Protracker Effect Commands
This is a compact list of all the effect commands in Protracker 2.3D, 3.15, and probably up to 4.0 and beyond, and also keyboard shortcuts.Most of them are also valid for Soundtracker, Noisetracker, and PC trackers. Most likely, the differences will be in the 9xx, Bxx, Dxx, and Exx commands.
Command list
0 - Normal play or Arpeggio 0xy : x-first halfnote add, y-second 1 - Slide Up 1xx : upspeed 2 - Slide Down 2xx : downspeed 3 - Tone Portamento 3xx : up/down speed 4 - Vibrato 4xy : x-speed, y-depth 5 - Tone Portamento + Volume Slide 5xy : x-upspeed, y-downspeed 6 - Vibrato + Volume Slide 6xy : x-upspeed, y-downspeed 7 - Tremolo 7xy : x-speed, y-depth 9 - Set SampleOffset 9xx : offset (23 -> 2300) A - VolumeSlide Axy : x-upspeed, y-downspeed B - Position Jump Bxx : songposition C - Set Volume Cxx : volume, 00-40 D - Pattern Break Dxx : break position in next patt F - Set Speed___________________________Fxx : speed (00-1F) / tempo (20-FF) E9- Retrig Note E9x : retrig from note + x vblanks Other Exx commands: E00/1=filter on/off - E1x/2x=FineSlide Up/Down - E30/1=tonep ctrl off/on E40/1/2=Vib Waveform sine/rampdown/square, E70/1/2=Tremolo Waveform E5x=set loop point,E6x=jump to loop+play x times EAx/EBx=Fine volslide up/down ECx/EDx=notecut after x vblanks/notedelay by x vblanks EEx/EFx=PatternDelay by x notes/Invert loop, x=speed
Keyboard shortcuts
Playing:Right Alt, Right Amiga, Right Shift = Play Song, Play pattern, Record
qwerty... = Play notes C-2, D-1...
F1-F2 = toggle high/low octave on the qwerty
Editing:
Shift+F3/F4/F5 = Cut/Copy/Paste track
Alt+F3/F4/F5 = Cut/Copy/Paste whole pattern
Ctrl+B/X/C/F = Block Mark,cut,copy,paste (overwriting, not inserting, use shift+Enter to make space.)
Note-Editing:
Shift/Alt+Enter: Insert blank notestep in track/pattern.
Shift/Alt+Backspace: Delete notestep in track/pattern
Shift+Delete: Clear whole notestep (both note and effect command part)
Ctrl+Delete: Clear notestep only
Alt+Delete: Clear effect command only
Navigating:
Shift/Ctrl/Alt+arrowleft/right = songpos,instrument,pattern up/down
F6-F10 = jump to position 0,16,32,48,63 of pattern
Ctrl+F6-F10 = play pattern from position 0,16,32,48,63 of pattern
Shift+F6-F10 = reprogram(!) that F-key to the position you're standing on. Go to position 0, 16, 32, 48 or 63 and press the same key again to set it back.