<p>Found under Settings → <strong>Shortcuts</strong>, with a <strong>Shortcuts enabled</strong> tickbox at the top. If nothing happens when you press a key, check that box first.</p><h2>Transport</h2><ul><li><strong>Record</strong> — <code>R</code></li><li><strong>Play</strong> — <code>Space</code></li></ul><h2>Moving around the waveform</h2><ul><li><strong>Zoom</strong> — <code>Up</code> / <code>Down</code></li><li><strong>Move</strong> — <code>Left</code> / <code>Right</code></li><li><strong>Select region</strong> — <code>Shift</code> + <code>Left</code> / <code>Right</code></li></ul><h2>Actions</h2><ul><li><strong>Add marker</strong> — <code>M</code></li><li><strong>Export</strong> — <code>E</code></li><li><strong>Gate</strong> — <code>G</code></li></ul><h2>The quick capture</h2><p>The sequence worth learning is <code>R</code> to stop the belt, <code>Shift</code> + arrows to select what you want, then <code>E</code> to export. Three keys from "that was good" to a file, without reaching for the mouse.</p>

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Licensing and purchase

Drag the licence from the cloud to your computer in iLok License Manager.

I accidentally licensed my product to the iLok Cloud

You only need the activation code once — on a second computer, skip it and sign in instead.

iLok says 'activation limit reached'

Setup, capturing and exporting, MIDI and MPE, and troubleshooting.

Rewind

Rewind is always listening, so the thing you played without pressing record is still there.

How does Rewind work?

Up to 90 minutes, and you choose how much.

How much can Rewind remember?

Activate, enter your code, sign in to iLok, and choose where the licence lives.

Registering and authorizing Rewind

Record is the resting state. Pause stops the belt so you can look at what's on it.

Record mode and Pause mode

Rewind captures MPE properly. Getting it back out depends on your DAW.

Does Rewind work with MPE?

Turn on Smart Drag and Rewind tells you which bar to drop it on.

My export doesn't line up with my project

Two things clear the buffer — and a setting that warns you before either does.

I lost what I recorded

Six steps in Audio Settings, and a warning about microphone feedback.

Setting up Rewind standalone

Installing, sample libraries, play modes, effects, the sequencer and preferences.

Rando

Three ways to get samples into Rando — point it at a folder, download a pack, or add a common location.

How do I connect my sample library?

Normal to find sounds, Chromatic to play one as an instrument, Slice to rearrange a loop.

Normal, Chromatic and Slice mode — which do I want?

Filenames first, instantly — then AI analysis of the audio itself, running in the background.

How does Rando know the BPM and key of my samples?

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System requirements, supported audio formats, and what AI scanning needs.

Will it work on my computer?

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