Deluge Shortcuts
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All Views
| Context | Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| System | Adjust brightness | Shift + Learn + turn Horizontal |
| System | Settings menu | Shift + Select |
| System | Undo | Back |
| System | Redo | Shift + Back |
| System | Tempo change | turn Tempo |
| System | Tempo change +1 BPM | press & turn Tempo |
| System | Swing adjustment | Shift + turn Tempo |
| System | Metronome on/off | Shift + Tap Tempo |
| Navigation | Check current zoom level | Horizontal |
| Navigation | Change current zoom level | press & turn Horizontal |
| Navigation | Scroll left or right | turn Horizontal |
| Navigation | Scroll up or down | turn Vertical |
| Song | Load song (saved tempo) | Load + turn Select, then Load |
| Song | Load song (current tempo) | Load + turn Select, then Tempo + Load |
| Song | Delete song | Shift + Save |
| Song | New song | Shift + Load, then Load |
| Song | Delay load | Load, then turn Select |
| Sampling | Loop resample | Record + Play, then Record + Play |
| Sampling | Resample | Shift + Record |
| Sequencer | Nudge clock | Horizontal + turn Tempo |
Parameter Control – Rotary Push Controls – Toggle Options
| Context | Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| FX | LP, HP, EQ option | [CUTOFF / RES] = on, upper Gold |
| FX | LPF slope type | [CUTOFF / RES] = on, lower Gold |
| FX | Ping-Pong on/off | [DELAY TIME / AMOUNT] = on, upper Gold |
| FX | Delay style digital / analog | [DELAY TIME / AMOUNT] = on, lower Gold |
| FX | Compressor sync 8th–32nd | [SIDECHAIN / REVERB] = on, upper Gold |
| FX | Reverb room size preset | [SIDECHAIN / REVERB] = on, lower Gold |
| FX | Effect (song/kit): chorus, flanger, phaser | [MOD RATE / DEPTH] & Affect Entire = on, upper Gold |
| FX | Effect (song/kit): depth, offset, feedback | [MOD RATE / DEPTH] & Affect Entire = on, lower Gold |
| FX | Stutter | [STUTTER / CUSTOM 1] = on, upper Gold |
| FX | Stutter – ramp speed | [STUTTER / CUSTOM 1] = on, press & turn upper Gold |
Song View
| Context | Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| Song | Switch song views – default row | Hold Song + turn Select (change row or grid) |
| Song | Clip parameter adjustment | Hold Pad on grid + turn upper/lower Gold |
| Song | Change section assignment / Colour | Shift + Section |
| Song | Change pad row colour in row view | Hold Pad for row + Shift + turn Vertical |
| Song | Section repeats / share status | Press Section + turn Select |
| Song | Move row | Hold Pad of row to move + turn Vertical |
| Song | Clone clip | Hold Pad of master clip + press Pad of another row |
| Song | Solo section | Tap Section |
| Song | Solo clip (arm) | Horizontal + press clip’s Launch |
| Song | Solo clip (Immediate) | Shift + press clip’s Launch |
| Song | Un-solo | Press clip’s Mute |
| Song | Instant mute / launch | Shift + Mute |
| Song | Delete clip | Hold Pad of clip + press Save |
| Song | Drag clip instance to arranger | Hold Pad + press Song + turn Horizontal, release pad |
| Song | Record to arranger | Hold Record + press Song |
| Song | Master compressor mode | Affect Entire = ON, [SIDECHAIN] ON, upper Gold |
| Song | Grid View – Pad Modes | Press Audition (Green = Set Launch mode / Blue = edit) |
| Looping | Create audio clip | Hold Pad of empty clip + Select |
| Looping | Set input source for audio clip | Hold Learn + press Pad of clip |
| Looping | Loop record | In record mode, press Play with armed, empty audio clips present |
| Looping | Close loop recording | Press Launch of clip |
| Looping | Close loop + immediate solo | Horizontal + press Launch |
| Looping | Loop record during playback | In record mode, unmute armed, empty audio clip |
| Looping | Overdub | Hold Record + press Pad of clip row underneath |
| Looping | Continuous overdub layering | Hold Record + press Audition of row underneath |
| Looping | ‘Loop pedal’ record | Record loop while no other clip is playing and metronome is off |
| Looping | Grab tempo from audio clip | Tempo + press Pad for clip row (Song) or any pad (Clip View) |
| Looping | Select MIDI switch LOOP target | Enter audio clip or hold clip row in Song View + press switch |
| Looping | Auto extending instrument clip record | In record mode, unmute armed empty clip during playback |
Arranger View
| Context | Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| Clip | Place clip instance | Pad |
| Clip | Delete clip instance | Pad (leftmost start pad of an instance) |
| Clip | Clip instance length | Hold Pad start + press Pad end on same row |
| Clip | Move clip instance horizontally | Hold Pad + turn Horizontal |
| Clip | Change instance clip | Hold Pad + turn Select |
| Clip | Make clip instance unique | Shift + Pad (creates a ‘white’ clip) |
| Clip | Adjust clip instance parameters | Hold Pad + turn upper/lower Gold (selected parameter) |
| Clip | Enter clip view for a clip | Any clip instance pad other than the first/leftmost |
| Clip | Drag ‘unique’ clip instance to Song View | Hold Pad + Song + turn Vertical, then release pad |
| Row | Quantize or Humanize row | Hold Audition + turn Tempo (Right = Quantize / Left = Humanize) |
| Row | Move track | Hold Audition + turn Vertical |
| Instrument | Mute / unmute track | Mute (for row) |
| Instrument | Solo track | Horizontal + Mute (for instrument) |
| Instrument | Change or Add new instrument | Hold Audition + turn Select or press Synth/Kit/MIDI/CV |
| Instrument | Delete track row | Hold Audition + Save |
| Instrument | Audition instrument | Audition (Song’s root or snare in kit mode) |
| Arrangement | Clear arrangement | Horizontal + Back |
| Audio | Create new audio track | Empty lane Audition + Select |
| Audio | Set input source for audio track | Learn + Audition of audio track |
| Audio | Record audio from current position | Play while in Record, with armed audio present |
Clip View
| Context | Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| Clip | Change clip colour | Shift + turn Vertical |
| Clip | Change preset / MIDI Ch / CV out | turn Select |
| Clip | Adjust clip length | Shift + turn Horizontal |
| Clip | Duplicate / multiply & append content | Shift + Horizontal |
| Clip | Horizontal clip shift / nudge L–R | Vertical + turn Horizontal |
| Clip | Playback from current screen | Horizontal + Play |
| Clip | Clear clip | Horizontal + Back |
| Clip | Change clip direction | Shift + Direction (pad to the right of OSC SYNC on FM MOD 1) |
| Note | Note length | Hold Pad start + press Pad end on same row |
| Note | Note length – long | Press Pad start, navigate with Horizontal; Horizontal + press Pad end |
| Note | Note velocity | Hold Pad on the grid + turn Horizontal |
| Note | Note repeat | Hold Pad on the grid + hold and turn Vertical |
| Note | Note play probability % | Hold Pad of note + turn Select (anticlockwise/left) |
| Note | Set dependence on first note | Hold All Pads together + turn Select (anticlockwise/left) |
| Note | Iteration dependence for a note | Hold Pad of note + turn Select (clockwise/right) |
| Note | Copy notes | Learn + Horizontal |
| Note | Paste notes | Learn + Shift + Horizontal |
| Note | Nudge individual notes horizontally | Hold Pad + press & turn Horizontal |
| Parameter | Automate a parameter (while recording) | Turn upper/lower Gold of selected parameter |
| Parameter | Per note parameter change | Hold Pad of note start + turn upper/lower Gold |
| Parameter | Delete parameter automation | Shift + upper/lower Gold of selected parameter |
| Parameter | Copy automation | Learn + upper/lower Gold of selected parameter |
| Parameter | Paste automation | Learn + Shift + upper/lower Gold of selected parameter |
| Sample | Load sample | Audition + Load |
| Sound | Sound Editor | Shift + Pad of shortcut as labelled or Select |
| Preset | Preset load interface | Load + Synth or Kit or MIDI |
| Audio | Audio clip trim start | Press Pad of leftmost column at start of waveform |
| Audio | Audio clip trim end | Press Pad of rightmost column at end of waveform |
| Euclidean Seq | Number of events on the row | Hold Audition + press & turn Vertical |
| Euclidean Seq | Row length | Hold Audition + turn Horizontal |
| Euclidean Seq | Rotate / Shift events or notes | Hold Audition + press & turn Horizontal |
Sound Editor
| Context | Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| Sound Editor | Move cursor | turn Horizontal |
| Controls | Parameter knob assignment | Hold Learn + turn upper/lower Gold (parameter control) |
| Controls | MIDI knob assignment | Hold Learn + turn (MIDI) control of external device |
| Controls | Unassign MIDI control knob | Shift + Learn |
| Preset | Save preset | Save |
| Parameter | Apply a change to entire kit | Hold Affect Entire while changing parameter |
Synth, Keyboard, MIDI, CV Clips
| Context | Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| Synth | Synth resample | Record + Audition or grid Pad |
| Synth | Load blank synth | Shift + Synth |
| Synth | Load synth preset to a kit row | Audition + Synth |
| Synth | Save synth preset | Save + Synth |
| Scales | Cycle through default scales | Shift + Scale |
| Scales | Change root note | Scale + Audition row of new note |
| Scales | Chromatic scale | Scale to turn it OFF (LED unlit) |
| Scales | Create scale | In chromatic mode (scale OFF); select pad notes, then press Scale |
| Scales | Alter current scale | Hold Audition + press & turn Select |
| Transpose | Transpose current clip an octave | press & turn Vertical |
| Transpose | Transpose current clip a semitone | (Chromatic – scale OFF) Shift + press & turn Vertical |
| Transpose | Transpose ALL clips a semitone | (Scale ON) Shift + press & turn Vertical |
| Note | Create full screen ‘drone’ note | Hold Pad first column + press Pad last column of grid |
| MIDI | Assign MIDI CC to parameter knob (MIDI Track) | upper/lower Gold + turn Select |
Kit Clips
| Context | Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| Kit | Change colour of specific row | Shift + Audition + turn Vertical |
| Kit | Save kit preset | Save + Kit |
| Kit | Randomize Kit Row | Audition for row to edit + Random |
| Kit | Move row | Hold Audition for row + Mute + turn Vertical |
| Kit | Delete row | Pad for row to delete + Save |
| Kit | Delete all unused rows | Kit + Shift + Save |
| Sample | Slice a sample | Shift + Kit, turn Select to choose sample; Shift + Select to set slices |
| Sample | Lazy Chop Option | In slicer & number selection, Horizontal to open manual lazy slicer pads |
| Sample | Record sample from input | Audition + Record to start; Record again to end |
| CV | Set kit row output to gate | Audition + press CV |
| CV | Set kit row CV gate | Audition + turn lower Gold (CV row required) |
| MIDI | Set kit row output to MIDI | Audition + press MIDI |
| MIDI | Set kit row MIDI channel | Audition + turn lower Gold (MIDI row required) |
| MIDI | Set kit row MIDI note | Audition + turn upper Gold (MIDI row required) |
Keyboard
| Context | Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| Keyboard | Select Keyboard view | Keyboard |
| Keyboard | Isomorphic, In-Key or Norns | Keyboard + turn Select |
| Keyboard | Note offset | Shift + turn Horizontal |
| Keyboard | Change Scale | Scale + Select |
| Keyboard | Change Root Note | Scale + turn Select |
Automation & Automation Editor – Clip View
| Context | Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| Automation | Select Automation Mode | Press Clip twice (flashes blue) |
| Automation | Select Automation Mode | Hold Shift + Clip or Audition + Clip |
| Automation | Select Automation Parameter | Shift + Pad or turn Select |
| Automation | Select Affected Kit Rows | Affect Entire: ON for all, OFF for selected rows |
| Automation | Clear Automation | Horizontal + Back |
| Automation | Record Automation | Record, Play, then turn upper/lower Gold |
| Automation | Copy Automation | Learn + upper/lower Gold |
| Automation | Paste Automation | Shift + Learn + upper/lower Gold |
| Automation | Delete Automation | Shift + upper/lower Gold |
| Automation | Interpolation On/Off | Shift + Interpolation (first column of grid) |
| Auto Editor | Check Parameter | Press flashing Pad |
| Auto Editor | Set Parameter Column Value | Press Pad |
| Auto Editor | Change Parameter Column Value | Hold Pad + turn upper/lower Gold |
| Auto Editor | Set long automation shape | Hold Pad (start) + Press Pad (end) |
| Auto Editor | Pad selection mode | Shift + press Waveform shortcut pad (first column) |
| Auto Editor | Pad selection mode edit | turn upper/lower Gold in pad selection mode |
| Auto Editor | Duplicate Automation | Shift + Horizontal |
| Auto Editor | Shift Automation | Vertical + turn Horizontal |
| Auto Editor | Reduce clip length | Shift + turn Horizontal |
| Auto Editor | View zoom level | Horizontal |
| Auto Editor | Change zoom level | press & turn Horizontal |
| Auto Editor | Scroll grid | turn Horizontal |
Source: Deluge Community — Shortcuts (c1.0.0).