Serato DJ Keyboard Shortcuts
Serato DJ is one of the best DJ software programs out there. A lot of DJs use Serato but never master it. The main thing that separates pro DJs from amateurs is not always skills or years of experience. You can have a DJ using Serato for over 10 years, and another DJ, who has used the software for only one month, handles it much better.
Most DJs overlook one of the principal cheat codes, and that is the shortcuts for Serato DJ. Yes, that's it! The Serato DJ Keyboard Short is free of cost and only takes some time out of your day to memorize and practice. Need to search for a song fast, Press and hold CMD + F, accidentally placed a song on the wrong deck, select Control + Z.
Study the Keyboard Shortcuts Below. You can also find the shortcuts in the Serato Help settings in the software.
| PLAYBACK SHORTCUTS | LEFT DECK | RIGHT DECK |
|---|---|---|
| Load selected track | shift + left arrow | shift + right arrow |
| Double track | control + shift + left arrow | control + shift + right arrow |
| Eject Virtual Deck | shift + alt + left arrow | shift + alt + right arrow |
| Play/Pause | W | S |
| Reverse play direction | Q | A |
| Add Cue Point | control + 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | control + 6, 7, 8, 9, 0 |
| Delete Cue Point | control + shift + 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | control + shift + 6, 7, 8, 9, 0 |
| Set next Cue Point | alt + ` | alt + – |
| Set/Jump to Cue Points in track | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | 6, 7, 8, 9, 0 |
| Jump to temporary Cue Point | I | K |
| Load next track | alt + W | alt + S |
| Load previous track | alt + Q | alt + A |
| Rewind | alt + E | alt + D |
| Fast Forward | alt + R | alt + F |
| Pitch bend down | T | G |
| Pitch bend up | Y | H |
| Censor | U | J |
| Keylock | F5 | F10 |
| SAMPLE PLAYER SHORTCUTS | KEY |
|---|---|
| Load Sample from library (slot 1-8) | control + alt + Z, X, C, V, B, N, M and , |
| Play Sample (slot 1-8) | Z, X, C, V, B, N, M and , |
| Stop Sample (slot 1-8) | alt + Z, X, C, V, B, N, M and , |
| LIBRARY ACTION | KEY |
|---|---|
| Move Up/Down through tracks | up/down arrow |
| Move Up/Down through crates | control + shift + up/down arrow |
| Shift highlight focus | tab |
| Move cursor to search | control + F |
| Reveal track in Explorer (PC) or Finder (Mac) | control + R |
| Locate last loaded track (press again for other deck) | control + L |
| Select All | control + A |
| Undo Track load | control + Z |
| Delete track/crate | control + delete |
| Send file to trash | control + shift + delete |
| Add track(s) to prepare panel | control + P |
| Zoom main waveform display | + or – |
| Zoom library text size | control and + or – |
| Start new recording (mix, aux or mix) | control + N |
| Open track in default media player | control + O |
| (While editing BPM) Double/Halve PBM | alt + up/down arrow |
| Enable AM Mode(hide track names) | alt + / |
| Enter Beatgrid Edit Mode | alt + spacebar (repeat to toggle between decks) |
| Exit Serato DJ | Esc (escape) |
| LOOP SHORTCUTS | LEFT DECK | RIGHT DECK |
|---|---|---|
| Loop On/Off | [ | ‘ (apostrophe) |
| Autoloop On/Off | alt + 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | alt + 6, 7, 8, 9, 0 |
| Loop Roll | control + alt + 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | control + alt + 6, 7, 8, 9, 0 |
| Reloop/Exit | alt + [ | alt + ‘ (apostrophe) |
| Set/Adjust loop in point | O | L |
| Set/Adjust loop out point | P | ; (semicolon) |
| Loop Slot Select Up | alt + O | alt + L |
| Loop Slot Select Down | alt + P | alt + ; (semicolon) |
These Serato DJ Shortcuts can be used for ;
