Renoise completely without mouse

Is it possible?
Your opinions on this topic.
Maybe some life hacks.

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Yes (theoretically), you can assign hot keys and custom keyboard to navigate around.
There’s a couple of videos that showcase navigation (almost) entirely with the KB.
My only question would be how to edit samples inside the sample window via the KB? Likely possible :thinking:

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According to Windows Central you can control your mouse via your keyboard in Win10 (and presumably 11). So if that’s works for you then you should be able to control Renoise with just a keyboard.

Once I set up a midi controller to control Renoise. Took quite a bit of effort to get it going but then it was glorious. Though I was after performing with Renoise, not composing.

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Can you drop links to them, please?

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The first couple of videos in Groovin in G’s Renoise playlist. This is an incredible channel regardless; clear explanations, fun edits and charisma. Recommend it if you haven’t stumbled upon it yet

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Yeah,yeah he is a blast, of course i’m subscribed.

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Clear all the keybinds and take your time and set everything from scratch. A few tools here and there because they are out there.

I practically NEVER use the mouse

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I’m already learnt default keys, with some minor remaping. Scavenging web for more information.

I’m just a megalomaniac when it comes to personal customization lol

Here are a few tools that I use:

:point_up:t6: This one is a God send

:point_up:t6: Personally requested this one and it’s still being worked on. Loads of keybknds for slicing and beat syncing slices. Will soon be a tool with keybinds for pretty much all things sampler

:point_up:t6: Haven’t explored this one completely but I use to load FX without having to search for them everytime via keybind

:point_up:t6:Can load plugin from a menu but can also keybind any plugin you want to auto load it

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Yeah just look for the grooving in g videos where he goes over the essential hot keys, very good stuff :slight_smile:

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Thanks for provided links!
Value Stepper is known to me, but as for Paketti… it looks like it is not compatible with latest version of Renoise.

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already 've done it :sunny: )

I’ve seen my value stepper tool mentioned here already but I’d add that the motivation behind most of my other tools is to help a keyboard-only workflow as well (most notably “command_palette”) You can read about all of them in one place in my manual.

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Thanks for neat link, need to observe it in detail!

UPD. Man, this is awesome reminds me VIM editor.
But in command palette i already run into two crashes, trying to deselect selection and jumping to specified sample number. i’m on v3.4.3.

Thanks for reporting @spacedrone808, command palette 2.0 was a major rework and it definitely is still a bit rough around the edges. However, the errors you mentioned should be fixed now.

Any further feedback is well appreciated as I don’t have as much time to test it myself as I’d like.

Thanks!

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Renoise team should definitely include your stuff in stock version of software.

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i think i have a version of paketti floating around that is compatible with the latest version of Renoise.