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Live 11 Keyboard Shortcuts

The document details keyboard shortcuts for various functions in Ableton Live including working with sets, plug-ins and devices, views, transport controls, editing tools, zooming and selection, and clip and sample editors.

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Live 11 Keyboard Shortcuts

The document details keyboard shortcuts for various functions in Ableton Live including working with sets, plug-ins and devices, views, transport controls, editing tools, zooming and selection, and clip and sample editors.

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Working with Sets and the Program

New Live Set CMD-N

Open Live Set CMD-O

Save Live Set CMD-S

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

Quit Live CMD-Q

Live Keyboard
Hide Live CMD-H

Export Audio/Video CMD-Shift-R

Shortcuts
Export MIDI file CMD-Shift-E

Working with Plug-Ins and Devices


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

Open Second/Multiple Windows with Show/ CMD


Hide Plug-In Window Button

Group/Ungroup Devices CMD-G

Activate/Deactivate All Devices in Group ALT device activator

Click to Append Devices to a Selected Device Shift

Load Selected Device From Browser Enter


Showing and Hiding Views Grid Snapping and Drawing
Toggle Full Screen Mode CTRL-CMD-F Toggle Draw Mode B

Toggle Second Window CMD-Shift-W Narrow Grid CMD-1

Toggle Session/Arrangement View Tab Widen Grid CMD-2

Toggle Device/Clip View Shift-Tab or Triplet Grid CMD-3


CTRL-F12
Snap to Grid CMD-4
Hide/Show Detail View CMD-ALT-L or
CTRL-Shift-F12 Fixed/Zoom-Adaptive Grid CMD-5

Toggle Hot-Swap Mode Q Bypass Snapping While Dragging CMD

Global Quantization
Toggle Drum Rack/last-selected Pad D

Hide/Show Info View Shift-?

Hide/Show Video Window CTRL-ALT-V Sixteenth-Note Quantization CMD-6

Hide/Show Browser CMD-ALT-B Eighth-Note Quantization CMD-7

Hide/Show Overview CMD-ALT-O Quarter-Note Quantization CMD-8

Hide/Show In/Out CMD-ALT-I 1-Bar Quantization CMD-9

Hide/Show Sends CMD-ALT-S Quantization Off CMD-0

Hide/Show Mixer CMD-ALT-M

Open the Preferences CMD-,

Close Window/Dialog ESC


Clip View MIDI Note Editor Adjusting Values
The shortcuts for zooming, snapping/drawing and loop/region settings also work in the
Decrement/Increment up and down arrow keys
MIDI Note Editor.
Finer Resolution for Dragging Shift
Quantize CMD-U
Return to Default Delete
Quantize Settings... CMD-Shift-U
Type in Value 0...9
Scroll Editor Vertically Page Up/Down keys
Go to Next Field (Bar.beat.16th) .-,
Scroll Editor Horizontally Shift Page Up/Down keys
Abort Value Entry ESC
Copy Notes ALTdrag
Confirm Value Entry Enter
Change Velocity From MIDI Note Editor CMDdrag

Move Insert Marker to Beginning Function+left arrow key Browsing


Move Insert Marker to End End
In addition to the shortcuts shown here, the editing shortcuts can also be used in the
browser.
Select Next/Previous Note ALTup and down arrow
keys
Scroll Down/Up up and down arrow keys
Scroll Display to Follow Playback CMD-Shift-F
Close/Open Browser CMD-ALT-B
Move Clip Region with Start Marker Shiftright and left arrow
keys Close/Open Folders right and left arrow keys

Zoom to Clip Selection Z Load Selected Item from Browser Enter

Zoom Back from Clip Selection X Preview Selected File Shift-Enter

Search in Browser CMD-F

Jump to Search Results down arrow key or


Enter
Assign Color(s) to Selected Browser Item(s) 1...7
Clip View Sample Editor
Reset Assigned Color(s) for Selected Browser 0
Item The shortcuts for zooming and loop/region settings also work in the Sample Editor.

Transport Quantize CMD-U

Quantize Settings... CMD-Shift-U

Play from Start Marker/Stop Space


Move Selected Warp Marker right and left arrow keys

Continue Play from Stop Point Shift-Space


Select Warp Marker CMDright and left arrow
keys
Stop Playback at end of Selection ALT-Space

Scroll Display to Follow Playback CMD-Shift-F


Play Arrangement View Selection Space

Move Clip Region with Start Marker Shiftright and left arrow
Move Insert Marker to Beginning Function+left arrow key keys

Record F9 Zoom to Clip Selection Z

Back to Arrangement F10 Zoom Back from Clip Selection X

Activate/Deactivate Track 1..8 F1...F8


Zooming, Display and Selections Editing
Zoom In + Cut CMD-X

Zoom Out - Copy CMD-C

Drag/Click to Append to a Selection Shift Paste CMD-V

Click to Add Adjacent Clips/Tracks/Scenes to Shift Duplicate CMD-D


Multi-Selection
Delete Delete
Click to Add Nonadjacent Clips/Tracks/ CMD
Scenes to a Multi-Selection Undo CMD-Z

Follow (Auto-Scroll) CMD-Shift-K Redo CMD-Shift-Z

Pan Left/Right of Selection CMD-ALT Rename CMD-R

Clip View Select All CMD-A

By holding down an additional modifier key, some of the above commands can also be
applied to:
Switch to Audio/Notes Tab/Panel ALT-1

Switch to Envelopes Tab/Panel ALT-2 Clips and Slots Across all Tracks Shift

Switch to Expressions Tab/Panel ALT-3 Time Across all Tracks Shift

The Selected Part of the Envelope ALT

Tab can be used to move from one track or scene to another while renaming.
Loop Brace and Start/End Markers Commands for Breakpoint Envelopes
The loop brace and start/end markers must first be selected before any of the following The shortcuts for zooming, snapping/drawing and loop/region settings also work in the
commands will apply to them. Envelope Editor and Arrangement View. See also the editing commands.

Move Start Marker to Position Shift-click Toggle Automation Mode A

Nudge Loop Left/Right right and left arrow keys Finer Resolution for Dragging Shift

Move Loop By Loop Length up and down arrow keys Create Curved Automation Segment ALT

Halve/Double Loop Length CMD up and down arrow Momentarily Toggle Fade Controls F
keys
Delete Automation/Clear Envelope CMD-Backspace
Shorten/Lengthen Loop CMD right and left arrow
keys

Select Material in Loop CMD-Shift-L


Key/MIDI Map Mode and the Computer
MIDI Keyboard
Toggle MIDI Map Mode CMD-M

Toggle Key Map Mode CMD-K

Computer MIDI Keyboard M

Adjust Computer MIDI Keyboard Octave X and Z keys


Range Up/Down

Adjust Computer MIDI Keyboard Incoming C and V keys


Note Velocity Up/Down
Commands for Tracks Session View Commands
See also the editing commands. See also the editing commands.

Insert Audio Track CMD-T Launch Selected Clip/Slot Enter

Insert MIDI Track CMD-Shift-T Select Neighboring Clip/Slot arrow keys

Insert Return Track CMD-ALT-T Select all Clips/Slots CMD-A

Rename Selected Track CMD-R Copy Clips ALTdrag

While Renaming, Go to next Track Tab Add/Remove Stop Button CMD-E

Group Selected Tracks CMD-G Insert MIDI clip CMD-Shift-M

Ungroup Tracks CMD-Shift-G Insert Scene CMD-I

Show Grouped Tracks + Insert Captured Scene CMD-Shift-I

Hide Grouped Tracks - Move Nonadjacent Scenes Without CMD up and down arrow
Collapsing keys
Move Nonadjacent Tracks Without Collapsing CMD arrow keys
Drop Browser Clips as a Scene CMD
Arm Selected Tracks C
Deactivate Selected Clip 0
Solo Selected Tracks S

Add Device from Browser Enter

Deactivate Selected Track 0


Arrangement View Commands Zoom Back from Arrangement Time Selection X

Play from Insert Marker in Selected Clip ALT-Space


The shortcuts for zooming, snapping/drawing and loop/region settings also work in the
Arrangement View. See also the editing commands.
Comping
Split Clip at Selection CMD-E

Show Take Lanes CMD-ALT-U


Consolidate Selection into Clip CMD-J

Add Selected Take Lane Area to Main Track Enter


Create Fade/Crossfade CMD-ALT-F
Lane

Toggle Loop Selection CMD-L


Audition Selected Take Lane T

Insert Silence CMD-I


Add Take Lane Shift-ALT-T

Pan Left/Right of Selection CMD-ALT


Duplicate Selected Take Lane D

Fold/Unfold Selected Tracks U or


left and right arrow keys

Unfold all Tracks ALT-U

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

Scroll Display to Follow Playback CMD-Shift-F

Optimize Arrangement Height H

Optimize Arrangement Width W

Deactivate Selection 0

Nudge Selection Left/Right right and left arrow keys

Reverse Audio Clip Selection R

Zoom to Arrangement Time Selection Z

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