Ableton/Live/UG/42 Keyboard Shortcuts

• 42. Live Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Keyboard shortcuts grouped by task, from showing views to editing envelopes and clips.
  • Ableton/Live/UG/42 Keyboard Shortcuts/01 Showing and Hiding Views

    • 42.1 Showing and Hiding Views

      • Toggle Full Screen Mode — Ctrl+Cmd+F (Win F11)
      • Toggle Second Window — Cmd+Shift+W (Win Ctrl+Shift+W)
      • Toggle Session/Arrangement View — Tab
      • Toggle Between Device/Clip View — Shift+Tab or F12
      • Toggle Device and Clip View — Option click view toggle (Win Alt click view toggle)
      • Toggle Hot-Swap Mode — Q
      • Toggle Drum Rack/Last Selected Pad — D
      • Hide/Show Info View — Shift+?
      • Hide/Show Video Window — Cmd+Option+V (Win Ctrl+Alt+V)
      • Hide/Show Browser — Cmd+Option+B or Cmd+Option+5 (Win Ctrl+Alt+B or Ctrl+Alt+5)
      • Hide/Show Overview — Cmd+Option+O (Win Ctrl+Alt+O)
      • Hide/Show In/Out — Cmd+Option+I (Win Ctrl+Alt+I)
      • Hide/Show Sends — Cmd+Option+S (Win Ctrl+Alt+S)
      • Hide/Show Mixer — Cmd+Option+M (Win Ctrl+Alt+M)
      • Hide/Show Clip View — Cmd+Option+3 (Win Ctrl+Alt+3)
      • Hide/Show Device View — Cmd+Option+4 (Win Ctrl+Alt+4)
      • Hide/Show the Groove Pool — Cmd+Option+6 (Win Ctrl+Alt+6)
      • Hide/Show the Learn View — Cmd+Option+7 (Win Ctrl+Alt+7)
      • Open the Settings — Cmd+, (Win Ctrl+,)
      • Close Window/Dialog — Esc
  • Ableton/Live/UG/42 Keyboard Shortcuts/02 Keyboard Focus and Navigation

    • 42.2 Keyboard Focus and Navigation

      • Move Focus to the Control Bar — Option+0 (Win Alt+0)
      • Move Focus to the Session View — Option+1 (Win Alt+1)
      • Move Focus to the Arrangement View — Option+2 (Win Alt+2)
      • Move Focus to the Clip View — Option+3 (Win Alt+3)
      • Move Focus to the Device View — Option+4 (Win Alt+4)
      • Move Focus to the Browser — Option+5 (Win Alt+5)
      • Move Focus to the Groove Pool — Option+6 (Win Alt+6)
      • Move Focus to the Learn View — Option+7 (Win Alt+7)
      • Move Focus to the Selected Clip Panel — Option+8 (Win Alt+8)
      • Move Focus to the Clip Panels — Option+Shift+P (Win Alt+Shift+P)
      • With Use Tab to Move Focus on, from the Settings or the Navigate menu:
        • Move to Next Focusable Control — Tab
        • Move to Previous Focusable Control — Shift+Tab
        • Move to Next Neighbor of Current Control — Option+Tab (Win Ctrl+Tab)
        • Move to Previous Neighbor of Current Control — Option+Shift+Tab (Win Ctrl+Shift+Tab)
  • Ableton/Live/UG/42 Keyboard Shortcuts/03 Working with Sets and the Program

    • 42.3 Working with Sets and the Program

      • New Live Set — Cmd+N (Win Ctrl+N)
      • Open Live Set — Cmd+O (Win Ctrl+O)
      • Save Live Set — Cmd+S (Win Ctrl+S)
      • Save Live Set As… — Cmd+Shift+S (Win Ctrl+Shift+S)
      • Quit Live — Cmd+Q (Win Ctrl+Q)
      • Hide Live — Cmd+H (Mac only)
      • Export Audio/Video — Cmd+Shift+R (Win Ctrl+Shift+R)
      • Export MIDI File — Cmd+Shift+E (Win Ctrl+Shift+E)
  • Ableton/Live/UG/42 Keyboard Shortcuts/04 Working with Devices and Plug-Ins

    • 42.4 Working with Devices and Plug-Ins

      • Group Devices — Cmd+G (Win Ctrl+G)
      • Ungroup Devices — Cmd+Shift+G (Win Ctrl+Shift+G)
      • Activate/Deactivate All Devices in Group — Hold Option and click on device activator (Win Hold Alt and click on device activator)
      • Add Device(s) to Selection — Shift click
      • See List of Devices on a Track — right-click on Device View selector
      • Reset Parameter Value — Delete or double-click
      • Load Selected Device from Browser — Enter
      • Hot-Swap Selected Device — Q
      • Hide/Show Open Plug-In Windows — Cmd+Option+P (Win Ctrl+Alt+P)
      • Open Multiple Windows with Show/Hide Plug-In Window Button — Cmd (Win Ctrl)
      • Compare A/B: Switch Device State — P
  • Ableton/Live/UG/42 Keyboard Shortcuts/05 Editing

    • 42.5 Editing

      • Cut — Cmd+X (Win Ctrl+X)
      • Copy — Cmd+C (Win Ctrl+C)
      • Paste — Cmd+V (Win Ctrl+V)
      • Duplicate — Cmd+D (Win Ctrl+D)
      • Delete — Delete
      • Undo — Cmd+Z (Win Ctrl+Z)
      • Redo — Cmd+Shift+Z (Win Ctrl+Y)
      • Rename — Cmd+R (Win Ctrl+R)
      • Select All — Cmd+A (Win Ctrl+A)
      • Select Multiple Items — Cmd click (Win Ctrl click)
      • Select Multiple Items by First and Last Item — Shift click
      • Move to Next Track/Scene When Renaming — Tab
      • Ignore Grid Quantization When Dragging — Cmd (Win Alt)
      • Modifiers that extend some of these commands:
        • Clips and Slots Across All Tracks — Shift
        • Time Across All Tracks — Shift
        • The Selected Part of the Envelope — Option (Win Alt)
  • Ableton/Live/UG/42 Keyboard Shortcuts/06 Adjusting Values

    • 42.6 Adjusting Values

      • Decrement/Increment — up and down arrow keys
      • Decrement/Increment in Octaves or Fine Adjustments — Shift up and down arrow keys
      • Finer Resolution When Dragging — Shift
      • Return to Default — Delete
      • Type In Value — 0…9
      • Go to Next Field (Bar/Beat/16th) — . / ,
      • Cancel Value Entry — Esc
      • Confirm Value Entry — Enter
  • Ableton/Live/UG/42 Keyboard Shortcuts/07 Commands for Breakpoint Envelopes

    • 42.7 Commands for Breakpoint Envelopes

      • Toggle Automation Mode — A
      • Finer Resolution When Dragging — Shift
      • Create Curved Automation Segment — Option (Win Alt)
      • Momentarily Toggle Fade Controls — F
      • Delete Selected Breakpoint Envelope — Cmd+Delete (Win Ctrl+Delete)
      • Ignore Grid Quantization When Dragging — Cmd (Win Alt)
  • Ableton/Live/UG/42 Keyboard Shortcuts/08 Loop Brace and Start-End Markers

    • 42.8 Loop Brace and Start/End Markers

      • Set Start Marker — Cmd+F9 (Win Ctrl+F9)
      • Set Loop Brace Start — Cmd+F10 (Win Ctrl+F10)
      • Set Loop Brace End — Cmd+F11 (Win Ctrl+F11)
      • Set End Marker — Cmd+F12 (Win Ctrl+F12)
      • With the loop brace or the start or end marker selected:
        • Move Start Marker to Position — Cmd click (Win Ctrl click)
        • Move End Marker to Position — Cmd+Shift click (Win Ctrl+Shift click)
        • Nudge Loop Brace Left/Right — right and left arrow keys
        • Move Loop by Loop Length — up and down arrow keys
        • Halve/Double Loop Length — Cmd up and down arrow keys (Win Ctrl up and down arrow keys)
        • Shorten/Lengthen Loop — Cmd right and left arrow keys (Win Ctrl right and left arrow keys)
        • Select Material in Loop — Cmd+Shift+L (Win Ctrl+Shift+L)
    • Live 11 notes: Ableton/Manual/36/7 Loop Brace Start End Markers
  • Ableton/Live/UG/42 Keyboard Shortcuts/09 Zooming Display and Selections

    • 42.9 Zooming, Display and Selections

      • Zoom In Window — Cmd + (Win Ctrl +)
      • Zoom Out Window — Cmd - (Win Ctrl -)
      • Zoom In Time Ruler — +
      • Zoom Out Time Ruler — -
      • Scroll Display to Follow Playback — Option+Shift+F (Win Alt+Shift+F)
      • Scroll Left/Right — Shift scroll
      • Pan Left/Right of Selection — Cmd+Option (Win Ctrl+Alt)
      • Add Items to a Selection — Shift click or drag
      • Add Adjacent Clips/Tracks/Scenes to Multi-Selection — Shift click
      • Add Nonadjacent Clips/Tracks/Scenes to a Multi-Selection — Cmd click (Win Ctrl click)
      • Related: Ableton/Keyshort/Q/What is the "zoom to selection" keyshort in Ableton Live?
  • Ableton/Live/UG/42 Keyboard Shortcuts/10 Clip View Editor View Modes

    • 42.10 Clip View Editor View Modes

      • Switch Between Sample/Envelopes Tabs — Option+Tab (Win Ctrl+Tab)
      • Switch Between Notes/Envelopes/MPE Tabs — Option+Tab (Win Ctrl+Tab)
      • Switch to Sample/Notes Tab — Option+Shift+1 (Win Alt+Shift+1)
      • Switch to Envelopes Tab — Option+Shift+2 (Win Alt+Shift+2)
      • Switch to MPE Tab — Option+Shift+3 (Win Alt+Shift+3)
  • Ableton/Live/UG/42 Keyboard Shortcuts/11 Clip View Sample Editor

    • 42.11 Clip View Sample Editor

      • Quantize — Cmd+U (Win Ctrl+U)
      • Quantize Settings… — Cmd+Shift+U (Win Ctrl+Shift+U)
      • Move Selected Warp Marker — right and left arrow keys
      • Select Warp Marker — Cmd right and left arrow keys (Win Ctrl right and left arrow keys)
      • Scroll Display to Follow Playback — Option+Shift+F (Win Ctrl+Shift+F)
      • Move Clip Region with Start Marker — Shift right and left arrow keys
      • Zoom to Clip Selection — Z
      • Zoom Back from Clip Selection — X
      • Insert Warp Marker — Cmd+I (Win Ctrl+I)
      • Delete Warp Marker — Delete
      • Insert Transient — Cmd+Shift+I (Win Ctrl+Shift+I)
      • Delete Transient — Cmd+Shift+Delete (Win Ctrl+Shift+Delete)
      • Fit Content to View Width — W
      • Fit Content to View Height — H
  • Ableton/Live/UG/42 Keyboard Shortcuts/12 Clip View MIDI Note Editor

    • 42.12 Clip View MIDI Note Editor

      • Select All Notes — Cmd+A (Win Ctrl+A)
      • Copy Notes — Option drag (Win Ctrl drag)
      • Chop Selected Notes on Grid or Split Notes at Time Selection Start/End — Cmd+E (Win Ctrl+E)
      • Chop Notes in Increments of 1 — Cmd+E drag up/down (Win Ctrl+E drag up/down)
      • Chop Notes in Increments of 2 — Cmd+Shift+E drag up/down (Win Ctrl+Shift+E drag up/down)
      • Split Notes at Exact Location — Hold E then click to split, drag to move
      • Join Notes — Cmd+J (Win Ctrl+J)
      • Fit Notes to Time Range — Cmd+Option+J (Win Ctrl+Alt+J)
      • Fit Content to View Width — W
      • Fit Content to View Height — H
      • Quantize — Cmd+U (Win Ctrl+U)
      • Quantize Settings… — Cmd+Shift+U (Win Ctrl+Shift+U)
      • Scroll Editor Vertically — Page Up/Down keys
      • Scroll Editor Vertically in Fine Increments — Shift Page Up/Down keys
      • Scroll Editor Horizontally — Cmd Page Up/Down keys (Win Ctrl Page Up/Down keys)
      • Change Velocity from MIDI Note Editor — Cmd drag (Win Alt drag)
      • Move Insert Marker to Beginning — Home or Function left arrow key (Win Home)
      • Move Insert Marker to End — End or Function right arrow (Win End)
      • Select Next/Previous Note — Option up and down arrow keys (Win Alt up and down arrow keys)
      • Select Next/Previous Note in Same Key Track — Option left and right arrow keys (Win Alt left and right arrow keys)
      • Scroll Display to Follow Playback — Option+Shift+F (Win Ctrl+Shift+F)
      • Move Clip Region with Start Marker — Shift right and left arrow keys
      • Zoom to Clip Selection — Z
      • Zoom Back from Clip Selection — X
      • Zoom In/Out Horizontally — + / -
      • Set Note Selection Velocity — Type a value between 0-127 and press Enter
      • Adjust Note Selection Velocity — Cmd up and down arrow keys (Win Ctrl up and down arrow keys)
      • Adjust Note Selection Velocity Deviation — Cmd+Shift up and down arrow keys (Win Ctrl+Shift up and down arrow keys)
      • Adjust Note Selection Chance — Cmd+Option up and down arrow keys (Win Ctrl+Alt up and down arrow keys)
      • Toggle Full-Size Clip View — Cmd+Option+E (Win Ctrl+Alt+E)
      • Group Notes (Play All) — Cmd+G (Win Ctrl+G)
      • Ungroup Notes — Cmd+Shift+G (Win Ctrl+Shift+G)
      • Apply Current MIDI Tool Settings — Cmd+Enter (Win Ctrl+Enter)
      • Invert Note Selection — Cmd+Shift+A (Win Ctrl+Shift+A)
      • Highlight Scale — K
      • Split Arrangement Clip Based on Time Selection — Cmd+Shift+E (Win Ctrl+Shift+E)
      • Show/Hide MIDI Note Filters — Cmd+Shift+F (Win Ctrl+Shift+F)
  • Ableton/Live/UG/42 Keyboard Shortcuts/13 Grid Snapping and Drawing

    • 42.13 Grid Snapping and Drawing

      • Toggle Draw Mode (Pitch Lock Off) — B
      • Narrow Grid — Cmd+1 (Win Ctrl+1)
      • Widen Grid — Cmd+2 (Win Ctrl+2)
      • Triplet Grid — Cmd+3 (Win Ctrl+3)
      • Snap to Grid — Cmd+4 (Win Ctrl+4)
      • Fixed/Zoom-Adaptive Grid — Cmd+5 (Win Ctrl+5)
      • Bypass Snapping While Dragging — Cmd (Win Alt)
  • Ableton/Live/UG/42 Keyboard Shortcuts/14 Global Quantization

    • 42.14 Global Quantization

      • Sixteenth-Note Quantization — Cmd+6 (Win Ctrl+6)
      • Eighth-Note Quantization — Cmd+7 (Win Ctrl+7)
      • Quarter-Note Quantization — Cmd+8 (Win Ctrl+8)
      • 1-Bar Quantization — Cmd+9 (Win Ctrl+9)
      • Quantization Off — Cmd+0 (Win Ctrl+0)
  • Ableton/Live/UG/42 Keyboard Shortcuts/15 Session View

    • 42.15 Session View

      • Launch Selected Clip/Slot — Enter
      • Select Neighboring Clip/Slot — arrow keys
      • Select All Clips/Slots — Cmd+A (Win Ctrl+A)
      • Copy Clips — Option drag (Win Ctrl drag)
      • Add/Remove Stop Button — Cmd+E (Win Ctrl+E)
      • Stop Clips in Track with Slot Selection — Cmd+Enter (Win Ctrl+Enter)
      • Insert MIDI clip — Cmd+Shift+M (Win Ctrl+Shift+M)
      • Insert Scene — Cmd+I (Win Ctrl+I)
      • Insert Captured Scene — Cmd+Shift+I (Win Ctrl+Shift+I)
      • Move Up/Down Between Scenes (One at a Time) — up and down arrow keys
      • Move Up/Down Between Scenes (Eight at a Time) — Page Up/Down keys
      • Record to Session View — Cmd+Shift+F9 (Win Ctrl+Shift+F9)
      • Toggle Follow Actions for Selected Clips — Shift+Enter
      • Create Follow Action Chain — Cmd+Shift+Enter (Win Ctrl+Shift+Enter)
      • Move Selected Track Left/Right — Cmd left and right arrow keys (Win Ctrl left and right arrow keys)
      • Move Nonadjacent Scenes Without Collapsing — Cmd up and down arrow keys (Win Ctrl up and down arrow keys)
      • Drop Browser Clips as a Scene — Cmd (Win Ctrl)
      • Deactivate Selected Clip — 0
      • Jump to Highlighted Track Title Bar — Esc
      • Jump to the First Track of the Current Scene — Home or Function left arrow key (Win Home)
      • Jump to the Last Track of the Current Scene — End or Function right arrow key (Win End)
      • Jump to the Current Scene from the Last Track — End or Function right arrow key (Win End)
      • Solo Selected Chain — S
  • Ableton/Live/UG/42 Keyboard Shortcuts/16 Arrangement View

    • 42.16 Arrangement View

      • Split Clip at Selection — Cmd+E (Win Ctrl+E)
      • Consolidate Selection into Clip — Cmd+J (Win Ctrl+J)
      • Crop Selected Clips — Cmd+Shift+J (Win Ctrl+Shift+J)
      • Resize Clip When Insert Marker is at Clip Edge — Enter left and right arrow keys
      • Slide Waveform — Shift+Option drag (Win Shift+Alt drag)
      • Stretch Warped Clip — Shift drag in clip title bar
      • Select Time Within Clip — Shift+Option drag in clip title bar (Win Shift+Alt drag in clip title bar)
      • Create Fade/Crossfade — Cmd+Option+F (Win Ctrl+Alt+F)
      • Delete Fades/Crossfades in Selected Clip(s) — Cmd+Option+Delete (Win Ctrl+Alt+Backspace)
      • Momentarily Toggle Fade Handles — F
      • Toggle Loop Brace — Cmd+L (Win Ctrl+L)
      • Adjust Loop Brace Length — Cmd left and right arrow keys (Win Ctrl left and right arrow keys)
      • Select Loop Brace Contents — Cmd+Shift+L (Win Ctrl+Shift+L)
      • Insert Silence — Cmd+I (Win Ctrl+I)
      • Cut Time — Cmd+Shift+X (Win Ctrl+Shift+X)
      • Copy Time — Cmd+Shift+C (Win Ctrl+Shift+C)
      • Paste Time — Cmd+Shift+V (Win Ctrl+Shift+V)
      • Duplicate Time — Cmd+Shift+D (Win Ctrl+Shift+D)
      • Delete Time — Cmd+Shift+Delete (Win Ctrl+Shift+Delete)
      • Fold/Unfold Selected Tracks — U or left and right arrow keys
      • Unfold All Tracks — Option+U (Win Alt+U)
      • Adjust Height of Selected Tracks/Clips — Option + and Option - (Win Alt + and Alt -)
      • Scroll Display to Follow Playback — Option+Shift+F (Win Ctrl+Shift+F)
      • Scroll Display Left/Right of Selection — Cmd+Option drag (Win Ctrl+Alt drag)
      • Optimize Arrangement Height — H
      • Optimize Arrangement Width — W
      • Deactivate Selection — 0
      • Nudge Selection Left/Right — right and left arrow keys
      • Reverse Audio Clip Selection — R
      • Zoom to Arrangement Time Selection — Z
      • Zoom Back from Arrangement Time Selection — X
      • Play from Insert Marker in Selected Clip — Option+Space (Win Ctrl+Space)
      • Move Insert Marker to Playhead Position — Cmd+Shift+Space (Win Ctrl+Shift+Space)
      • Jump to Highlighted Track Title Bar — Esc
      • Move Focus to Mixer — Option+Shift+M (Win Alt+Shift+M)
      • Related Live 11 notes and cards: Ableton/Manual/06/01 Arrangement View Navigation
  • Ableton/Live/UG/42 Keyboard Shortcuts/17 Comping

    • 42.17 Comping

      • Show Take Lanes — Cmd+Option+U (Win Ctrl+Alt+U)
      • Add Selected Take Lane Area to Main Track Lane — Enter
      • Audition Selected Take Lane — T
      • Add Take Lane — Shift+Option+T (Win Shift+Alt+T)
      • Duplicate Selected Take Lane — Cmd+D (Win Ctrl+D)
      • Replace Main Take Clip with Next/Previous Take — Cmd up and down arrow keys (Win Ctrl up and down arrow keys)
  • Ableton/Live/UG/42 Keyboard Shortcuts/18 Bounce to Audio

    • 42.18 Bounce to Audio

      • Bounce to New Track — Cmd+B (Win Ctrl+B)
      • Paste Bounced Audio — Cmd+Option+V (Win Ctrl+Alt+V)
  • Ableton/Live/UG/42 Keyboard Shortcuts/19 Commands for Tracks

    • 42.19 Commands for Tracks

      • Insert Audio Track — Cmd+T (Win Ctrl+T)
      • Insert MIDI Track — Cmd+Shift+T (Win Ctrl+Shift+T)
      • Insert Return Track — Cmd+Option+T (Win Ctrl+Alt+T)
      • Rename Selected Track — Cmd+R (Win Ctrl+R)
      • Go to Next Track When Renaming — Tab
      • Group Selected Tracks — Cmd+G (Win Ctrl+G)
      • Ungroup Tracks — Cmd+Shift+G (Win Ctrl+Shift+G)
      • Show Grouped Tracks — +
      • Hide Grouped Tracks — -
      • Collapse/Expand Grouped Tracks — U
      • Hide/Show Return Tracks — Cmd+Option+R (Win Ctrl+Alt+R)
      • Move Nonadjacent Tracks Without Collapsing — Cmd arrow keys (Win Ctrl arrow keys)
      • Arm Selected Tracks — C
      • Solo Selected Tracks — S
      • Add Device from Browser — Enter
      • Deactivate Selected Track — 0
      • Freeze/Unfreeze Tracks — Cmd+Option+Shift+F (Win Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F)
      • Delete Track from Track Title Bar — Delete
  • Ableton/Live/UG/42 Keyboard Shortcuts/20 Transport

    • 42.20 Transport

      • Play from Start Marker/Stop — Space
      • Continue Play from Stop Point — Shift+Space
      • Stop Playback at End of Selection — Option+Space (Win Ctrl+Space)
      • Play Arrangement View Selection — Space
      • Move Insert Marker to Beginning — Home or Function left arrow key (Win Home)
      • Record — F9
      • Arm Recording in Arrangement View — Shift+F9
      • Record to Session View — Cmd+Shift+F9 (Win Ctrl+Shift+F9)
      • Back to Arrangement — F10
      • Activate/Deactivate Track 1…8 — F1…F8
      • Toggle Metronome — O
  • Ableton/Live/UG/42 Keyboard Shortcuts/21 Audio Engine

    • 42.21 Audio Engine

      • Turn Audio Engine On/Off — Cmd+Option+Shift+E (Win Ctrl+Alt+Shift+E)
  • Ableton/Live/UG/42 Keyboard Shortcuts/22 Browser

    • 42.22 Browser

      • Scroll Down/Up — up and down arrow keys
      • Hide/Show Browser — Cmd+Option+B (Win Ctrl+Alt+B)
      • Close/Open Folders — right and left arrow keys
      • Load Selected Item from Browser — Enter
      • Preview Selected File — Shift+Enter or right arrow key
      • Search in Browser — Cmd+F (Win Ctrl+F)
      • Jump to Search Results — down arrow key or Enter
      • Assign Color(s) to Selected Browser Item(s) — 1…7
      • Reset Assigned Color(s) for Selected Browser Item(s) — 0
      • Show Similar Files Using Similarity Search — Cmd+Shift+F (Win Ctrl+Shift+F)
      • Browser History Back — Cmd+[ (Win Ctrl+[)
      • Browser History Forward — Cmd+] (Win Ctrl+])
      • Hide/Show Filter View — Cmd+Option+G (Win Ctrl+Alt+G)
      • Hide/Show Tag Editor — Cmd+Shift+E (Win Ctrl+Shift+E)
  • Ableton/Live/UG/42 Keyboard Shortcuts/23 Similar Sample Swapping

    • 42.23 Similar Sample Swapping

      • For Drum Racks, Drum Rack pads and Ableton/Instrument/Simpler:
        • Swap to Next Similar Sample — Cmd right arrow (Win Ctrl right arrow)
        • Swap to Previous Similar Sample — Cmd left arrow (Win Ctrl left arrow)
        • Save as Similarity Reference — Cmd up arrow (Win Ctrl up arrow)
        • Return to Reference — Cmd down arrow (Win Ctrl down arrow)
        • Temporarily Toggle Similar Sample Swap Controls in Drum Racks — Option (Win Alt)
  • Ableton/Live/UG/42 Keyboard Shortcuts/24 Key-MIDI Map Mode and the Computer MIDI Keyboard

    • 42.24 Key/MIDI Map Mode and the Computer MIDI Keyboard

      • Toggle MIDI Map Mode — Cmd+M (Win Ctrl+M)
      • Toggle Key Map Mode — Cmd+K (Win Ctrl+K)
      • Computer MIDI Keyboard — M
      • Adjust Computer MIDI Keyboard Octave Range Up/Down — X and Z keys
      • Adjust Computer MIDI Keyboard Incoming Note Velocity Up/Down — C and V keys
      • With the Computer MIDI Keyboard on, letter keys play notes and set octave and velocity:
        • 
      • Single-letter shortcuts still work with Shift added, such as Shift+S to solo a track.
  • Ableton/Live/UG/42 Keyboard Shortcuts/25 Momentary Latching Shortcuts

    • 42.25 Momentary Latching Shortcuts

      • Holding some shortcut keys for about 500 ms toggles their action only while held; releasing the key restores the previous state:
        • A — Arrangement automation mode
        • B — Draw Mode
        • S — solo the selected track
        • Z — zoom to the Arrangement selection
        • F1…F8 — Track Activator for the first eight tracks
        • Tab — Arrangement or Session View
      • The Options.txt entry -DisableHotKeyLatching turns latching off.
  • Ableton/Live/UG/42 Keyboard Shortcuts/26 General Keyboard Navigation and Workflow

    • 42.26 General Keyboard Navigation and Workflow

      • Most menus, views and controls can be reached from the keyboard. The Navigate menu moves focus between areas of the interface and holds the Tab navigation options; more are in the Display & Input Settings.
      • Ableton/Live/UG/41 Accessibility and Keyboard Nav/04 Navigating in Live covers each view.
      • Ableton/Live/UG/42 Keyboard Shortcuts/26 General Keyboard Navigation and Workflow/01 Using Tab for Navigation

        • 42.26.1 Using Tab for Navigation

          • With Use Tab to Move Focus on, Tab / Shift+Tab move to the next or previous control, and Option+Tab / Option+Shift+Tab (Mac), Ctrl+Tab / Ctrl+Shift+Tab (Win) move along a row in the Session or Arrangement mixer.
          • With it off, Tab switches between Session and Arrangement View.
          • Wrap Tab Navigation — Tab past the last control returns to the first, and Shift+Tab on the first goes to the last.
          • Move Clips with Arrow Keys — on by default; left and right arrows move selected clips or the time selection in the Arrangement. With it off, left and right collapse the time selection to its start or end.
          • Same content as Ableton/Live/UG/41 Accessibility and Keyboard Nav/01 Menu and Keyboard Navigation Settings/01 Using Tab for Navigation.
      • Ableton/Live/UG/42 Keyboard Shortcuts/26 General Keyboard Navigation and Workflow/02 Navigating Between Controls in the Settings Menu

        • 42.26.2 Navigating Between Controls in the Settings Menu

          • Tab and Shift+Tab move between options in a Settings tab, whether or not Use Tab to Move Focus is on. Up and down arrows change a focused option; Enter flips a toggle.
          • Option+Tab / Option+Shift+Tab (Mac), Ctrl+Tab / Ctrl+Shift+Tab (Win), or the arrows on the focused Settings Page Chooser switch tabs. Shift+Tab from a tab's first control returns to the chooser.
  • Ableton/Live/UG/42 Keyboard Shortcuts/27 Editing Automation and Modulation Envelopes with the Keyboard

    • 42.27 Editing Automation and Modulation Envelopes with the Keyboard

      • Breakpoints in automation and modulation envelopes can be added, edited and deleted from the keyboard; see Ableton/Live/UG/41 Accessibility and Keyboard Nav/05 Editing Automation and Modulation Envelopes.
  • Ableton/Live/UG/42 Keyboard Shortcuts/28 Accessing Menus

    • 42.28 Accessing Menus

      • Mac: Cmd+? opens a search field that suggests menu entries as you type; arrows choose and Enter runs.
      • Windows: Alt plus a menu's first letter opens it, such as Alt+F for File. Up and down move through items, left and right open neighboring menus, and Enter chooses.
  • Ableton/Live/UG/42 Keyboard Shortcuts/29 Using Live's Context Menu

    • 42.29 Using Live’s Context Menu

      • Right-click (Win) or Ctrl-click (Mac) an area of Live for its context menu. From the keyboard: VO+Shift+M (Mac), or Menu or Shift+F10 (Win).
      • Some context menus include options from Live's Settings; changing them affects the whole program, not just the selected item.
      • Some commands appear only in context menus, including browser options, grid marker commands for Auto-Warp, grid line width options, copy and paste of Operator envelopes and oscillators, and many device-specific commands.