// AUDIO_HAXOR — WALKTHROUGH

Open the help overlay

Press ? (Shift + /) anywhere in the app. The overlay (#helpOverlay via frontend/js/help-overlay.js) is a modal with a multi-column grid of sections. Click the background or the × button to dismiss. It reads the current shortcut map so if you rebind, the overlay reflects your binding.

Tab navigation

Cmd+1    Plugins       Cmd+2    Samples      Cmd+3    DAW Projects
Cmd+4    Presets       Cmd+5    MIDI         Cmd+6    PDF
Cmd+7    Favorites     Cmd+8    Notes        Cmd+9    Tags
Cmd+0    Files         F3       History      F4       Visualizer
F5       Walkers       F6       Audio Engine Cmd+,    Settings
Cmd+]    Next tab      Cmd+[    Previous tab

Row navigation & selection

J / ↓            Next item
K / ↑            Previous item
GG               First item
G                Last item
Ctrl+D           Half page down
Ctrl+U           Half page up
/                Focus search (vim-style)
Cmd+F            Focus search (modern)
Enter            Open / activate
O                Reveal in Finder
Y                Yank (copy path)
P                Play / preview
X                Toggle favorite
V                Toggle selection
Shift+V          Select all visible
Cmd+A            Select all visible (alternate)
Cmd+Shift+Esc    Deselect all

Playback & transport

Space            Play / pause
Cmd+→            Next track
Cmd+←            Previous track
L                Toggle loop
B                A/B loop (cycle A, B, clear)
S                Toggle shuffle
M                Toggle mute
U                Toggle mono
Q                Toggle EQ section
E                Expand / collapse player
P                Show / hide floating player
Cmd+↑            Volume up
Cmd+↓            Volume down
W                Find similar samples
Cmd+H            Clear play history

Scans & analysis

Cmd+S               Scan all
Cmd+.               Stop all scans
Cmd+Shift+P         Scan plugins only
Cmd+Shift+S         Scan samples only
Cmd+Shift+`         Scan DAW projects only
Cmd+Shift+R         Scan presets only
Cmd+Shift+F         Scan PDFs only
Cmd+Shift+E         Scan videos only
Cmd+Shift+Y         Stop PDF scan
Cmd+Shift+Q         Stop video scan
Cmd+Shift+M         Extract PDF metadata
Cmd+Shift+K         Stop PDF metadata
Cmd+Shift+F4        Stop fingerprint cache
Cmd+Shift+B         Build fingerprint cache
Cmd+Shift+U         Check plugin updates (KVR)
Cmd+Shift+X         Build plugin xref index
Cmd+Shift+V         Start BPM / key / LUFS analysis
Cmd+Shift+C         Stop BPM / key / LUFS analysis
Cmd+Shift+,         Start content-dup scan
Cmd+Shift+.         Stop content-dup scan
Cmd+Shift+F5        Start all background jobs
Cmd+Shift+F6        Stop all background jobs
Cmd+Shift+Backspace Reset all scans / clear all caches

Row actions (any tab)

R      Reveal in Finder / Explorer
C      Copy path
F      Toggle favorite
N      Add note
Del    Delete selected
Esc    Close / clear / stop context

Exports

Cmd+E             Export current tab
Cmd+I             Import to current tab
Cmd+Shift+W       Export settings as PDF
Cmd+Shift+L       Export app log as PDF
Cmd+Shift+I       Export MIDI palette
Cmd+Shift+J       Export plugin xref
Cmd+Shift+\       Export smart playlists

UI toggles & files

F1                    Toggle CRT scanlines
F2                    Toggle neon glow
Cmd+Y                 Toggle theme (dark / light)
Cmd+Shift+T           Toggle tag filter bar
Cmd+K                 Command palette
Cmd+T                 Toggle terminal
Cmd+,                 Settings
Cmd+D                 Find duplicates
Cmd+G                 Dependency graph
D                     Heatmap dashboard
Shift+G               Genre rules dashboard
Cmd+P                 New smart playlist
Cmd+Shift+O           Open app log file
Cmd+Shift+G           Open prefs file
Cmd+Shift+D           Open data directory
V                     Video maximize toggle (Videos tab)

Dynamic nudges (no UI open needed)

Cmd+Shift+↑     Increase table page size
Cmd+Shift+↓     Decrease table page size
Cmd+Shift++     Increase scan history keep
Cmd+Shift+-     Decrease scan history keep
Cmd+Shift+?     Cycle log verbosity
Cmd+Shift+9     Clear analysis cache
Cmd+Shift+N     Toggle autoplay next
Cmd+Shift+[     Autoplay source → player
Cmd+Shift+]     Autoplay source → samples
Cmd+Shift+7     Video audio route → AudioEngine
Cmd+Shift+8     Video audio route → HTML5

Settings toggles (function row)

Cmd+F7 / Cmd+Shift+F7    Auto analyze / auto-play sample on select
Cmd+F8 / Cmd+Shift+F8    Auto scan / show player on startup
Cmd+F9 / Cmd+Shift+F9    Auto update / expand on click
Cmd+F10 / Cmd+Shift+F10  Folder watch / include Ableton backups
Cmd+F11 / Cmd+Shift+F11  Incremental directory scan / prune old scans
Cmd+F12 / Cmd+Shift+F12  Single click play / PDF metadata auto-extract

FZF query syntax

Every fuzzy search input in the app accepts FZF-style query modifiers:

term         Fuzzy match anywhere
'exact       Exact match (single quote prefix)
^prefix      Prefix match
suffix$      Suffix match
!term        Exclude matches containing term
a | b        OR combinator
.*           Regex (when the regex toggle is on)

Mouse conventions

• Click — select row.
• Drag samples — reorder in the floating-player history. Native drag-out works from every inventory row.
• Double-click — expand metadata / activate item / navigate into a directory.
• Right-click — context menu.
• Drag tabs — reorder tab bar.
• Drag player title — move floating player window.
• Drag column headers — reorder columns. Drag the column right edge to resize.
• Drag Settings section headers — reorder the Settings page layout.

Rebinding shortcuts

frontend/js/shortcuts.js (~120 entries in DEFAULT_SHORTCUT_DEFS). Open Settings → Keyboard Shortcuts (or the command palette's Help & Keyboard Shortcuts row). Every action in SHORTCUT_LABEL_KEYS is listed with its current binding. Click any binding to enter recording mode:

1. The row gains the .recording class and shows "Press key...".
2. Press the desired combination. Modifiers (Cmd, Shift, Alt, Ctrl) are captured plus the base key.
3. Bare modifier keys are rejected; Space and =/+ are normalized.

Only non-default bindings are persisted — the serialized map stays small. resetShortcuts() wipes the custom map and restores defaults. A filter input (shortcutsFilter) lets you search through the list by action name. The shortcut row order itself is drag-reorderable — drops emit a toast.reordered_shortcut_rows toast and the order persists as shortcutOrder.

Reserved by macOS: Cmd+Tab (app switcher), Cmd+H (hide app), Cmd+M (minimize), Cmd+Q (quit) — these never reach the WebView. Don't rebind anything to them; the shortcut editor accepts the chord but the OS swallows the keystroke.