Keyboard Shortcuts

Canvas

Shortcut	Action
Shift+A	Open node add menu
A	Select tool
P	Pan tool
C	Cut tool
Cmd+A / Ctrl+A	Select all visible nodes
Delete / Backspace	Delete selected nodes or links
Shift+D	Duplicate selected node
M	Mute or bypass selected node
T	Tidy graph (auto-layout)
F / .	Zoom to fit selection
Home	Zoom to fit all visible nodes
X / Ctrl+X / Cmd+X	Delete node and reconnect chain

Delete and reconnect works when the selected node has one compatible incoming connection and one compatible outgoing connection. If the routing is ambiguous or the neighbouring sockets are incompatible, Throughline deletes the node without reconnecting and shows an explanation.

Global

Shortcut	Action
Space	Play or pause transport
Cmd+K / Ctrl+K	Toggle node browser
Cmd+J / Ctrl+J	Open settings
Cmd+Z / Ctrl+Z	Undo
Cmd+Shift+Z / Ctrl+Shift+Z	Redo
Shift+P	Toggle piano mode
?	Toggle keyboard shortcut help

When Throughline runs embedded in a DAW, some bindings are remapped to avoid stealing host keys.

Piano Mode

Shortcut	Action
A S D F G H J K L ;	White keys
W E T Y U O P	Black keys
Shift + key	Higher velocity
Alt + key	Lower velocity