137 Shortcuts for Ableton Live 9

Jump to: Showing and Hiding Results, Adjusting Values, Browsing, Transport, Editing, Loop Brace and Start/End Markers, Session view Commands, Arrangement View Commands, Commands for Tracks, Commands for Breakpoint Envelopes, Key/Mini Map Mode and the Computer Keyboard, Zooming, Display and Selection, Clip view Sample Display, Clip View MIDI Editor, Grid Snapping And Drawing, Global Quantization, Working with Sets and the Program, Working with Plug-Ins and Devices

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Commands for Breakpoint Envelopes

Command

Finer Resolution for Dragging

Shift

Enable Dragging Over
Breakpoints

Option

Create Curved Automation
Segment

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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