Index: /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/MapFrame.java
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--- /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/MapFrame.java	(revision 3277)
+++ /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/MapFrame.java	(revision 3278)
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@
 import java.awt.Container;
 import java.awt.Dimension;
+import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
 import java.awt.event.MouseWheelEvent;
 import java.awt.event.MouseWheelListener;
@@ -16,7 +17,9 @@
 import javax.swing.BoxLayout;
 import javax.swing.ButtonGroup;
+import javax.swing.JComponent;
 import javax.swing.JPanel;
 import javax.swing.JSplitPane;
 import javax.swing.JToolBar;
+import javax.swing.KeyStroke;
 import javax.swing.border.Border;
 import javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicSplitPaneDivider;
@@ -138,4 +141,8 @@
         });
 
+        // JSplitPane supports F6 and F8 shortcuts by default, but we need them for Audio actions
+        splitPane.getInputMap(JComponent.WHEN_ANCESTOR_OF_FOCUSED_COMPONENT).put(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_F6, 0), new Object());
+        splitPane.getInputMap(JComponent.WHEN_ANCESTOR_OF_FOCUSED_COMPONENT).put(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_F8, 0), new Object());
+
         add(splitPane, BorderLayout.CENTER);