SAM Broadcaster has an array of shortcut keys to make your job easier when DJing

Global Shortcut Keys

These shortcuts work anywhere within SAM Broadcaster.

• [Ctrl] + [H]: Hide SAM
• [F1]: Start playback (Hold down [Shift] to fade in the stopped song
• [F2]: Pause playback (Hold down [Shift] to do a fadeout pause
• [F3]: Stop playback
• [F4]: Skip to next track (Hold down [Shift] to do a fadeout)
• [F5]: View desktop A
• [F6]: View desktop B
• [F7]: View desktop C
• [F11]: Press to talk (Voice FX)
• [F12]: Mute studio
• [Shift] + [F11]: Locks VoiceFX for talking. Pressing [F11] or [Shift] + [F11] again causes the VoiceFX to be unlocked.
• [Ctrl] + [B]: Back up the song database
• [CTRL] + [1]: DJ mode: Auto
• [CTRL] + [2]: DJ mode: Queue
• [CTRL] + [3]: DJ mode: Manual

Window-Specific Keys

These shortcuts only work when you're clicking inside of that window at that time.

Deck Window

• [Shift] + Play: Fade To Play
• [Shift] + Pause: Fade To Stop
• [Shift] + Stop: Fade To Stop
• [Shift] + Next: Fade To Next

Playlist Window

• [Ins]: Add a new category
• [Del]: Delete selected category
• [Ctrl] + [F]: Open Song search dialog
• Begin typing: Open Song search dialog
• [F10]: Refresh information

Tracks in Selected Categories Window

• [Enter]: Add selected songs to bottom of queue list
• [Ctrl] + [Enter]: Add selected songs to top of queue list
• [Ctrl] + [O]: Add files
• [Ctrl] + [D]: Add directory
• [Ctrl] + [U]: Add URL
• [Ctrl] + [L]: Add Playlist
• [Del] :Remove selected song(s)
• [Shift] + [Del]: Crop
• [Ctrl] + [Del]: Clear category
• [Ctrl] + [F]: Song search dialog
• Begin Typing: Song search dialog
• [Ctrl] + [R]: Shuffle
• [F10]: Refresh
• [Ctrl] + [A]: Select all
• [Ctrl] + [I]: Invert selection
• [Alt] + [3]: Song information editor

Queue Window

• [Enter] or Double-click: Play next
• [Ctrl] + [N]: Choose next
• [Ctrl] + [O]: Add files
• [Ctrl] + [D]: Add directory
• [Ctrl] + [U]: Add URL
• [Ctrl] + [L]: Add Playlist
• [Ctrl] + [M]: mic:// configuration dialog
• [Del]: Remove selected song(s)
• [Shift] + [Del]: Crop
• [Ctrl] + [Del]: Clear Queue
• [Ctrl] + [S]: Save queue to file
• [Ctrl] + [F]: Song search
• Begin Typing: Song search
• [Ctrl] + [R]: Shuffle
• [F10]: Refresh
• [Ctrl] + [A]: Select all
• [Ctrl] + [I]: Invert selection
• [Alt] + [3]: Song information editor
• [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [Del]: Remove a song completely from the database

History Window

• [Enter]: Add selected song(s) to bottom of queue
• [Ctrl] + [Enter]: Add selected song(s) to top of queue
• [Ctrl] + [F]: Open Song search dialog
• Begin typing: Open Song search dialog
• [Alt] + [3]: Open Song information dialog
• [F10]: Refresh list of songs

Request Window

• [Enter]: Add selected request(s) to bottom of queue
• [Ctrl] + [Enter]: Add selected request(s) to top of queue
• [Del]: Ignore (remove) selected request(s)
• [Ctrl] + [Del]: Ignore all requests (Clear)
• [F10]: Refresh information
• [Alt] + [3]: Song information editor

Voice FX Window

• [Shift] + [F11]: Locks the Voice FX down for talking. Pressing [F11] (with or without [shift]) will unlock Voice FX again.
• [F11]: Press to talk button. Turns on Mic power if needed

PAL IDE Window

• [F1]: Load PAL reference guide
• [Ctrl] + [O]: Open new PAL script
• [Ctrl] + [S]: Save current PAL script
• [F9]: Run
• [F8]: Run line-by-line
• [Ctrl] + [F9]: Compile
• [Ctrl] + [F2]: Program reset