======================================== Ableton Live 10 (Mac) keyboard shortcuts ======================================== First published at 12/24/2018 on https://defkey.com/ableton-live-10-mac-shortcuts Ableton Live is a digital audio workstation for Windows and macOS. In contrast to many other software sequencers, Live is designed for live performances. It's also used for composing, mixing and mastering. Its first version was released in 2001. Ableton Live 10 (Mac) has 160 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below. Showing and hiding views ------------------------ Control + Cmd + F Toggle Full Screen Mode Cmd + Shift + W Toggle Second Window Tab Toggle Session/Arrangement View Shift + Tab Toggle Device/Clip View Control + F12 Toggle Device/Clip View Cmd + Option + L Hide/Show Detail View Control + Shift + F12 Hide/Show Detail View Q Toggle Hot-Swap Mode D Toggle Drum Rack/last-selected Pad Shift + ? Hide/Show Info View Control + Option + V Hide/Show Video Window Cmd + Option + B Hide/Show Browser Cmd + Option + O Hide/Show Overview Cmd + Option + I Hide/Show In/Out Cmd + Option + S Hide/Show Sends Cmd + Option + M Hide/Show Mixer Cmd + , Open the Preferences Esc Close Window/Dialog Accessing menus ---------------   On Windows, menus can be accessed by pressing Alt and the underlined letter of the menu.   Once a menu is open, arrow keys can be used to navigate between menu items. Enter to activate the selected menu item. Adjusting values ---------------- Shift Finer Resolution for Dragging Del Return to Default [0 - 9] Type in Value . Go to Next Field (Bar.beat.16th) , Go to Next Field (Bar.beat.16th) Esc Abort Value Entry Enter Confirm Value Entry Browsing --------   Note that editing shortcuts can also be used in the browser, in addition to shortcuts below. Up arrow / Down arrow Scroll Down/Up Left arrow / Right arrow Close/Open Folders Enter Load Selected Item from Browser Shift + Enter Preview Selected File Cmd + F Search in Browser Down arrow Jump to Search Results 1 ...to 7: Assign Color(s) to Selected Browser Item(s) 0 Reset Assigned Color(s) for Selected Browser Item Transport --------- Space Play from Start Marker/Stop Shift + Space Continue Play from Stop Point Space Play Arrangement View Selection Fn + Left arrow Move Insert Marker to Beginning F9 Record F10 Back to Arrangement F1 … to F8: Activate/Deactivate Track 1..8 Editing ------- Cmd + X Cut Cmd + C Copy Cmd + V Paste Cmd + D Duplicate Del Delete Cmd + Z Undo Cmd + Y Redo Cmd + R Rename Cmd + A Select All Tab Move from one track or scene to another while renaming   By holding down an additional modifier key, some of the above commands can also be applied to: Shift Clips and Slots Across all Tracks Shift Time Across all Tracks Option The Selected Part of the Envelope 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. Shift + Left click Move Start Marker to Position Left arrow / Right arrow Nudge Loop Left/Right Up arrow / Down arrow Move Loop By Loop Length Cmd + Up arrow / Down arrow Halve/Double Loop Length Cmd + Left arrow / Right arrow Shorten/Lengthen Loop Cmd + Shift + L Select Material in Loop Session View commands --------------------- Enter Launch Selected Clip/Slot Arrow keys Select Neighboring Clip/Slot Cmd + A Select all Clips/Slots Option + Left click + Move the mouse Copy Clips Cmd + E Add/Remove Stop Button Cmd + Shift + M Insert MIDI clip Cmd + I Insert Scene Cmd + Shift + I Insert Captured Scene Cmd + Up arrow / Down arrow Move Nonadjacent Scenes Without Collapsing Cmd Drop Browser Clips as a Scene 0 Deactivate Selected Clip Arrangement view commands -------------------------   The shortcuts for zooming, snapping/drawing and loop/region settings works in the Arrangement View, too. See also the editing commands. Cmd + E Split Clip at Selection Cmd + J Consolidate Selection into Clip Cmd + Option + F Create Fade/Crossfade Cmd + L Toggle Loop Selection Cmd + I Insert Silence Cmd + Option Pan Left/Right of Selection Option + Left click (click unfold button) Unfold all Tracks Cmd + Shift + F Scroll Display to Follow Playback 0 Deactivate Selection Left arrow / Right arrow Nudge Selection Left/Right R Reverse Audio Clip Selection Z Zoom to Arrangement Time Selection Shift + Z Zoom Back from Arrangement Time Selection/Zoom Out Arrangement Completely Commands for Tracks -------------------   See editing commands, too. Cmd + T Insert Audio Track Cmd + Shift + T Insert MIDI Track Cmd + Option + T Insert Return Track Cmd + R Rename Selected Track Tab While Renaming, Go to next Track Cmd + G Group Selected Tracks Cmd + Shift + G Ungroup Tracks + Show Grouped Tracks - Hide Grouped Tracks Cmd + Arrow keys Move Nonadjacent Tracks Without Collapsing Cmd + Left click Arm/Solo Multiple Tracks Enter Add Device from Browser 0 Deactivate Selected Track 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. A Toggle Automation Mode Shift Finer Resolution for Dragging Option Create Curved Automation Segment Key/MIDI Map Mode and the Computer MIDI Keyboard ------------------------------------------------ Cmd + M Toggle MIDI Map Mode Cmd + K Toggle Key Map Mode M Computer MIDI Keyboard X Adjust Computer MIDI Keyboard Octave Range Up/Down Y Adjust Computer MIDI Keyboard Octave Range Up/Down C Adjust Computer MIDI Keyboard Incoming Note Velocity Up/Down V Adjust Computer MIDI Keyboard Incoming Note Velocity Up/Down Zooming, Display and Selections ------------------------------- + Zoom In - Zoom Out Shift Drag/Click to Append to a Selection Shift Click to Add Adjacent Clips/Tracks/Scenes to Multi-Selection Cmd Click to Add Nonadjacent Clips/Tracks/Scenes to a Multi-Selection Cmd + Shift + K Follow (Auto-Scroll) Cmd + Option Pan Left/Right of Selection Clip View Sample Display ------------------------   The shortcuts for zooming and loop/region settings also work in the Sample Display. Cmd + U Quantize Cmd + Shift + U Quantize Settings... Left arrow / Right arrow Move Selected Warp Marker Cmd + Left arrow / Right arrow Select Warp Marker Cmd + Shift + F Scroll Display to Follow Playback Shift + Left arrow / Right arrow Move Clip Region with Start Marker Z Zoom to Clip Selection Shift + Z Zoom Back from Clip Selection/Zoom Out Clip Completely Clip View MIDI Editor ---------------------   The shortcuts for zooming, snapping/drawing and loop/region settings also work in the MIDI Editor. Cmd + U Quantize Cmd + Shift + U Quantize Settings... Page Up / Down Scroll Editor Vertically Shift + Page Up / Down Scroll Editor Horizontally Option + Left click + Move the mouse Copy Notes Cmd + Left click + Move the mouse Change Velocity From Note Editor Fn + Left arrow Move Insert Marker to Beginning End Move Insert Marker to End Cmd + Shift + F Scroll Display to Follow Playback Shift + Left arrow / Right arrow Move Clip Region with Start Marker Z Zoom to Clip Selection Shift + Z Zoom Back from Clip Selection/Zoom Out Clip Completely Grid Snapping and Drawing ------------------------- B Toggle Draw Mode Cmd + 1 Narrow Grid Cmd + 2 Widen Grid Cmd + 3 Triplet Grid Cmd + 4 Snap to Grid Cmd + 5 Fixed/Zoom-Adaptive Grid Cmd Bypass Snapping While Dragging Global Quantization ------------------- Cmd + 6 Sixteenth-Note Quantization Cmd + 7 Eighth-Note Quantization Cmd + 8 Quarter-Note Quantization Cmd + 9 1-Bar Quantization Cmd + 0 Quantization Off Working with Sets and the Program --------------------------------- Cmd + N New Live Set Cmd + O Open Live Set Cmd + S Save Live Set Cmd + Shift + S Save Live Set As... Cmd + Q Quit Live Cmd + H Hide Live Cmd + Shift + R Export Audio/Video Cmd + Shift + E Export MIDI file Working with Plug-Ins and Devices --------------------------------- Cmd + Option + P Show/Hide Plug-In Windows Cmd Open Second/Multiple Windows with Plug-In Edit Button Shift Open Mac Keystroke Plug-In Window with Plug-In Edit Button Cmd + G Group/Ungroup Devices Option + Left click (click device activator) Activate/Deactivate All Devices in Group Shift Click to Append Devices to a Selected Device Enter Load Selected Device From Browser   Source: Ableton manual Last modified on (UTC): Monday, November 11, 2019 Defkey © All rights reserved.