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Ableton Live 10 cheat sheet

Note that editing shortcuts can also be used in the
General browser, in addition to shortcuts below.
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Toggle the audio engine Up arrow / Down Scroll Down/Up
E arrow
Left arrow / Right Close/Open Folders
Showing and hiding views arrow

F11 Toggle Full Screen Mode Enter Load Selected Item from Browser

Ctrl + Shift + W Toggle Second Window Shift + Enter Preview Selected File

Tab Toggle Session/Arrangement View Ctrl + F Search in Browser

Shift + Tab or F12 Toggle Device/Clip View Down arrow Jump to Search Results

Ctrl + Alt + L or Hide/Show Detail View 1 ...to 7: Assign Color(s) to Selected

Shift + F12 Browser Item(s)

Q Toggle Hot-Swap Mode 0 Reset Assigned Color(s) for

Selected Browser Item
D Toggle Drum Rack/last-selected
Pad
Shift + ? Hide/Show Info View
Transport
Ctrl + Alt + V Hide/Show Video Window Space Play from Start Marker/Stop

Ctrl + Alt + B Hide/Show Browser Shift + Space Continue Play from Stop Point

Ctrl + Alt + O Hide/Show Overview Space Play Arrangement View Selection

Ctrl + Alt + I Hide/Show In/Out Home Move Insert Marker to Beginning

Ctrl + Alt + S Hide/Show Sends F9 Record

Ctrl + Alt + M Hide/Show Mixer F10 Back to Arrangement

Ctrl + , Open the Preferences F1 … to F8: Activate/Deactivate Track

1..8
Esc Close Window/Dialog

Accessing menus Editing

Ctrl + X Cut
On Windows, menus can be accessed by pressing Alt
and the underlined letter of the menu. Ctrl + C Copy

Once a menu is open, arrow keys can be used to Ctrl + V Paste

navigate between menu items. Enter to activate the Ctrl + D Duplicate
selected menu item.
Del Delete
Ctrl + Z Undo
Adjusting values
Ctrl + Y Redo
Shift Finer Resolution for Dragging Ctrl + R Rename
Del Return to Default Ctrl + A Select All
[0 - 9] Type in Value Tab Move from one track or scene to
. or , Go to Next Field (Bar.beat.16th) another while renaming
Esc Abort Value Entry By holding down an additional modifier key, some of
Enter Confirm Value Entry the above commands can also be applied to:
Shift Clips and Slots Across all Tracks

Browsing Shift Time Across all Tracks

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Alt The Selected Part of the Envelope Ctrl + Alt Pan Left/Right of Selection
Alt + Left click (click unfold button) Unfold all
Loop Brace and Start/End Markers Tracks
Ctrl + Shift + F Scroll Display to Follow Playback
The loop brace and start/end markers must first be
selected before any of the following commands will 0 Deactivate Selection
apply to them. Left arrow / Right Nudge Selection Left/Right
Shift + Left click Move Start Marker to Position arrow

Left arrow / Right Nudge Loop Left/Right R Reverse Audio Clip Selection
arrow Z Zoom to Arrangement Time
Up arrow / Down Move Loop By Loop Length Selection
arrow Shift + Z Zoom Back from Arrangement
Ctrl + Up arrow / Halve/Double Loop Length Time Selection/Zoom Out
Down arrow Arrangement Completely

Ctrl + Left arrow / Shorten/Lengthen Loop

Right arrow Commands for Tracks
Ctrl + Shift + L Select Material in Loop See editing commands, too.
Ctrl + T Insert Audio Track
Session View commands Ctrl + Shift + T Insert MIDI Track
Enter Launch Selected Clip/Slot Ctrl + Alt + T Insert Return Track
Arrow keys Select Neighboring Clip/Slot Ctrl + R Rename Selected Track
Ctrl + A Select all Clips/Slots Tab While Renaming, Go to next Track
Ctrl + Left click + Copy Clips Ctrl + G Group Selected Tracks
Move the mouse
Ctrl + Shift + G Ungroup Tracks
Ctrl + E Add/Remove Stop Button
+ Show Grouped Tracks
Ctrl + Shift + M Insert MIDI clip
- Hide Grouped Tracks
Ctrl + I Insert Scene
Ctrl + Arrow keys Move Nonadjacent Tracks Without
Ctrl + Shift + I Insert Captured Scene Collapsing
Ctrl + Up arrow / Move Nonadjacent Scenes Without Ctrl + Left click Arm/Solo Multiple Tracks
Down arrow Collapsing
Enter Add Device from Browser
Ctrl Drop Browser Clips as a Scene
0 Deactivate Selected Track
0 Deactivate Selected Clip

Breakpoint Envelopes
Arrangement view commands
The shortcuts for zooming, snapping/drawing and
The shortcuts for zooming, snapping/drawing and loop/region settings also work in the Envelope Editor
loop/region settings works in the Arrangement View, and Arrangement View. See also the editing
too. See also the editing commands. commands.
Ctrl + E Split Clip at Selection A Toggle Automation Mode
Ctrl + J Consolidate Selection into Clip Shift Finer Resolution for Dragging
Ctrl + Alt + F Create Fade/Crossfade Alt Create Curved Automation
Ctrl + L Toggle Loop Selection Segment

Ctrl + I Insert Silence

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The shortcuts for zooming, snapping/drawing and

Key/MIDI Map Mode and the loop/region settings also work in the MIDI Editor.
Computer MIDI Keyboard Ctrl + U Quantize

Ctrl + M Toggle MIDI Map Mode Ctrl + Shift + U Quantize Settings...

Ctrl + K Toggle Key Map Mode Page Up / Down Scroll Editor Vertically

M Computer MIDI Keyboard Ctrl + Page Up / Scroll Editor Horizontally

Down
X or Y Adjust Computer MIDI Keyboard
Octave Range Up/Down Ctrl + Left click + Copy Notes
Move the mouse
C or V Adjust Computer MIDI Keyboard
Incoming Note Velocity Up/Down Alt + Left click + Change Velocity From Note Editor
Move the mouse

Zooming, Display and Selections Home Move Insert Marker to Beginning

End Move Insert Marker to End
+ Zoom In
Ctrl + Shift + F Scroll Display to Follow Playback
- Zoom Out
Shift + Left arrow / Move Clip Region with Start
Shift Drag/Click to Append to a Selection
Right arrow Marker
Shift Click to Add Adjacent
Z Zoom to Clip Selection
Clips/Tracks/Scenes to Multi-
Selection Shift + Z Zoom Back from Clip
Selection/Zoom Out Clip
Ctrl Click to Add Nonadjacent
Completely
Clips/Tracks/Scenes to a Multi-
Selection
Ctrl + Shift + F Follow (Auto-Scroll)
Grid Snapping and Drawing
Ctrl + Alt Pan Left/Right of Selection B Toggle Draw Mode
Ctrl + 1 Narrow Grid
Clip View Sample Display Ctrl + 2 Widen Grid

The shortcuts for zooming and loop/region settings also Ctrl + 3 Triplet Grid
work in the Sample Display. Ctrl + 4 Snap to Grid
Ctrl + U Quantize Ctrl + 5 Fixed/Zoom-Adaptive Grid
Ctrl + Shift + U Quantize Settings... Alt Bypass Snapping While Dragging
Left arrow / Right Move Selected Warp Marker
arrow Global Quantization
Ctrl + Left arrow / Select Warp Marker
Ctrl + 6 Sixteenth-Note Quantization
Right arrow
Ctrl + 7 Eighth-Note Quantization
Ctrl + Shift + F Scroll Display to Follow Playback
Ctrl + 8 Quarter-Note Quantization
Shift + Left arrow / Move Clip Region with Start Marker
Right arrow Ctrl + 9 1-Bar Quantization

Z Zoom to Clip Selection Ctrl + 0 Quantization Off

Shift + Z Zoom Back from Clip

Selection/Zoom Out Clip Working with Sets and the Program
Completely
Ctrl + N New Live Set
Ctrl + O Open Live Set
Clip View MIDI Editor
Ctrl + S Save Live Set
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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

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