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This entire guide has been written with Windows/Linux and FastTracker II edit mode in mind.

Any help with the other keybinds is appreciated.

FastTracker II edit mode

Windows/Linux

Windows

Keys Action
Ctrl+X Main window
Ctrl+S Sample editor
Ctrl+I Instrument editor
Ctrl+Z Toggle scopes
Ctrl+D Disk operator
Ctrl+T Transposition window
Ctrl+A Advanced editor
Ctrl+C Configuration window
Ctrl+O Quick options window

Pattern editor movement

Keys Action
Arrow keys Move by open cell up/down, or by one slot left/right
Tab/Sh+Tab Move to the next/previous track, can also tab to the note slot specifically
Page Up/Page Down Move up/down by 16
Home/End Go to the top/bottom of the pattern
Sh + up/down arrow keys Change the active instrument
Ctrl+Sh + up/down arrow keys Change the active sample
Ctrl + up/down arrow keys Change the current file in the disk operator
Ctrl + left/right arrow keys Go to the previous/next pattern
Sh + left/right arrow keys Go to the previous/next pattern in the song order
F9 Go to the top of the pattern
F10 Go to 1/4 of the pattern
F11 Go to half of the pattern
F12 Go to 3/4 of the pattern

Playing and recording

Keys Action
Tilde/Sh+Tilde Increase/decrease the Add by 1
F1 through F8 Select the octave (For F1, Q will play C1)
Spc While not playing , arms/disarms MT for recording
CapsLock and the key right of LShift Places a "Note-off"
2, 3, 5,... Playing sharp/flat notes
Q, W, E,... Playing notes (Q is C)
S, D, G,... Playing sharp/flat notes in the lower octave
Y/Z, X, C,... Playing notes (Y/Z is C) in the lower octave

Playback

Keys Action
AltGr and Ctrl+Enter Plays the current pattern
Sh+Enter Plays the current pattern, from the current line
Right Ctrl and Enter Plays the song, starting from the current position in the song index
Spc While playing, stops the playback

Muting

Keys Action
Sh+M Mute/unmute the current track
Ctrl+Sh+M Invert muting
Sh+U Unmute all tracks

Cut/Copy/Paste

Keys Action
Sh+F3 Cutting the track contents
Sh+F4 Copying the track contents
Sh+F5 Pasting the track contents
Alt+F3 Cutting the selection block contents
Alt+F4 Copying the selection block contents
Alt+F5 Pasting the selection block contents

Sample editor

Keys Action
Sh + left-click hold Draw sample
Left-click hold Make a selection in the sample
Right-click Opens the sample manipulation drop-down
Scroll Zoom in and out of the sample, by 25%

0. INTRODUCTION

1. TRACKER BASICS

2. THE XM FILE FORMAT

2.1. EFFECT GLOSSARY

3. MILKYTRACKER UI REFERENCE

3.1. INTERACTIVE UI ELEMENTS

3.2. WORKING WITH SAMPLES

3.3. WORKING WITH THE PATTERN EDITOR

4. CONFIGURING MILKYTRACKER

4.1. KEYBIND OPTIONS

5. TIPS AND TRICKS

6. GOOD SOURCES

7. MAKING AN EXAMPLE SONG IN MILKYTRACKER

8. THANKS

9. MISSING DOCUMENTATION