================================== Ableton Live 10 keyboard shortcuts ================================== First published at 12/23/2018 on https://defkey.com/ableton-live-10-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 has 159 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below. General ------- Ctrl + Alt + Shift + E Toggle the audio engine Showing and hiding views ------------------------ F11 Toggle Full Screen Mode Ctrl + Shift + W Toggle Second Window Tab Toggle Session/Arrangement View Shift + Tab Toggle Device/Clip View F12 Toggle Device/Clip View Ctrl + Alt + L Hide/Show Detail View Shift + F12 Hide/Show Detail View Q Toggle Hot-Swap Mode D Toggle Drum Rack/last-selected Pad Shift + ? Hide/Show Info View Ctrl + Alt + V Hide/Show Video Window 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 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 Ctrl + 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 Home Move Insert Marker to Beginning F9 Record F10 Back to Arrangement F1 … to F8: Activate/Deactivate Track 1..8 Editing ------- Ctrl + X Cut Ctrl + C Copy Ctrl + V Paste Ctrl + D Duplicate Del Delete Ctrl + Z Undo Ctrl + Y Redo Ctrl + R Rename Ctrl + 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 Alt 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 Ctrl + Up arrow / Down arrow Halve/Double Loop Length Ctrl + Left arrow / Right arrow Shorten/Lengthen Loop Ctrl + Shift + L Select Material in Loop Session View commands --------------------- Enter Launch Selected Clip/Slot Arrow keys Select Neighboring Clip/Slot Ctrl + A Select all Clips/Slots Ctrl + Left click + Move the mouse 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 arrow / Down arrow Move Nonadjacent Scenes Without Collapsing Ctrl 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. Ctrl + E Split Clip at Selection Ctrl + J Consolidate Selection into Clip Ctrl + Alt + F Create Fade/Crossfade Ctrl + L Toggle Loop Selection Ctrl + I Insert Silence Ctrl + Alt Pan Left/Right of Selection Alt + Left click (click unfold button) Unfold all Tracks Ctrl + 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. 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 next Track Ctrl + G Group Selected Tracks Ctrl + Shift + G Ungroup Tracks + Show Grouped Tracks - Hide Grouped Tracks Ctrl + Arrow keys Move Nonadjacent Tracks Without Collapsing Ctrl + 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 Alt Create Curved Automation Segment Key/MIDI Map Mode and the Computer MIDI Keyboard ------------------------------------------------ Ctrl + M Toggle MIDI Map Mode Ctrl + 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 Ctrl Click to Add Nonadjacent Clips/Tracks/Scenes to a Multi-Selection Ctrl + Shift + F Follow (Auto-Scroll) Ctrl + Alt Pan Left/Right of Selection Clip View Sample Display ------------------------ The shortcuts for zooming and loop/region settings also work in the Sample Display. Ctrl + U Quantize Ctrl + Shift + U Quantize Settings... Left arrow / Right arrow Move Selected Warp Marker Ctrl + Left arrow / Right arrow Select Warp Marker Ctrl + 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. Ctrl + U Quantize Ctrl + Shift + U Quantize Settings... Page Up / Down Scroll Editor Vertically Ctrl + Page Up / Down Scroll Editor Horizontally Ctrl + Left click + Move the mouse Copy Notes Alt + Left click + Move the mouse Change Velocity From Note Editor Home Move Insert Marker to Beginning End Move Insert Marker to End Ctrl + 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 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 While Dragging Global Quantization ------------------- 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 --------------------------------- 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 + Shift + R Export Audio/Video Ctrl + Shift + E Export MIDI file Working with Plug-Ins and Devices --------------------------------- Ctrl + Alt + P Show/Hide Plug-In Windows Ctrl Open Second/Multiple Windows with Plug-In Edit Button Ctrl + G Group/Ungroup Devices Alt + Left click (click device activator) Activate/Deactivate All Devices in Group Shift + Left click Click to Append Devices to a Selected Device Enter Load Selected Device From Browser   Source: Ableton manual Last modified on(UTC): Tuesday, February 8, 2022 Defkey © All rights reserved.