Commands

Minimal reference for SkunkTracker controls.

Playback

SpacePlay / stop song
Shift + SpacePlay / stop current pattern
Ctrl + Shift + SpacePanic / silence voices
Transport: PatPattern-only playback
Transport: LoopLoop song

Edit mode + cursor

`Toggle EDIT / NAV
EscClose menu or toggle edit mode
ArrowMove cursor
Page Up / Page DownPrevious / next order
TabNext edit column
Shift + TabPrevious edit column
N U V F GNote / instrument / volume / FX columns
Z row, Q rowEnter notes
EnterPlace C4
Caps LockNote off
0-9Hex digit / note-off in note column
Delete / BackspaceClear cell

Note keys

Z S X D C VLower row notes
G B H N J MLower row notes continued
Q 2 W 3 E RUpper row notes
5 T 6 Y 7 UUpper row notes continued
[ / ]Lower / raise base octave
EnterPlace C4
Caps LockPlace note-off
0Note-off in note column
Delete / BackspaceClear current cell

Note keys write only when EDIT is active and the note column is selected.

Patterns + order list

Ctrl + InsertInsert row
Ctrl + DeleteDelete row
Ctrl + Shift + NNew blank pattern
Ctrl + Shift + PDuplicate pattern
Ctrl + Shift + InsertInsert order entry
Ctrl + Shift + DeleteRemove order entry
Ctrl + Page Up / Page DownMove order entry

Tracker columns

NJump to note column
UJump to instrument column
VJump to volume column
FJump to FX 1 column
GJump to FX 2 column
0-9Enter hex digit
A-FEnter hex digit 10-15
Mouse wheelScroll rows
Shift + wheelScroll tracks horizontally
Click cellMove cursor / select column

FX columns

+ / -Cycle FX type on Fx1/Fx2
AVolume
BPan
CPortamento
DRetrigger
EPitch slide
FArpeggio
GFilter
HDelay
IReverb
JBitcrusher
KReverse
SSlice index / sample offset

FX params are hex. Examples: arpeggio uses 0xy; slice uses Sxx or 09xx-style offset behavior.

Sampler + samples

F1Edit workspace
F2 / Ctrl + 2Sampler workspace
File menuImport Sample / Export WAV
Sample list double-clickAssign sample to instrument
Ctrl + sample clickLock sample
Wheel on waveformScroll sample
Ctrl + wheelZoom waveform
Drag loop markersMove loop start/end
Alt + clickAdd slice marker
Right-click slice / DeleteRemove slice marker
ToolbarNormalize, reverse, crop, fade, silence

Mixer + locks

MLocal mute selected track
Ctrl + MSynced/global mute
SSolo selected track
LTrack lock in NAV mode
Shift + LPattern lock in NAV mode
Alt + LInstrument lock in NAV mode
Ctrl + LOrder-list lock in NAV mode

Locks are synced. Local mute is listen-only.

Instrument panel

IShow / hide panel
TabNext instrument
+ / -Volume up / down
[ / ]Pan left / right
LToggle loop
CToggle auto-cut
7 / 8Attack up / down
9 / 0Decay up / down
4 / 5Sustain up / down
1 / 2Release up / down
Shift + LSnap loop to lines
\Cycle slice divisions

Files + undo

Ctrl + NNew project
Ctrl + OOpen project
Ctrl + SSave
Ctrl + ZUndo
Ctrl + YRedo
Ctrl + Shift + ZRedo

Command line + sync

skunk_client.exe
skunk_client.exe sample.wav
skunk_client.exe --connect localhost:18765

skunk_server.exe
skunk_server.exe 9000
skunk_server.exe 18765 session.db