ABLETON LIVE 10 COMMANDS

Cheat Sheet

Editing

Windows Macintosh

Cut CTRL-X CMD-X

Copy CTRL-C CMD-C

Paste CTRL-V CMD-V

Duplicate CTRL-D CMD-D

Delete Delete Delete

Undo CTRL-Z CMD-Z

Redo CTRL-Y CMD-Y

Rename CTRL-R CMD-R

Select All CTRL-A CMD-A

Commands for Tracks

Windows Macintosh

Insert Audio Track CTRL-T CMD-T

Insert MIDI Track CTRL-Shift-T CMD-Shift-T

Insert Return Track CTRL-ALT-T CMD-ALT-T

Rename Selected Track CTRL-R CMD-R

While Renaming, Go to next Tab Tab

Track
Group Selected Tracks CTRL-G CMD-G

Ungroup Tracks CTRL-Shift-G CMD-Shift-G

Show Grouped Tracks + +

Hide Grouped Tracks - -

Move Nonadjacent Tracks CTRL arrow keys CTRL arrow keys

Without Collapsing
Arm/Solo Multiple Tracks CTRL click CTRL click
Solo Selected Tracks S S

Add Device from Browser Enter Enter

Deactivate Selected Track 0 0

Clip View MIDI Editor

The shortcuts for zooming, snapping/drawing and loop/region settings also work in the MIDI
Editor.

Windows Macintosh

Quantize CTRL-U CMD-U

Quantize Settings... CTRL-Shift-U CMD-Shift-U

Scroll Editor Vertically Page Up/Down keys Page Up/Down keys

Scroll Editor Horizontally CTRL Page Up/Down keys Shift Page Up/Down keys

Copy Notes CTRLdrag ALTdrag

Change Velocity From Note ALT drag CMDdrag

Editor
Move Insert Marker to Home Function+left arrow key
Beginning
Move Insert Marker to End End End

Scroll Display to Follow CTRL-Shift-F CMD-Shift-F

Playback
Move Clip Region with Start Shift right and left arrow keys Shift right and left arrow keys
Marker
Zoom to Clip Selection Z Z

Zoom Back from Clip X X

Selection

Grid Snapping and Drawing

Windows Macintosh

Toggle Draw Mode B B

Narrow Grid CTRL-1 CMD-1

Widen Grid CTRL-2 CMD-2

Triplet Grid CTRL-3 CMD-3

Snap to Grid CTRL-4 CMD-4

Fixed/Zoom-Adaptive Grid CTRL-5 CMD-5

Bypass Snapping While ALT CMD

Dragging

Session View Commands

Windows Macintosh

Launch Selected Clip/Slot Enter Enter

Select Neighboring Clip/Slot arrow keys arrow keys

Select all Clips/Slots CTRL-A CMD-A

Copy Clips CTRLdrag ALTdrag

Add/Remove Stop Button CTRL-E CMD-E

Insert MIDI clip CTRL-Shift-M CMD-Shift-M

Insert Scene CTRL-I CMD-I

Insert Captured Scene CTRL-Shift-I CMD-Shift-I

Move Nonadjacent Scenes CTRL up and down arrow CMD up and down arrow keys
Without Collapsing keys
Drop Browser Clips as a CTRL CMD
Scene
Deactivate Selected Clip 0 0

Arrangement View Commands

The shortcuts for zooming, snapping/drawing and loop/region settings.

Windows Macintosh

Split Clip at Selection CTRL-E CMD-E

Consolidate Selection into Clip CTRL-J CMD-J

Create Fade/Crossfade CTRL-ALT-F CMD-ALT-F

Toggle Loop Selection CTRL-L CMD-L

Insert Silence CTRL-I CMD-I

Pan Left/Right of Selection CTRL-ALT CMD-ALT

Unfold Selected Tracks U U

Unfold all Tracks ALT-U ALT-U

Adjust Height of Selected ALT-+ and ALT-- ALT-+ and ALT--

Tracks
Scroll Display to Follow CTRL-Shift-F CMD-Shift-F
Playback
Optimize Arrangement Height H H

Optimize Arrangement Width W W

Deactivate Selection 0 0

Nudge Selection Left/Right right and left arrow keys right and left arrow keys

Reverse Audio Clip Selection R R

Zoom to Arrangement Time Z Z

Selection
Zoom Back from Arrangement X X
Time Selection
Play from Insert Marker in ALT-Space ALT-Space
Selected Clip

Commands for Automation

The shortcuts for zooming, snapping/drawing and loop/region settings also work in the
Envelope Editor and Arrangement View. See also the editing commands.

Windows Macintosh

Toggle Automation Mode A A

Finer Resolution for Shift Shift

Dragging
Create Curved Automation ALT ALT
Segment
Momentarily Toggle Fade F F
Controls
Delete Automation/Clear CTRL-Backspace CMD-Backspace
Envelope

Zooming, Display and Selections

Windows Macintosh

Zoom In + +

Zoom Out - -
Drag/Click to Append to a Shift Shift
Selection
Click to Add Adjacent Clips/ Shift Shift
Tracks/Scenes to Multi-
Click to Add Nonadjacent CTRL CMD
Clips/Tracks/Scenes to a
Follow (Auto-Scroll) CTRL-Shift-F CMD-Shift-K

Pan Left/Right of Selection CTRL-ALT CMD-ALT

Clip View Sample Display

The shortcuts for zooming and loop/region settings also work in the Sample Display.

Windows Macintosh

Quantize CTRL-U CMD-U

Quantize Settings... CTRL-Shift-U CMD-Shift-U

Move Selected Warp Marker right and left arrow keys right and left arrow keys

Select Warp Marker CTRLright and left arrow keys CMDright and left arrow keys

Scroll Display to Follow CTRL-Shift-F CMD-Shift-F

Playback
Move Clip Region with Start Shiftright and left arrow keys Shiftright and left arrow keys
Marker
Zoom to Clip Selection Z Z

Zoom Back from Clip X X

Selection

Key/MIDI Map Mode and the Computer MIDI Keyboard

Windows Macintosh

Toggle MIDI Map Mode CTRL-M CMD-M

Toggle Key Map Mode CTRL-K CMD-K

Computer MIDI Keyboard M M

Adjust Computer MIDI X and Z keys X and Z keys

Keyboard Octave Range Up/
Adjust Computer MIDI C and V keys C and V keys
Keyboard Incoming Note
 Transport

Windows Macintosh

Play from Start Marker/Stop Space Space

Continue Play from Stop Shift-Space Shift-Space

Point
Play Arrangement View Space Space
Selection
Move Insert Marker to Home Function+left arrow key
Beginning
Record F9 F9

Back to Arrangement F10 F10

Activate/Deactivate Track F1...F8 F1...F8

1..8

Adjusting Values

Windows Macintosh

Decrement/Increment up and down arrow keys up and down arrow keys

Finer Resolution for Shift Shift

Dragging
Return to Default Delete Delete

Type in Value 0...9 0...9

Go to Next Field (Bar.beat. .-, .-,

16th)
Abort Value Entry ESC ESC

Confirm Value Entry Enter Enter

Browsing
In addition to the shortcuts shown here, the editing shortcuts can also be used in the browser.

Windows Macintosh

Scroll Down/Up up and down arrow keys up and down arrow keys

Close/Open Folders right and left arrow keys right and left arrow keys

Load Selected Item from Enter Enter

Browser
Preview Selected File Shift-Enter Shift-Enter
Search in Browser CTRL-F CMD-F

Jump to Search Results down arrow key down arrow key

Assign Color(s) to Selected 1...7 1...7

Browser Item(s)
Reset Assigned Color(s) for 0 0
Selected Browser Item

Loop Brace and Start/End Markers

The loop brace and start/end markers must first be selected before any of the following
commands will apply to them.

Windows Macintosh

Move Start Marker to Shift-click Shift-click

Position

Nudge Loop Left/Right right and left arrow keys right and left arrow keys

Move Loop By Loop Length up and down arrow keys up and down arrow keys

Halve/Double Loop Length CTRL up and down arrow CMD up and down arrow keys
keys
Shorten/Lengthen Loop CTRL right and left arrow keys CMD right and left arrow keys

Select Material in Loop CTRL-Shift-L CMD-Shift-L

Showing and Hiding Views

Windows Macintosh

Toggle Full Screen Mode F11 CTRL-CMD-F

Toggle Second Window CTRL-Shift-W CMD-Shift-W

Toggle Session/ Tab Tab

Arrangement View
Toggle Device/Clip View Shift-Tab or F12 Shift-Tab or CTRL-F12

Hide/Show Detail View CTRL-ALT-L or Shift-F12 CMD-ALT-L or CTRL-Shift-F12

Toggle Hot-Swap Mode Q Q

Toggle Drum Rack/last- D D

selected Pad
Hide/Show Info View Shift-? Shift-?

Hide/Show Video Window CTRL-ALT-V CTRL-ALT-V

Hide/Show Browser CTRL-ALT-B CMD-ALT-B

Hide/Show Overview CTRL-ALT-O CMD-ALT-O

Hide/Show In/Out CTRL-ALT-I CMD-ALT-I

Hide/Show Sends CTRL-ALT-S CMD-ALT-S

Hide/Show Mixer CTRL-ALT-M CMD-ALT-M

Open the Preferences CTRL-, CMD-,

Close Window/Dialog ESC ESC

Global Quantization

Windows Macintosh
Sixteenth-Note Quantization CTRL-6 CMD-6

Eighth-Note Quantization CTRL-7 CMD-7

Quarter-Note Quantization CTRL-8 CMD-8

1-Bar Quantization CTRL-9 CMD-9

Quantization Off CTRL-0 CMD-0

Working with Sets and the Program

Windows Macintosh

New Live Set CTRL-N CMD-N

Open Live Set CTRL-O CMD-O

Save Live Set CTRL-S CMD-S

Save Live Set As... CTRL-Shift-S CMD-Shift-S

Quit Live CTRL-Q CMD-Q

Hide Live CMD-H

Export Audio/Video CTRL-Shift-R CMD-Shift-R

Export MIDI file CTRL-Shift-E CMD-Shift-E

 Working with Plug-Ins and Devices

Windows Macintosh

Show/Hide Plug-In Windows CTRL-ALT-P CMD-ALT-P

Open Second/Multiple CTRL CMD

Windows with Show/Hide
Group/Ungroup Devices CTRL-G CMD-G

Activate/Deactivate All ALT device activator ALT device activator

Devices in Group
Click to Append Devices to a Shift Shift
Selected Device
Load Selected Device From Enter Enter
Browser