137 Shortcuts for Ableton Live 9 (MacOS)  [edit]

1. Showing and Hiding Results
F11	Toggle Full Screen Mode
Command+Shift+W	Toggle Second Window
Tab	Toggle Session/Arrangement View
Shift+Tab/F12	Toggle Device/Clip View
Command+Option+L/Shift+F12	Hide/Show Detail View
Q	Toggle Hot-Swap Mode
D	Toggle Drum Rack/last-selected Pad
Shift+?	Hide/Show Info View
Command+Option+B	Hide/Show Browser
Command+Option+O	Hide/Show Overview
Command+Option+I	Hide/Show In/Out
Command+Option+S	Hide/Show Sends
Command+Option+M	Hide/Show Mixer
Command+,	Open the Preferences
Esc	Close Window/Dialog

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2. Adjusting Values
Arrow Up/Arrow Down	Decrement/Increment
Command	Finer Resolution for Dragging
Delete	Return to Default
0......9	Type in Value
.+,	Go to Next Field
Esc	Abort Value Entry
Enter	Confirm Value Entry

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3. Browsing
Arrow Up/Arrow Down	Scroll Down/Up
Right and left arrow	Close/Open Folders
Enter	Load Selected Item from Browser
Shift+Enter	Preview Selected File
Command+F	Search in Browser
Down arrow	Jump to Search Results

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4. Transport
Space	Play from Start Marker/Stop
Shift+Space	Continue Play from Stop Point
Space	Play Arrangement View Selection
Function+Left arrow	Move Insert Marker to Beginning
F9	Record
F10	Back to Arrangement
F1......F8	Activate/Deactivate Track 1......8

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5. Editing
Command+X	Copy
Command+C	Cut
Command+V	Paste
Command+D	Duplicate
Delete	Delete
Command+Z	Undo
Command+Y	Redo
Command+R	Rename
Command+A	Select all

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6. Loop Brace and Start/End Markers
Shift+click	Move Start Marker to Position
Right and left arrow	Nudge Loop Left/Right
Up & Down Arrows	Move Loop By Loop Length
Command+Up and Down arrow	Halve/Double Loop Length
Command+Right and Left arrow	Shorten/Lengthen Loop
Command+Shift+L	Select Material in Loop

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7. Session view Commands
Enter	Launch Selected Clip/Slot
Arrow Keys	Select Neighboring Clip/Slot
Command+A	Select all Clips/Slots
Alt+Drag	Copy Clips
Command+E	Add/Remove Stop Button
Command+Shift+M	Insert MIDI clip
Command+I	Insert Scene
Command+Shift+I	Insert Captured Scene
Command+Up & down arrow	Move Nonadjacent Scenes Without Collapsing
Command	Drop Browser Clips as a Scene

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8. Arrangement View Commands
Command+E	Split Clip at Selection
Command+J	Consolidate Selection into Clip
Command+Option+F	Create Fade/Crossfade
Command+L	Loop Selection
Command+I	Insert Silence
Command+Option	Pan Left/Right of Selection
Option Unfold button	Unfold all Tracks
Command+Shift+F	Scroll Display to Follow Playback

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9. Commands for Tracks
Command+T	Insert Audio Track
Command+Shift+T	Insert MIDI Track
Command+Option+T	Insert Return Track
Command+R	Rename Selected Track
Tab	While Renaming, Go to next Track
Command+G	Group Selected Tracks
Command+Shift+G	Ungroup Tracks
+	Show Grouped Tracks
-	Hide Grouped Tracks
Command+Arrow Keys	Move Nonadjacent Tracks Without Collapsing
Command Click	Arm/Solo Multiple Tracks
Enter	Add Device from Browser

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10. Commands for Breakpoint Envelopes
Command	Finer Resolution for Dragging
Shift	Enable Dragging Over Breakpoints
Option	Create Curved Automation Segment

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11. Key/Mini Map Mode and the Computer Keyboard
Command+M	Toggle MIDI Map Mode
Command+K	Toggle Key Map Mode
Command+Shift+K	Computer MIDI Keyboard

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12. Zooming, Display and Selection
+	Zoom in
-	Zoom out
Shift	Drag/Click to Append to a Selection
Shift	Click to Add Adjacent Clips/Tracks/Scenes to Multi-Selection
Command	Click to Add Nonadjacent Clips/Tracks/Scenes to a Multi-Selection
Command+Shift+F	Follow (Auto-Scroll)
Command+Option	Pan Left/Right of Selection

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13. Clip view Sample Display
Command+U	Quantize
Command+Shift+U	Quantize Settings
Right & left arrow	Move Selected Warp Marker
Command+I	Insert Warp Marker
Command+ Right and left arrow	Select Warp Marker
Command+Shift+F	Scroll Display to Follow Playback
Shift+Right & left arrow	Move Clip Region with Start Marker

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14. Clip View MIDI Editor
Command+U	Quantize
Command+Shift+U	Quantize Settings
Page Up/Page Down	Scroll Editor Vertically
Shift+ Ppage up/Shift+Page Down	Scroll Editor Horizontally
Alt drag	Copy Notes
Command drag	Change Velocity From Note Editor
Function+left arrow	Move Insert Marker to Beginning
End	Move Insert Marker to End
Command+Shift+F	Scroll Display to Follow Playback
Shift+Right and left arrow	Move Clip Region with Start Marker

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15. Grid Snapping And Drawing
B	Toggle Draw Mode
Command+1	Narrow Grid
Command+2	Widen Grid
Command+3	Triplet Grid
Command+4	Snap to Grid
Command+5	Fixed/Zoom-Adaptive Grid
Command	Bypass Snapping While Dragging

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16. Global Quantization
Command+6	Sixteenth-Note Quantization
Command+7	Eighth-Note Quantization
Command+8	Quarter-Note Quantization
Command+9	1-Bar Quantization
Command+0	Quantization Off

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17. Working with Sets and the Program
Command+N	New Live Set
Command+O	Open Live Set
Command+S	Save Live Set
Command+Shift+S	Save Live Set As...
Command+Q	Quit Live
Command+H	Hide Live
Command+Shift+R	Export Audio/Video
Command+Shift+E	Export MIDI file

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18. Working with Plug-Ins and Devices
Command+Alt+P	Show/Hide Plug-In Windows
Command	Open Second/Multiple Windows with Plug-In Edit Button
Command+G	Group/Ungroup Devices
Alt Device avtivator	Activate/Deactivate All Devices in Group
Shift	Click to Append Devices to a Selected Device
Enter	Load Selected Device From Browser
Shift	Open Mac Keystroke Plug-In Window with Plug-In Edit Button

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