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Essential Ableton Live keyboard shortcuts

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.

Ableton Live keyboard shortcuts




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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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