Keyboard Shortcuts in Koala

If you have a QWERTY keyboard connected to your device, you should be able to use it to control a bunch of koala’s functionality.

PADS

Pads are controlled by the left hand side of your keyboard – this is how they map:

1   2   3   4
        
Q   W   E   R

A   S   D   F

Z   X   C   V

SEQUENCES

Sequences are controlled by the right hand side of the keyboard.

Y    U    I    O

H    J    K    L

GENERAL CONTROLS

KEYACTION
space barToggle play button
mToggle metronome
0 (the number)Toggle recording
BackspaceDelete selected sample
TAB / SHIFT + TABgo left and right between sample/sequence/perform sections
left/right arrow keysgo between sample banks
nhold and press pad for solo
bhold and press pad for mute
=+ 1 bar length of current sequence
– (minus)– 1 bar length of current sequence
_ (underscore)Double up sequences
[Previous sequence bank
]Next sequence bank

   

MUSICAL KEYBOARD

When in keyboard mode (e.g. when you press the keyboard button) you can use your QWERTY keyboard as a musical one.

esc
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
=
delete
tab
q
w
e
r
t
y
u
i
o
p
[
]
\
cap
a
s
d
f
g
h
j
k
l
;
ret
shift
z
x
c
v
b
n
m
,
.
/
shift
ctrl
alt
cmd
space
cmd
alt