Ardour Stream Deck Profile

V1

All 201 Ardour shortcuts on your Stream Deck: Tools (28), MIDI (25), Edit (24) + 9 more. One-click install, macOS & Windows.

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201
Shortcuts
12
Groups
macOS · Windows
Platforms
Audio
Category

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The profile as it installs: 11 folders on the home page, 201 shortcuts inside them. Press a folder to open it, a key to see what it fires.

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This profile's own key art, drawn by the same code that builds the files you install — and a starting point, not a fixed layout. Once it is imported, every key, folder and page is yours to move, rename, re-icon or delete in the Elgato Stream Deck app. What this page cannot be is the rest of the box: one theme of the ones it ships, two Stream Deck models of six, one platform's key combinations, and no dials.

Version history

Every published revision of this profile, newest first — what changed and why, in the maker's own words.

V1 Sep 22, 2026 Latest version

First release. 201 bindings across twelve folders: Transport, Session, Edit, Regions, Select, View, Playhead, Tools, Windows, MIDI, Workflows and Help. This one was not transcribed. Ardour is open source and keeps its keymap in gtk2_ardour/ardour.keys.in, in an unusually good format every line carries a group, an action, Also left out: the Windows-key bindings, which the OS swallows, and the mouse gestures, which a deck cannot send.

All 201 Ardour shortcuts

Every action in the profile with its key combination, grouped as it is on the device.

Tools 28

Action macOS Windows
Object mode G G
Range mode R R
Cut mode C C
Content mode E E
Timefx mode T T
Grid mode Y Y
Note draw mode D D
Zoom to selection Z Z
Smart mode, range tools inside object mode 3 3
Cycle to next snap mode 4 4
Use previous grid unit 5 5
Use next grid unit 6 6
Cycle edit mode between slide, lock and ripple 1 1
Next edit point without marker 2 2
Next edit point with marker CMD 2 CTRL 2
Edit point to previous region sync QUOTE QUOTE
Edit point to next region sync SEMICOLON SEMICOLON
Insert from region list I I
Trim front J J
Trim back K K
Align region ends ALT A ALT A
Align sync points SHIFT A SHIFT A
Align region starts CMD ALT A CTRL ALT A
Align region starts relative CMD SHIFT A CTRL SHIFT A
Align sync points relative X X
Toggle track solo status ALT S ALT S
Toggle track record enable SHIFT B SHIFT B
Toggle selected track MIDI input ALT I ALT I

MIDI 25

Action macOS Windows
Select all notes CMD A CTRL A
Clear note selection ESCAPE ESCAPE
Invert note selection SHIFT I SHIFT I
Select next note TAB TAB
Select previous note — CTRL TAB
Extend selection to end of region SHIFT E SHIFT E
Duplicate note selection SHIFT D SHIFT D
Quantize selected notes Q Q
Transpose up one semitone UP UP
Transpose down one semitone DOWN DOWN
Transpose up one octave ALT UP ALT UP
Transpose down one octave ALT DOWN ALT DOWN
Nudge notes later RIGHT RIGHT
Nudge notes earlier LEFT LEFT
Move note starts earlier COMMA COMMA
Move note starts later CMD COMMA CTRL COMMA
Move note ends later PERIOD PERIOD
Move note ends earlier CMD PERIOD CTRL PERIOD
Edit note velocities V V
Edit note channels C C
Split notes by grid CMD E CTRL E
Join notes J J
Split notes more finely S S
Split notes less finely SHIFT S SHIFT S
Duplicate selected notes CMD D CTRL D

Edit 24

Action macOS Windows
Undo CMD Z CTRL Z
Redo CMD Y CTRL Y
Cut CMD X CTRL X
Copy CMD C CTRL C
Paste CMD V CTRL V
Delete DELETE DELETE
Backspace delete BACKSPACE BACKSPACE
Break drag or deselect all ESCAPE ESCAPE
Zoom in EQUAL EQUAL
Zoom out MINUS MINUS
Duplicate once CMD D CTRL D
Duplicate multiple ALT D ALT D
Crop range CMD ALT C CTRL ALT C
Consolidate range ALT SHIFT C ALT SHIFT C
Fade range selection SLASH SLASH
Cut and paste section CMD SHIFT X CTRL SHIFT X
Copy and paste section CMD SHIFT C CTRL SHIFT C
Delete section CMD SHIFT DELETE CTRL SHIFT DELETE
Group selected regions CMD G CTRL G
Ungroup selected regions CMD SHIFT G CTRL SHIFT G
Set the start of the punch range CMD COMMA CTRL COMMA
Set the end of the punch range CMD PERIOD CTRL PERIOD
Set the start of the loop range ALT COMMA ALT COMMA
Set the end of the loop range ALT PERIOD ALT PERIOD

Playhead 21

Action macOS Windows
Playhead to start marker HOME HOME
Playhead to end marker END END
Playhead to previous grid point LEFT LEFT
Playhead to next grid point RIGHT RIGHT
Nudge playhead backward ALT LEFT ALT LEFT
Nudge playhead forwards ALT RIGHT ALT RIGHT
Playhead to previous region edge ALT SHIFT LEFT ALT SHIFT LEFT
Playhead to next region edge ALT SHIFT RIGHT ALT SHIFT RIGHT
Playhead to previous transient CMD LEFT CTRL LEFT
Playhead to next transient CMD RIGHT CTRL RIGHT
Playhead to previous region sync CMD ALT LEFT CTRL ALT LEFT
Playhead to next region sync CMD ALT RIGHT CTRL ALT RIGHT
Set playhead position P P
Add marker TAB TAB
Remove marker — CTRL TAB
Playhead to previous mark Q Q
Playhead to next mark W W
Set loop range from edit range BRACKET_RIGHT BRACKET_RIGHT
Set punch range from edit range BRACKET_LEFT BRACKET_LEFT
Set tempo of one bar from regions 9 9
Set tempo of one bar from edit range 0 0

Transport 20

Action macOS Windows
Toggle roll SPACE SPACE
Start recording SHIFT SPACE SHIFT SPACE
Engage record SHIFT R SHIFT R
Play edit range ALT SPACE ALT SPACE
Play from edit point and return CMD SHIFT SPACE CTRL SHIFT SPACE
Stop, keep loop or range play CMD ALT SPACE CTRL ALT SPACE
Stop and destroy the take CMD SPACE CTRL SPACE
Loop play the loop range L L
Solo selection A A
Rewind SHIFT LEFT SHIFT LEFT
Fast forward SHIFT RIGHT SHIFT RIGHT
Transition to roll SHIFT UP SHIFT UP
Transition to reverse SHIFT DOWN SHIFT DOWN
Toggle click (metronome) BACKTICK BACKTICK
Toggle auto return 7 7
Toggle auto play CMD 7 CTRL 7
Toggle punch in and out 8 8
Toggle playhead follows edits CMD 3 CTRL 3
Toggle external sync ALT BACKTICK ALT BACKTICK
MIDI panic, stop all MIDI notes CMD BACKTICK CTRL BACKTICK

Regions 20

Action macOS Windows
Split or separate S S
Set region sync point V V
Add a region or cue marker M M
Mute or unmute ALT 1 ALT 1
Move to original position ALT 2 ALT 2
Normalize ALT 3 ALT 3
Reverse ALT 4 ALT 4
Quantize MIDI notes in selected regions ALT 5 ALT 5
Increase region gain ALT 6 ALT 6
Reduce region gain ALT 7 ALT 7
Transpose ALT 8 ALT 8
Rename ALT 9 ALT 9
Toggle region opacity ALT 0 ALT 0
Set fade in length CMD SLASH CTRL SLASH
Set fade out length CMD BACKSLASH CTRL BACKSLASH
Trim region to end of previous region CMD J CTRL J
Trim region to start of next region CMD K CTRL K
Export selected regions CMD ALT E CTRL ALT E
Show rhythm ferret window ALT F ALT F
Unlink MIDI from unselected regions SHIFT U SHIFT U

Windows 18

Action macOS Windows
Show mixer window ALT M ALT M
Show recorder page ALT R ALT R
Show cues page ALT C ALT C
Show meter bridge ALT B ALT B
Show virtual MIDI keyboard ALT K ALT K
Show realtime analyzer ALT SHIFT S ALT SHIFT S
Toggle locations dialog ALT L ALT L
Toggle preferences dialog ALT O ALT O
Toggle audio patchbay ALT SHIFT A ALT SHIFT A
Toggle MIDI patchbay ALT SHIFT M ALT SHIFT M
Maximise editor space CMD ALT F CTRL ALT F
Maximise mixer space CMD SHIFT F CTRL SHIFT F
Next tab CMD PAGE_DOWN CTRL PAGE_DOWN
Previous tab CMD PAGE_UP CTRL PAGE_UP
Focus on main clock NUMPAD_DIVIDE NUMPAD_DIVIDE
Monitor cut all CMD M CTRL M
Monitor mono CMD ALT M CTRL ALT M
Monitor dim CMD SHIFT M CTRL SHIFT M

View 17

Action macOS Windows
Expand track height ALT EQUAL ALT EQUAL
Shrink track height ALT MINUS ALT MINUS
Zoom to session CMD SHIFT MINUS CTRL SHIFT MINUS
Fit selection vertically F F
Toggle last two zoom states SHIFT Z SHIFT Z
Scroll up one step UP UP
Scroll down one step DOWN DOWN
Scroll up one page PAGE_UP PAGE_UP
Scroll down one page PAGE_DOWN PAGE_DOWN
Move selected tracks up CMD UP CTRL UP
Move selected tracks down CMD DOWN CTRL DOWN
Toggle editor window mixer SHIFT E SHIFT E
Toggle editor properties SHIFT P SHIFT P
Toggle summary SHIFT S SHIFT S
Toggle vertical summary SHIFT V SHIFT V
Show editor list SHIFT L SHIFT L
Find and display track or bus CMD SHIFT L CTRL SHIFT L

Select 14

Action macOS Windows
Select all objects CMD A CTRL A
Invert selection CMD SHIFT I CTRL SHIFT I
Select all visible lanes CMD T CTRL T
Select all after the edit point CMD SHIFT E CTRL SHIFT E
Select all regions enclosed by range CMD U CTRL U
Select all regions touched by range U U
Select all in punch range SHIFT D SHIFT D
Select all in loop range CMD L CTRL L
Select previous track or bus ALT UP ALT UP
Select next track or bus ALT DOWN ALT DOWN
Select previous strip ALT SHIFT UP ALT SHIFT UP
Select next strip ALT SHIFT DOWN ALT SHIFT DOWN
Nudge selection backward NUMPAD_MINUS NUMPAD_MINUS
Nudge selection forward NUMPAD_PLUS NUMPAD_PLUS

Session 10

Action macOS Windows
Open a new session CMD N CTRL N
Open an existing session CMD O CTRL O
Open a recent session CMD SHIFT O CTRL SHIFT O
Save session CMD S CTRL S
Snapshot session CMD SHIFT S CTRL SHIFT S
Import audio files CMD I CTRL I
Quick export session CMD E CTRL E
Export session ALT E ALT E
Stem export selected tracks ALT SHIFT E ALT SHIFT E
Add tracks or busses CMD SHIFT N CTRL SHIFT N

Workflows 3

Action macOS Windows
Loop the selection and play BRACKET_RIGHT L SPACE BRACKET_RIGHT L SPACE
Split then fade the range S SLASH S SLASH
Mark, then arm and record TAB SHIFT R SHIFT SPACE TAB SHIFT R SHIFT SPACE

Help 1

Action macOS Windows
Open Manual — —

Pages per device

201 shortcuts auto-paginate to fit any Stream Deck — one key per page is reserved for navigation.

Mini
41 pages
Neo
29 pages
MK.2
15 pages
XL
7 pages
+
29 pages
+ XL
6 pages

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Ardour profile FAQ

How many shortcuts does the Ardour Stream Deck profile include?

201 shortcuts, grouped into 12 sets: Tools (28), MIDI (25), Edit (24), Playhead (21), Transport (20), Regions (20), Windows (18), View (17), Select (14), Session (10), Workflows (3), Help (1).

Does the Ardour profile fit my Stream Deck?

Yes — it auto-paginates. Mini needs 41 pages, Neo needs 29 pages, MK.2 needs 15 pages, XL needs 7 pages, + needs 29 pages, + XL needs 6 pages.

Can I rearrange the Ardour profile after installing it?

Yes — completely. It installs as 11 folders holding 201 shortcuts, and every one of them is yours from that moment: in the official Elgato Stream Deck app you can drag a key to another slot, rename it, change its icon, move it between folders, add your own actions or delete what you don't use. The layout is a starting point, not a lock.

Which operating systems does the Ardour profile support?

macOS and Windows. Each shortcut ships with its platform-specific key combination, so one profile covers both.

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