Ableton Keyboard Shortcuts

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Chapter 33

Live Keyboard Shortcuts 33.1

Showing and Hiding Views Windows

Toggle Full Screen Mode Toggle Session/Arrangement View Toggle Track/Clip View

Macintosh

F11

Ctrl

Alt

L

F12

Hide/Show Info View Hide/Show Browser Hide/Show Overview Hide/Show In/Out Hide/Show Sends Hide/Show Mixer Open the Preferences

F11

Ctrl

F12

or F12

Hide/Show Detail View

Ctrl

or

or

Alt

L F12

Ctrl

?

?

Ctrl

Alt

B

Alt

B

Ctrl

Alt

O

Alt

O

Ctrl

Alt

I

Alt

I

Ctrl

Alt

S

Alt

S

Ctrl

Alt

M

Alt

M

Ctrl

,

,

or


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Windows Close Window/Dialog

33.2

Esc

Macintosh Esc

Accessing Menus

and the rst letter of the Under Windows, you can access each menu by pressing Alt F for File, for instance). While a menu is open, you can use: menu ( Alt

to navigate the menu items;

to open the neighboring menu;

Return

33.3

to choose a menu item.

Adjusting Values Windows

Decrement/Increment Finer Resolution for Dragging Return to Default Type in Value Go to Next Field (Bar.beat.16th) Abort Value Entry Con rm Value Entry

Macintosh

Ctrl Delete 0

..

.

,

9

0

..

.

,

Esc

Esc

Return

Return

9


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33.4

Browsing

In addition to the shortcuts shown here, editing shortcuts can also be used in the Browser. Windows Scroll Down/Up Close/Open Folders Set Selected Folder as Browser Root Load Selected Item from Browser

Macintosh

Return

Return

or Double-

Return

Click Preview Selected File Activate Browser Search Mode Jump to Search Results

or Double-

Return

Click Return

Ctrl

Return F

F

33.5 Transport Windows Play from Start Marker/Stop Continue Play from Stop Point Play Arrangement View Selection Record Back to Arrangement Activate/Deactivate Track 1..8

Macintosh

Space

Space Space

Ctrl

Space

Space Alt

F9

F9

F10

F10

F1

..

F8

F1

Space

..

F8


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33.6

Editing Windows

Cut Copy Paste Duplicate Delete Undo Redo Rename Select All

Macintosh

Ctrl

X

X

Ctrl

C

C

Ctrl

V

V

Ctrl

D

D

Ctrl

Z

Z

Ctrl

Y

Delete

Z

Ctrl

R

R

Ctrl

A

A

By holding down an additional modi er key, some of the above commands can also be applied to: Windows Clips and Slots Across all Tracks Time Across all Tracks The Selected Part of the Envelope

Alt

Macintosh

Alt

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


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33.7

Loop Brace and Start/End Markers

The loop brace and start/end markers must rst be selected before any of the following commands will apply to them. Move Start Marker to Position Nudge Loop Left/Right Move Loop By Loop Length Halve/Double Loop Length Shorten/Lengthen Loop Select Material in Loop

Windows Click

Macintosh Click

Ctrl Ctrl

Click Loop Brace or Ctrl

Click Loop Brace or

L

L

33.8 Session View Commands See also the editing commands. Windows Launch Selected Clip/Slot Select Neighbouring Clip/Slot Select all Clips/Slots Copy Clips Add/Remove Stop Button Insert MIDI clip

Macintosh

Return

Return

Arrow Keys Ctrl

A

Ctrl

Drag

Ctrl

E

Ctrl

Arrow Keys A Alt

E M

Double-Click Slot Insert Scene Insert Captured Scene Move Nonadjacent Scenes Without Collapsing Drop Browser Clips as a Scene

Ctrl Ctrl Ctrl Ctrl

Drag

I

or

M

Double-Click Slot I

I

I

or


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33.9

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 Split Clip at Selection Consolidate Selection into Clip Create Fade/Crossfade Loop Selection Insert Silence Pan Left/Right of Selection Unfold all Tracks Scroll Display to Follow Playback

Ctrl

Macintosh

E

Ctrl

J

Ctrl

Alt

E J Alt

F

Ctrl

L

L

Ctrl

I

I

Ctrl

Alt

Alt

Unfold button

Ctrl

F

F

Alt Alt

Unfold button F


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33.10

Commands for Tracks

See also the editing commands. Windows Insert Audio Track Insert MIDI Track Insert Return Track Rename Selected Track While Renaming, Go to next Track Group Selected Tracks Ungroup Tracks Show Grouped Tracks Hide Grouped Tracks Move Nonadjacent Tracks Without Collapsing Arm/Solo Multiple Tracks Add Device from Browser

33.11

Ctrl

Macintosh

T

T

Ctrl

T

Ctrl

Alt

T

Ctrl

R

R

Ctrl

G

G

Ctrl

T Alt

G

G

+

+

Ctrl

T

-

+ arrow keys

Click Double-Click Ctrl

+ arrow keys Click Double-Click

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 Finer Resolution for Dragging Enable Dragging Over Breakpoints

Ctrl

Macintosh


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33.12

Key/MIDI Map Mode and the Computer MIDI Keyboard Windows

Toggle MIDI Map Mode Toggle Key Map Mode Computer MIDI Keyboard

33.13

Ctrl

M

Ctrl

K

Ctrl

Macintosh M K K

K

Zooming, Display and Selections Windows

Zoom In Zoom Out Drag/Click to Append to a Selection Click to Add Adjacent Clips/Tracks/Scenes to Multi-Selection Click to Add Nonadjacent Clips/Tracks/Scenes to a Multi-Selection Follow (Auto-Scroll) Pan Left/Right of Selection

Macintosh

+

+

-

-

Ctrl

Ctrl

F

F

Ctrl

Alt

Alt


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33.14

Clip View Sample Display

The shortcuts for zooming and loop/region settings also work in the Sample Display. Windows Quantize Quantize Settings... Move Selected Warp Marker Select Warp Marker Scroll Display to Follow Playback Move Clip Region with Start Marker

33.15

Ctrl

Macintosh

U Ctrl

U U

U

Ctrl Ctrl

F

F

Clip View MIDI Editor

The shortcuts for zooming, snapping/drawing and loop/region settings also work in the MIDI Editor. Windows Quantize Quantize Settings... Scroll Editor Vertically Scroll Editor Horizontally Copy Note Change Velocity From Note Editor Add/Delete Note in Edit Mode Move Insert Mark to Beginning Move Insert Mark to End Scroll Display to Follow Playback Move Clip Region with Start Marker

Ctrl

Macintosh

U Ctrl

U U

U

Ctrl

Drag Alt Drag Double-Click Home End Ctrl

Ctrl

F

Drag Drag Double-Click home end Alt

F


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