or Ctrl+shift to change the speed of adjustment.
• Right-click: Open parameter context menu. You can enter an exact value into the text field.
• Double-click: Reset to default value.