I made a quick overview of the most Essential Ableton Live keyboard shortcuts. It is part of my series of creativity enhancement keyboard shortcuts for creative software.
Essential Ableton Live keyboard shortcuts pdf
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General Commands
New Live Set: Ctrl + N (Windows) / Cmd + N (Mac)
Open Live Set: Ctrl + O (Windows) / Cmd + O (Mac)
Save Live Set: Ctrl + S (Windows) / Cmd + S (Mac)
Save As: Ctrl + Shift + S (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + S (Mac)
Export Audio/Video: Ctrl + Shift + R (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + R (Mac)
Quit Live: Ctrl + Q (Windows) / Cmd + Q (Mac)
Playback and Transport
Play/Stop: Spacebar (Windows & Mac)
Play from Start Marker: Shift + Spacebar (Windows & Mac)
Record: F9 (Windows & Mac)
Tap Tempo: Ctrl + T (Windows) / Cmd + T (Mac)
Set Loop Brace Start/End: Shift + Left/Right Arrow (Windows & Mac)
Enable/Disable Loop: Ctrl + L (Windows) / Cmd + L (Mac)
Tempo Fine Adjust: Shift + Drag Tempo (Windows & Mac)
Editing
Copy: Ctrl + C (Windows) / Cmd + C (Mac)
Cut: Ctrl + X (Windows) / Cmd + X (Mac)
Paste: Ctrl + V (Windows) / Cmd + V (Mac)
Duplicate: Ctrl + D (Windows) / Cmd + D (Mac)
Undo: Ctrl + Z (Windows) / Cmd + Z (Mac)
Redo: Ctrl + Y (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + Z (Mac)
Delete: Delete (Windows & Mac)
Consolidate Clips: Ctrl + J (Windows) / Cmd + J (Mac)
Split Clip: Ctrl + E (Windows) / Cmd + E (Mac)
Crop Clip: Ctrl + Shift + X (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + X (Mac)
Quantize: Ctrl + U (Windows) / Cmd + U (Mac)
Navigation
Switch Between Session and Arrangement View: Tab (Windows & Mac)
Toggle Full Screen: F11 (Windows) / Cmd + Ctrl + F (Mac)
Scroll Horizontally: Shift + Mouse Wheel (Windows & Mac)
Zoom In/Out: + / - (Windows & Mac)
Zoom to Selection: Z (Windows & Mac)
Toggle Detail View: Shift + Tab (Windows & Mac)
Cycle Tracks: Up/Down Arrow (Windows & Mac)
Cycle Clips: Left/Right Arrow (Windows & Mac)
Session View
Launch Selected Clip/Scene: Enter (Windows & Mac)
Stop All Clips: F8 (Windows & Mac)
Insert Scene: Ctrl + I (Windows) / Cmd + I (Mac)
Delete Scene: Ctrl + Shift + I (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + I (Mac)
Arrangement View
Insert Audio Track: Ctrl + T (Windows) / Cmd + T (Mac)
Insert MIDI Track: Ctrl + Shift + T (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + T (Mac)
Toggle Automation: A (Windows & Mac)
Add Locator: Ctrl + Shift + M (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + M (Mac)
Device Control
Open/Close Browser: Ctrl + Alt + B (Windows) / Cmd + Option + B (Mac)
Open/Close Info View: Shift + ? (Windows & Mac)
Open/Close Device View: Shift + Tab (Windows & Mac)
Toggle Track Arm: Ctrl + Shift + Space (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + Space (Mac)
Miscellaneous
Open Preferences: Ctrl + , (Windows) / Cmd + , (Mac)
Capture MIDI: Shift + Space (Windows & Mac)
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