Appearance
Menus & Shortcuts
A reference for Orbit's menu bar and keyboard shortcuts. Menu items shown with a dash (—) have no default shortcut.
Orbit
1.6.0 (beta 6)
Command Palette… (⌘K) is new — one search box for pages, windows, Preferences panes, settings, transport, markers, objects and recent files. See Command Palette.
| Item | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| About Orbit | — |
| Check for Updates… | — |
| Manage License… | — |
| Toggle Performance HUD | ⇧⌘P |
| Show Log | ⇧⌘L |
| Command Palette… | ⌘K |
| Preferences… | ⌘, |
| Hide Orbit | ⌘H |
| Hide Others | ⌥⌘H |
| Show All | — |
| Quit Orbit | ⌘Q |
File
New in 1.6.0 (beta)
Export Binaural WAV… is now Export Audio… (still ⇧⌘B) — one window for binaural, speaker-layout and ambisonic exports. See Exporting. The View menu gains Show Instruments Window (⌥⌘R) — see Analyser View. Export ADM with Edits… (Pro) writes an edited ADM master — see Structure View.
| Item | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| New Session… | ⌘N |
| Open Session… | ⇧⌘O |
| Open File… | ⌘O |
| Open Recent | ▸ |
| Close Session | ⇧⌘W |
| Save Session | ⌘S |
| Save Session As… | ⇧⌘S |
| Create Session from Preview… | — |
| Import Audio into Session… | — |
| Export PDF… | ⇧⌘E |
| Export Audio… | ⇧⌘B |
| Export AXML… | ⇧⌘X |
| Export ADM with Edits… (Pro) | — |
| Export as IAMF/Eclipsa Audio… | ⌘R |
| Import Video… | ⇧⌘I |
| Close | ⌘W |
View
| Item | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Show Object Details | ⇧⌘D |
| Show Footer Loudness | ⌥⌘L |
| Show Instruments Window | ⌥⌘R |
| View AXML… | ⌥⌘X |
| View IAMF Bitstream… | ⌥⌘I |
| Show Object Grid… | ⇧⌘G |
| Rebuild Waveform & Peak Cache | ⇧⌘R |
| Zoom In | ⇧⌘+ |
| Zoom Out | ⇧⌘− |
| Fit to Window | ⇧⌘0 |
| Theme | ▸ |
| Enter Full Screen | fn F |
Setup
| Item | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Configure Outputs… | — |
| Camera Tracking Settings… | — |
| Spatial Settings… | — |
| Speaker Configuration… | — |
| Downmixing… | ⌥⇧⌘D |
| Solo in Pairs | — |
| Grid Snap | S |
Playback
| Item | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| 2-Sec (2-Pop) Preroll | — |
| Play From Loop Start | — |
| Set Region In Point | I |
| Set Region Out Point | O |
| Enable / Disable Loop | L |
| Clear Region | ⇧L |
| Play From Region Start | — |
| Loop Snap Mode | ▸ |
Monitoring
Solo and mute the spatial groups by number; hold ⇧ to mute instead of solo.
| Solo | Shortcut | Mute | Shortcut | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solo Bed | 1 | Mute Bed | ⇧1 | |
| Solo Objects | 2 | Mute Objects | ⇧2 | |
| Solo Ambi | 3 | Mute Ambi | ⇧3 | |
| Solo L/R | 4 | Mute L/R | ⇧4 | |
| Solo Center | 5 | Mute Center | ⇧5 | |
| Solo LFE | 6 | Mute LFE | ⇧6 | |
| Solo Surr | 7 | Mute Surr | ⇧7 | |
| Solo Height | 8 | Mute Height | ⇧8 | |
| Clear All Solos | 0 | Clear All Mutes | ⇧0 |
You can also ⌥-click a speaker in the Monitor View to mute it.
Markers
| Item | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Add Marker at Playhead | ⇧M |
| Show Marker List… | ⇧⌘M |
| Jump to Next Marker | ⌘] |
| Jump to Previous Marker | ⌘[ |
| Export Markers as CSV… | — |
| Export Markers as PDF… | — |
| Clear All Markers on Current Track | — |
⇧-drag a marker to move it along the timeline. See Markers.
Other shortcuts
Shortcuts that aren't in the menu bar.
Transport
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Space | Play / Pause |
| Enter | Return to session start |
Selection
| Action | Result |
|---|---|
| Click | Select a single object (deselects others) |
| ⌘-click | Toggle an object in / out of the selection |
| ⌥-click an object | Select a range |
Timeline navigation
These work in both the Timeline View and the Video Timeline:
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ | Zoom in / out |
| ← / → | Nudge by the grid amount |
Video editing tools
Video Timeline only:
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| A | Select tool |
| B | Blade tool |
| T | Trim to end of session |
Exporting
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| ⇧⌘E | Export PDF — Standard (metadata only) |
| ⇧⌥⌘E | Export PDF — Advanced (with timeline graphs) |
| ⇧⌘B | Export Audio |
Master output
| Action | Result |
|---|---|
| ⌥-click the master fader | Reset it to 0 dB |