Ableton/Keyshort/Single-Key

• Ableton Live Keyboard Shortcuts that utilize a single letter

  • My Notes

    • 2025-05-13 Tue assembled this list so as to find the keys that are free for quick mapping with the Key Map Mode Switch - see also 29.2.5 Computer Keyboard Remote Control in the Ableton/Manual/29/02/05 Computer Keyboard Remote Control.
      • Specifically, I was looking for good default shortcuts for Ableton/Manual/06/03 Launching the Arrangement with Locators

  • Single-letter shortcuts (macOS, no modifiers)

    • alphabetical
      • mapped
        • A – toggle Automation Mode
        • B – toggle Draw Mode
        • C – arm selected track / decrease Computer-MIDI-keyboard velocity*
        • D – toggle Drum-Rack last-selected pad
        • F – momentarily show Fade handles
        • H – optimise Arrangement height
        • K – highlight Scale in MIDI editor
        • M – enable/disable Computer MIDI Keyboard
        • Q – toggle Hot-Swap mode
        • R – reverse selected audio
        • S – solo selected track(s)
        • T – audition selected Take lane
        • U – fold/unfold selected track(s)
        • V – increase Computer-MIDI-keyboard velocity*
        • W – optimise Arrangement width
        • X – zoom back from current selection / raise Computer-MIDI-keyboard octave*
        • Z – zoom to current selection / lower Computer-MIDI-keyboard octave*
      • unmapped
        • LH
          • E
          • G
        • RH
          • I
          • J
          • L
          • N
          • O
          • P
    • numerical
      • mapped
        • 0 - Deactivate / Reactivate selected clip, note or automation - Works everywhere (Session, Arrangement, MIDI editor)
        • 1 - 7 -
          • Assign Color(s) to Selected Browser Item(s)
      • unmapped
        • 8
        • 9
    • punctual
      • mapped
        • = or +: Zoom In
        • -: Zoom Out
        • . and ,: Go to Next Field (Bar/Beat/16th)
      • unmapped
        • suggested user mappings
          • Ableton/Manual/06/03 Launching the Arrangement with Locators
            • • sensible default key shortcuts for the Set, Previous Locator and Next Locator button are:
                • [: go to previous locator
                • ]: go to next locator
                • \: set a locator
            • [
            • ]
            • \
        • no suggested mapping yet
          • `
          • ;
          • '
          • /
    • Ableton/Keyshort/F-Key

      • Ableton Live Keyboard Shortcuts that utilize Function keys (no modifiers, macOS Live 11)

        • mapped
          • F1–F8 Activate/Deactivate Track 1-8 (row order) soundswow.com
          • F9 Start/stop Arrangement Record soundswow.com
          • F10 Back to Arrangement (clear Session overrides) soundswow.com
          • F11 Toggle Full-Screen¹
          • F12 Toggle Device View ↔ Clip View
        • ¹Apple maps F11 to “Show Desktop.” If your Mac uses media keys, press fn + F11 or enable “Use F1-F12 as standard function keys” in System Settings.

  • Notes

    • *The C/V and Z/X functions apply when the Computer MIDI Keyboard is turned on.