Keyboard & Gamepad Reference

This page provides a complete reference of all keyboard shortcuts and gamepad mappings.

Menu Navigation

In the main menu, sidebar, and settings screens:

• Arrow keys / D-pad: Move focus between items
• Enter / A button: Select the focused item
• Escape / B button: Go back or close overlays
• Tab: Switch between sidebar and main content area
• Type any text: Filter/search the song list
• Analyze All button: Queue analysis for the current filtered list

During Playback

While a song is playing:

• Space / Start: Pause or resume playback
• Escape / B: Exit back to the song menu
• G: Toggle guide vocals on/off
• + / -: Adjust guide vocal volume
• T: Cycle through background themes (shaders, video, source)
• F: Cycle through Pixabay video flavors (Nature, Underwater, Space, City, Countryside)
• M: Toggle microphone for pitch scoring
• N: Switch to the next available microphone
• R: Toggle mic mirroring (live monitor during playback)
• F11: Toggle fullscreen

Song List Controls

After a song is analyzed, you can use the on-row controls to shift:

• Tempo: adjust playback speed in small steps
• Key: transpose to a more comfortable vocal range

Skip Buttons

During playback, on-screen skip buttons appear for intro and outro sections. These can be activated with Enter/A or clicked.