Ableton Live 9 Keyboard Shortcuts Complete List For Windows 8.1 and Mac

Ableton Live 9 Keyboard Shortcuts Complete List For Windows 8.1 and Mac 

35.1 Showing and Hiding Views

Live Keyboard Shortcuts

	Windows	Macintosh
Toggle Full Screen Mode	F11	CTRL - F11
Toggle Second Window	CTRL - Shift - W	CMD - Shift - W
Toggle Session/Arrangement View	Tab	Tab
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-selected Pad	D	D
Hide/Show Info View	Shift - ?	Shift - ?
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

35.2 Accessing Menus

Under Windows, you can access each menu by pressing ALT and the first letter of the menu ( ALT - F for “File,” for instance). While a menu is open, you can use:

• the up and down arrow keys to navigate the menu items;
• the right and left arrow keys to open the neighboring menu;
• Enter to choose a menu item.

35.3 Adjusting Values

	Windows	Macintosh
Decrement/Increment	up and down arrow keys	up and down arrow keys
Finer Resolution for Dragging	CTRL	CMD
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

35.4 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 Browser	Enter	Enter
Preview Selected File	Shift - Enter	Shift - Enter
Search in Browser	CTRL - F	CMD - F
Jump to Search Results	down arrow key	down arrow key

35.5 Transport

	Windows	Macintosh
Play from Start Marker/Stop	Space	Space
Continue Play from Stop Point	Shift - Space	Shift - Space
Play Arrangement View Selection	Space	Space
Move Insert Marker to Beginning	Home	Function +left arrow key
Record	F9	F9
Back to Arrangement	F10	F10
Activate/Deactivate Track 1..8	F1 ... F8	F1 ... F8

35.6 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

By holding down an additional modifier key, some of the above commands can also be applied to:

	Windows	Macintosh
Clips and Slots Across all Tracks	Shift	Shift
Time Across all Tracks	Shift	Shift
The Selected Part of the Envelope	ALT	ALT

Tab can be used to move from one track or scene to another while renaming.

35.7 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 Position	Shift -click	Shift -click
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 keys	CMD up and down arrow 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

35.8 Session View Commands

See also the editing 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	CTRL drag	CMD drag
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 Without Collapsing	CTRL up and down arrow keys	CMD up and down arrow keys
Drop Browser Clips as a Scene	CTRL	CMD

35.9 Arrangement View Commands

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

	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
Loop Selection	CTRL - L	CMD - L
Insert Silence	CTRL - I	CMD - I
Pan Left/Right of Selection	CTRL - ALT	CMD - ALT
Unfold all Tracks	ALT unfold button	ALT unfold button
Scroll Display to Follow Playback	CTRL - Shift - F	CMD - Shift - F

35.10 Commands for Tracks

See also the editing commands.

	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 Track	Tab	Tab
Group Selected Tracks	CTRL - G	CMD - G
Ungroup Tracks	CTRL - Shift - G	CMD - Shift - G
Show Grouped Tracks	+	+
Hide Grouped Tracks	-	-
Move Nonadjacent Tracks Without Collapsing	CTRL arrow keys	CMD arrow keys
Arm/Solo Multiple Tracks	CTRL click	CMD click
Add Device from Browser	Enter	Enter

35.11 Commands for Breakpoint Envelopes

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
Finer Resolution for Dragging	CTRL	CMD
Enable Dragging Over Breakpoints	Shift	Shift
Create Curved Automation Segment	ALT	ALT

35.12 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	CTRL - Shift - K	CMD - Shift - K

35.13 Zooming, Display and Selections

	Windows	Macintosh
Zoom In	+	+
Zoom Out	-	-
Drag/Click to Append to a Selection	Shift	Shift
Click to Add Adjacent Clips/Tracks/Scenes to Multi-Selection	Shift	Shift
Click to Add Nonadjacent Clips/Tracks/Scenes to a Multi-Selection	CTRL	CMD
Follow (Auto-Scroll)	CTRL - Shift - F	CMD - Shift - K
Pan Left/Right of Selection	CTRL - ALT	CMD - ALT

35.14 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	CTRL right and left arrow keys	CMD right and left arrow keys
Scroll Display to Follow Playback	CTRL - Shift - F	CMD - Shift - F
Move Clip Region with Start Marker	Shift right and left arrow keys	Shift right and left arrow keys

35.15 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	CMD Page Up/Down keys
Copy Notes	CTRL drag	CMD drag
Change Velocity From Note Editor	ALT drag	ALT drag
Move Insert Marker to Beginning	Home	Function +left arrow key
Move Insert Marker to End	End	End
Scroll Display to Follow Playback	CTRL - Shift - F	CMD - Shift - F
Move Clip Region with Start Marker	Shift right and left arrow keys	Shift right and left arrow keys

35.16 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 Dragging	ALT	ALT

35.17 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

35.18 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

35.19 Working with Plug-Ins and Devices

	Windows	Macintosh
Show/Hide Plug-In Windows	CTRL - ALT - P	CMD - ALT - P
Open Second/Multiple Windows with Plug-In Edit Button	CTRL	CMD
Open Mac Keystroke Plug-In Window with Plug-In Edit Button		Shift
Group/Ungroup Devices	CTRL - G	CMD - G
Activate/Deactivate All Devices in Group	ALT device activator	ALT device activator
Click to Append Devices to a Selected Device	Shift	Shift
Load Selected Device From Browser	Enter	Enter

35.20 Using the Context Menu

A context menu is available in Live for quick access to many commonly used menu items. To access the context menu, right-click (PC) / CTRL - click(Mac) on the part of the interface where you would like to execute a particular command. It is worth noting that Live’s context menu may sometimes contain applicable settings from the Preferences. You should change these options with care, as they will affect not only the currently selected item but the general settings of the program.

Some commands only appear in the context menu. Among these are: various options for working with the browser (see 5.1); the special grid marker commands for directing Auto-Warp (see “Syncing Longer Pieces”); detailed options for zoom-adaptive and fixed grid line width (see 6.9); copying and pasting for Operator’s envelopes and oscillators (see 24.6); and numerous device-specific commands.

*sources

https://www.ableton.com/en/manual/live-keyboard-shortcuts/

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