Extra Menu: Track

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The Extra > Track menu provides access to extra commands for manipulating the controls in the Track Control Panel and for moving tracks up and down, that are not available in the default Audacity menus.
The Extra menu provides access to additional Commands that are not available in the normal default Audacity menusThe Help Menu lets you find out more about the Audacity application and how to use it. It also includes some diagnostic tools.Extra commands related to play and recordExtra commands to select the toolExtra commands related to volumeExtra commands related to editingExtra commands related to play at speedExtra commands related to seekingExtra commands related to selecting a deviceExtra commands related to selectingExtra commands to set focus, usually focus on one trackExtra commands to move the cursorExtra commands to operate on a track that has focusThese commands were originally written for scripting Audacity, e.g via a Python script that use mod-script-pipeLike Scriptables I, but these ones are less commonly used from the menuToggle full screen mode with no title barBrings up the Pan dialog for the focused track where you can enter a pan value, or use the slider for finer control of panning than is available when using the track pan sliderControls the pan slider on the focused trackControls the pan slider on the focused trackBrings up the Gain dialog for the focused track where you can enter a gain value, or use the slider for finer control of gain than is available when using the track pan sliderControls the gain slider on the focused trackControls the gain slider on the focused trackOpens the audio track or other track typeToggles the Mute button on the focused trackToggles the Solo button on the focused trackClose (remove) the focused trackMoves the focused track up by one track and moves the focus thereMoves the focused track down by one track and moves the focus thereMoves the focused track up to the top of the track table and moves the focus thereMoves the focused track down to the bottom of the track table and moves the focus thereThe MenusExtra-TrackMenu.png
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The extended menu commands can be added using View > Extra Menus.

Change Pan on Focused Track  Shift + P   Extra

Brings up the Pan dialog for the focused track where you can enter a pan value, or use the slider for finer control of panning than is available when using the track pan slider.

Pan Left on Focused Track  Alt + Shift + Left   Extra

Controls the pan slider on the focused track. Each keypress changes the pan value by 10% left.

Pan Right on Focused Track  Alt + Shift + Right   Extra

Controls the pan slider on the focused track. Each keypress changes the pan value by 10% right.

Change Gain on Focused Track  Shift + G

Brings up the Gain dialog for the focused track where you can enter a gain value, or use the slider for finer control of gain than is available when using the track pan slider.

Increase Gain on Focused Track  Alt + Shift + Up   Extra

Controls the gain slider on the focused track. Each keypress increases the gain value by 1 dB.

Decrease Gain on Focused Track  Alt + Shift +D own   Extra

Controls the gain slider on the focused track. Each keypress decreases the gain value by 1 dB.

Open Menu on Focused Track  Shift + M

Opens the Audio Track Dropdown Menu on the focused audio track or other track type. In the audio track dropdown, use Up, and Down, arrow keys to navigate the menu and Enter, to select a menu item. Use Right, arrow to open the "Set Sample Format" and "Set Rate" choices or Left, arrow to leave those choices.

Mute/Unmute Focused Track  Shift + U

Toggles the Mute button on the focused track.

Solo/Unsolo Focused Track  Shift + S

Toggles the Solo button on the focused track.

Close Focused Track  Shift + C   Extra

Close (delete) the focused track

Move Focused Track Up  

Moves the focused track up by one track and moves the focus there.

Move Focused Track Down  

Moves the focused track down by one track and moves the focus there.

Move Focused Track to Top  

Moves the focused track up to the top of the track table and moves the focus there.

Move Focused Track to Bottom  

Moves the focused track down to the bottom of the track table and moves the focus there.