What are the Polyend Tracker's shortcuts?

Polyend Tracker functionalities are rather self-explanatory (just look at the scheme and key names).

Basic controls Tracker can be found in the Quickstart Guide (Config > Manual > Quick start).

However, there are some tricks and shortcuts implemented to speed up the composition process.
Most sections are using shortcuts. Itʼs good to master them to compose music in a fast and easy manner. Shortcuts apply in similar ways in different sections of the Tracker and are mentioned in these particular sections of the manual, but few are worth mentioning here at the beginning:

Pattern Mode:

  • Play from marker Position: . . . . Shift + Play
  • Play song arrangement: . . . . . . Song + Play
  • Jump to the top of a track: . . . . . Shift + Home
  • Quick track mute: . . . . . . . . . . . .Shift + display buttons
  • Record live into pattern: . . . . . . . Rec + Play
  • Arm tracks for live recording: . . . Shift + Rec + Display buttons
  • Copy & Paste: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CopyShift + Paste
  • Selective Copy Paste: . . . . . . . . CopyShift + [Note or Instrument or FX1 or FX2] + Paste
  • Select area: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shift + Arrows
  • Select all steps in one track: . . . [go to the top of the track] → Shift + Up
  • Select all steps in one pattern: . .[go to the top of a track] → Shift + Up x2
  • Show all tracks: . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pattern + [up to 2 of] Note / Instrument / FX1 / FX2
  • Copy/Paste entire pattern: . . . . . Pattern + Copy → [in different pattern] Pattern + Shift + Paste
  • Arm Record Tracks: . . . . . . . . . . Shift + Rec

Song Mode:

  • Jump to the top of your composition: . . Shift + Insert
  • Select area: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shift + Arrows
  • Tap tempo: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tap display button tempo in desired speed (at least 4x)
  • More precise tempo control: . . . . . . . . .Shift + Jog-wheel

Perform Mode:

  • Quick track mute: . . . . . . . . . . . Shift + display buttons
  • Toggle pattern looping: . . . . . . . Shift + Play
  • Faster pattern selector: . . . . . . .Shift + Jog-wheel

Master Mode:

  • Solo Tracks (works in 2/3 & 3/3):Shift + display buttons
  • rename Tracks (works in 2/3): . Rec → display buttons

Any Mode:

  • Quick master volume control: . . . . . . . . . Master + Jog-wheel
  • Quick tempo adjustment:. . . . . . . . . . . . . Song + Jog-wheel
  • Turn tracker into MIDI/SYNTH mode: . . . .Shift + Instrument Parameters
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The Shift + Instrument param is awesome! Thanks!

This mode is actually really great! I didn’t notice this before your post, thank you again! :star_struck:

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This shortcut doesn’t seem to work, to paste only one value

The way it is written was a bit confusing. I’ve updated the description for that Shortcut.

  • Copy the steps you want
  • Go to your desired place
  • Press Shift and either Note or Instrument or FX1 or FX2 and then Paste

:information_source: Note and Instrument are always tied together.

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