The shortcuts described are the keys on a US keyboard. On other keyboards these key positions may be labelled differently. For example, [control] on Windows is equivalent to [Command] on Mac OS X. Similarly, [Alt] on Windows means [Option] on Mac OS X.
NOTE: If the option ‘Playback Keys Use Shift’ is enabled on the setup screen all playback keys require either shift or caps lock to be pressed.
For some Keyboard Shortcuts such as Load the highlighted song to a deck (shift + left or right arrows), control can be used as a substitute for shift.
SEE PLAYBACK KEYS USE SHIFT FOR MORE INFORMATION
If the Serato Play expansion pack and the Serato Play hotkeys preference are enabled, the keyboard shortcuts below will also change.
SEE SERATO PLAY HOTKEYS FOR MORE INFORMATION
Keyboard Shortcuts
These actions can be accessed directly from the computer keyboard.
| PLAYBACK SHORTCUTS | LEFT DECK | RIGHT DECK |
| Load selected track | shift + left arrow | shift + right arrow |
| Double (loaded) 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 |
| Set Next Cue Point | alt + ` | alt + - |
| Set/Jump to Cue Points | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | 6, 7, 8, 9, 0 |
| Delete Cue Points | shift + control + 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | shift + control + 6, 7, 8, 9, 0 |
| Set 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 |
| Pitch down | E | D |
| Pitch up | R | F |
| Censor | U | J |
| Keylock | F5 | F10 |
| Record/Arm Flip | \ | \ |
| LOOP SHORTCUTS | LEFT DECK | RIGHT DECK |
| Loop On/Off | [ | ' |
| 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 |
| Slot Reloop | alt + [ | alt + ' |
| Set/Adjust loop in point | O | K |
| Set/Adjust loop out point | P | L |
| Loop Slot Select Up | alt + O | alt + L |
| Loop Slot Select Down | alt + P | alt + ; |
| SAMPLE PLAYER SHORTCUTS | KEY |
| Load Sample from library (slot 1-8) | control + alt + Z, X, C, V, B, N, M, , |
| Play Sample (slot 1-8) | Z, X, C, V, B, N, M, , |
| Stop Sample (slot 1-8) | alt + Z, X, C, V, B, N, M, , |
| 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 (NOTE: If deleting a track from the 'All' crate, this will remove the track from your library) |
| Delete track from library | alt + delete |
| Delete track from library and send 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 (mic, aux, or mix) | control + N |
| Open track in default media player | control + O |
| (While editing BPM) Double/Halve BPM | alt + up/down arrow |
| Enter Beatgrid Edit Mode | alt + spacebar (repeat to toggle between decks) |
| Exit Serato DJ Pro | esc (escape) |