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

KEY	ACTION
space bar	Toggle play button
m	Toggle metronome
0 (the number)	Toggle recording
Backspace	Delete selected sample
TAB / SHIFT + TAB	go left and right between sample/sequence/perform sections
left/right arrow keys	go between sample banks
n	hold and press pad for solo
b	hold 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.