Shortcuts Ableton Live for Windows

Windows

Ableton Live is a computer program from Ableton for musicians, used for both studio work and live play. The program has two modes: "Arrangement View" and "Session View". In the “Arrangement” mode, the composition is created by arranging musical fragments on the timeline.

Showing and Hiding Results

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
F11	Toggle Full Screen Mode
Ctrl+Shift+W	Toggle Second Window
Tab	Toggle Session/ArrangementView
Shift+Tab/F12	Toggle Device/Clip View
Ctrl+Alt+L/Shift+F12	Hide/Show Detail View
Q	Toggle Hot-Swap Mode
D	Toggle DrumRack/last-selected Pad
Shift+?	Hide/Show Info View
Ctrl+Alt+B	Hide/Show Browser
Ctrl+Alt+O	Hide/Show Overview
Ctrl+Alt+I	Hide/Show In/Out
Ctrl+Alt+S	Hide/Show Sends
Ctrl+Alt+M	Hide/Show Mixer
Ctrl+,	Open the Preferences
Esc	Close Window/Dialog

Adjusting Values

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Arrow Up/Arrow Down	Decrement/Increment
Ctrl	Finer Resolution for Dragging
Delete	Return to Default
0......9	Type in Value
.+,	Go to Next Field
Esc	Abort Value Entry
Enter	Confirm Value Entry

Browsing

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Arrow Up/Arrow Down	Scroll Down/Up
Right and left arrow	Close/Open Folders
Enter	Load Selected Item fromBrowser
Shift+Enter	Preview Selected File
Ctrl+F	Search in Browser
Down arrow	Jump to Search Results

Transport

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Space	Play from Start Marker/Stop
Shift+Space	Continue Play from StopPoint
Space	Play Arrangement ViewSelection
Home	Move Insert Marker toBeginning
F9	Record
F10	Back to Arrangement
F1......F8	Activate/Deactivate Track1......8

Editing

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Ctrl+X	Copy
Ctrl+C	Cut
Ctrl+V	Paste
Ctrl+D	Duplicate
Delete	Delete
Ctrl+Z	Undo
Ctrl+Y	Redo
Ctrl+R	Rename
Ctrl+A	Select all

Loop Brace and Start/End Markers

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Shift+click	Move Start Marker toPosition
Right and left arrow	Nudge Loop Left/Right
Up & Down Arrows	Move Loop By Loop Length
Ctrl+Up and Down arrow	Halve/Double Loop Length
Ctrl+Right and Left arrow	Shorten/Lengthen Loop
Ctrl+Shift+L	Select Material in Loop

Session view Ctrls

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Enter	Launch Selected Clip/Slot
Arrow Keys	Select Neighboring Clip/Slot
Ctrl+A	Select all Clips/Slots
Ctrl+Drag	Copy Clips
Ctrl+E	Add/Remove Stop Button
Ctrl+Shift+M	Insert MIDI clip
Ctrl+I	Insert Scene
Ctrl+Shift+I	Insert Captured Scene
Ctrl+Up & down arrow	Move Nonadjacent ScenesWithout Collapsing
Ctrl	Drop Browser Clips as aScene

Arrangement View Ctrls

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Ctrl+E	Split Clip at Selection
Ctrl+J	Consolidate Selection intoClip
Ctrl+Alt+F	Create Fade/Crossfade
Ctrl+L	Loop Selection
Ctrl+I	Insert Silence
Ctrl+Alt	Pan Left/Right of Selection
Alt Unfold button	Unfold all Tracks
Ctrl+Shift+F	Scroll Display to FollowPlayback

Ctrls for Tracks

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Ctrl+T	Insert Audio Track
Ctrl+Shift+T	Insert MIDI Track
Ctrl+Alt+T	Insert Return Track
Ctrl+R	Rename Selected Track
Tab	While Renaming, Go to nextTrack
Ctrl+G	Group Selected Tracks
Ctrl+Shift+G	Ungroup Tracks
+	Show Grouped Tracks
-	Hide Grouped Tracks
Ctrl+Arrow Keys	Move Nonadjacent TracksWithout Collapsing
Ctrl Click	Arm/Solo Multiple Tracks
Enter	Add Device from Browser

Ctrls for Breakpoint Envelopes

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Ctrl	Finer Resolution for Dragging
Shift	Enable Dragging OverBreakpoints
Alt	Create Curved AutomationSegment

Key/Mini Map Mode and the Computer Keyboard

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Ctrl+M	Toggle MIDI Map Mode
Ctrl+K	Toggle Key Map Mode
Ctrl+Shift+K	Computer MIDI Keyboard

Zooming, Display and Selection

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
+	Zoom in
-	Zoom out
Shift	Drag/Click to Append to aSelection
Shift	Click to Add AdjacentClips/Tracks/Scenes toMulti-Selection
Ctrl	Click to Add NonadjacentClips/Tracks/Scenes to aMulti-Selection
Ctrl+Shift+F	Follow (Auto-Scroll)
Ctrl+Alt	Pan Left/Right of Selection

Clip view Sample Display

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Ctrl+U	Quantize
Ctrl+Shift+U	Quantize Settings
Right & left arrow	Move Selected Warp Marker
Ctrl+I	Insert Warp Marker
Ctrl+ Right and left arrow	Select Warp Marker
Ctrl+Shift+F	Scroll Display to FollowPlayback
Shift+Right & left arrow	Move Clip Region with StartMarker

Clip View MIDI Editor

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Ctrl+U	Quantize
Ctrl+Shift+U	Quantize Settings
Page Up/Page Down	Scroll Editor Vertically
Ctrl+ Ppage up/Ctrl+Page Down	Scroll Editor Horizontally
Ctrl drag	Copy Notes
Alt drag	Change Velocity From NoteEditor
Home	Move Insert Marker toBeginning
End	Move Insert Marker to End
Ctrl+Shift+F	Scroll Display to FollowPlayback
Shift+Right and left arrow	Move Clip Region with StartMarker

Grid Snapping And Drawing

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
B	Toggle Draw Mode
Ctrl+1	Narrow Grid
Ctrl+2	Widen Grid
Ctrl+3	Triplet Grid
Ctrl+4	Snap to Grid
Ctrl+5	Fixed/Zoom-Adaptive Grid
Alt	Bypass Snapping WhileDragging

Global Quantization

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Ctrl+6	Sixteenth-Note Quantization
Ctrl+7	Eighth-Note Quantization
Ctrl+8	Quarter-Note Quantization
Ctrl+9	1-Bar Quantization
Ctrl+0	Quantization Off

Working with Sets and the Program

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Ctrl+N	New Live Set
Ctrl+O	Open Live Set
Ctrl+S	Save Live Set
Ctrl+Shift+S	Save Live Set As...
Ctrl+Q	Quit Live
Ctrl+H	Hide Live
Ctrl+Shift+R	Export Audio/Video
Ctrl+Shift+E	Export MIDI file

Working with Plug-Ins and Devices

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Ctrl+Alt+P	Show/Hide Plug-In Windows
Ctrl	Open Second/MultipleWindows with Plug-In EditButton
Ctrl+G	Group/Ungroup Devices
Alt Device avtivator	Activate/Deactivate AllDevices in Group
Shift	Click to Append Devices to aSelected Device
Enter	Load Selected Device FromBrowser

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Date of change: 14.03.2019

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*Some of the keys listed may not work in older versions of the program