Live Keyboard Shortcuts 1

Live Keyboard Shortcuts

Showing and Hiding Views

Windows Macintosh
Toggle Full Screen Mode [F11] [CTRL][CMD][F]
Toggle Second Window [CTRL][Shift][W] [CMD][Shift][W]
Toggle Session/Arrangement View [Tab] [Tab]
Toggle Device/Clip View [Shift][Tab] or [F12] [Shift][Tab] or [CTRL]
[F12]
Hide/Show Detail View [CTRL][ALT][L] [CMD][ALT][L] or
or [Shift][F12] [CTRL][Shift][F12]
Toggle Hot-Swap Mode [Q] [Q]
Toggle Drum Rack/last-selected Pad [D] [D]
Hide/Show Info View [Shift][?] [Shift][?]
Hide/Show Video Window [CTRL][ALT][V] [CTRL][ALT][V]
Hide/Show Browser [CTRL][ALT][B] [CMD][ALT][B]
Hide/Show Overview [CTRL][ALT][O] [CMD][ALT][O]
Hide/Show In/Out [CTRL][ALT][I] [CMD][ALT][I]
Hide/Show Sends [CTRL][ALT][S] [CMD][ALT][S]
Hide/Show Mixer [CTRL][ALT][M] [CMD][ALT][M]
Open the Preferences [CTRL][,] [CMD][,]
Close Window/Dialog [ESC] [ESC]
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Accessing Menus
Under Windows, you can access each menu by pressing [ALT] and the first letter of the menu ([ALT]
[F] for “File,” for instance). While a menu is open, you can use:

•the up and down arrow keys to navigate the menu items;

•the right and left arrow keys to open the neighboring menu;

•[Enter] to choose a menu item.

In macOS, you can access individual menu entries by pressing [CMD][?]. This opens a search field that
will suggest menu entries as you type. You can then navigate the suggested options by pressing the up
and down arrow keys and press [Enter] to choose one.

Adjusting Values
Windows Macintosh
Decrement/Increment up and down arrow up and down arrow
keys keys
Finer Resolution for Dragging [Shift] [Shift]
Return to Default [Delete] [Delete]
Type in Value [0]...[9] [0]...[9]
Go to Next Field (Bar.beat.16th) [.][,] [.][,]
Abort Value Entry [ESC] [ESC]
Confirm Value Entry [Enter] [Enter]

Browsing
In addition to the shortcuts shown here, the editing shortcuts can also be used in the browser.
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Windows Macintosh
Scroll Down/Up up and down arrow up and down arrow
keys keys
Close/Open Folders right and left arrow right and left arrow
keys keys
Load Selected Item from Browser [Enter] [Enter]
Preview Selected File [Shift][Enter] [Shift][Enter]
Search in Browser [CTRL][F] [CMD][F]
Jump to Search Results down arrow key or down arrow key or
[Enter] [Enter]
Assign Color(s) to Selected Browser Item(s) [1]...[7] [1]...[7]
Reset Assigned Color(s) for Selected Browser [0] [0]
Item

Transport
Windows Macintosh
Play from Start Marker/Stop [Space] [Space]
Continue Play from Stop Point [Shift][Space] [Shift][Space]
Play Arrangement View Selection [Space] [Space]
Move Insert Marker to Beginning [Home] [Function]+left arrow
key
Record [F9] [F9]
Back to Arrangement [F10] [F10]
Activate/Deactivate Track 1..8 [F1]...[F8] [F1]...[F8]

Editing
Windows Macintosh
Cut [CTRL][X] [CMD][X]
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Copy [CTRL][C] [CMD][C]

Paste [CTRL][V] [CMD][V]
Duplicate [CTRL][D] [CMD][D]
Delete [Delete] [Delete]
Undo [CTRL][Z] [CMD][Z]
Redo [CTRL][Y] [CMD][Y]
Rename [CTRL][R] [CMD][R]
Select All [CTRL][A] [CMD][A]

By holding down an additional modifier key, some of the above commands can also be applied to:

Windows Macintosh
Clips and Slots Across all Tracks [Shift] [Shift]
Time Across all Tracks [Shift] [Shift]
The Selected Part of the Envelope [ALT] [ALT]

[Tab] can be used to move from one track or scene to another while renaming.

Loop Brace and Start/End Markers

The loop brace and start/end markers must first be selected before any of the following com-mands
will apply to them.

Windows Macintosh
Move Start Marker to Position [Shift]-click [Shift]-click
Nudge Loop Left/Right right and left arrow right and left arrow
keys keys
Move Loop By Loop Length up and down arrow up and down arrow
keys keys
Halve/Double Loop Length [CTRL] up and down [CMD] up and down
arrow keys arrow keys
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Shorten/Lengthen Loop [CTRL] right and left [CMD] right and left
arrow keys arrow keys
Select Material in Loop [CTRL][Shift][L] [CMD][Shift][L]

Session View Commands

See also the editing commands.

Windows Macintosh
Launch Selected Clip/Slot [Enter] [Enter]
Select Neighboring Clip/Slot arrow keys arrow keys
Select all Clips/Slots [CTRL][A] [CMD][A]
Copy Clips [CTRL]drag [ALT]drag
Add/Remove Stop Button [CTRL][E] [CMD][E]
Insert MIDI clip [CTRL][Shift][M] [CMD][Shift][M]
Insert Scene [CTRL][I] [CMD][I]
Insert Captured Scene [CTRL][Shift][I] [CMD][Shift][I]
Move Nonadjacent Scenes Without Collaps-ing [CTRL] up and down [CMD] up and down
arrow keys arrow keys
Drop Browser Clips as a Scene [CTRL] [CMD]
Deactivate Selected Clip [0] [0]

Arrangement View Commands

The shortcuts for zooming, snapping/drawing and loop/region settings also work in the Ar-
rangement View. See also the editing commands.

Windows Macintosh
Split Clip at Selection [CTRL][E] [CMD][E]
Consolidate Selection into Clip [CTRL][J] [CMD][J]
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Create Fade/Crossfade [CTRL][ALT][F] [CMD][ALT][F]

Toggle Loop Selection [CTRL][L] [CMD][L]
Insert Silence [CTRL][I] [CMD][I]
Pan Left/Right of Selection [CTRL][ALT] [CMD][ALT]
Unfold Selected Tracks [U] [U]
Unfold all Tracks [ALT][U] [ALT][U]
Adjust Height of Selected Tracks [ALT][+] and [ALT][-] [ALT][+] and [ALT][-]
Scroll Display to Follow Playback [CTRL][Shift][F] [CMD][Shift][F]
Optimize Arrangement Height [H] [H]
Optimize Arrangement Width [W] [W]
Deactivate Selection [0] [0]
Nudge Selection Left/Right right and left arrow right and left arrow
keys keys
Reverse Audio Clip Selection [R] [R]
Zoom to Arrangement Time Selection [Z] [Z]
Zoom Back from Arrangement Time Selection [X] [X]
Play from Insert Marker in Selected Clip [ALT][Space] [ALT][Space]

Commands for Tracks

See also the editing commands.

Windows Macintosh
Insert Audio Track [CTRL][T] [CMD][T]
Insert MIDI Track [CTRL][Shift][T] [CMD][Shift][T]
Insert Return Track [CTRL][ALT][T] [CMD][ALT][T]
Rename Selected Track [CTRL][R] [CMD][R]
While Renaming, Go to next Track [Tab] [Tab]
Group Selected Tracks [CTRL][G] [CMD][G]
Ungroup Tracks [CTRL][Shift][G] [CMD][Shift][G]
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Show Grouped Tracks [+] [+]

Hide Grouped Tracks [-] [-]
Move Nonadjacent Tracks Without Collaps-ing [CTRL] arrow keys [CMD] arrow keys

Arm/Solo Multiple Tracks [CTRL] click [CMD] click

Solo Selected Tracks [S] [S]
Add Device from Browser [Enter] [Enter]
Deactivate Selected Track [0] [0]

Commands for Breakpoint Envelopes

The shortcuts for zooming, snapping/drawing and loop/region settings also work in the Enve-lope
Editor and Arrangement View. See also the editing commands.

Windows Macintosh
Toggle Automation Mode [A] [A]
Finer Resolution for Dragging [Shift] [Shift]
Create Curved Automation Segment [ALT] [ALT]
Momentarily Toggle Fade Controls [F] [F]
Delete Automation/Clear Envelope [CTRL][Backspace] [CMD][Backspace]

Key/MIDI Map Mode and the Computer MIDI

Keyboard
Windows Macintosh
Toggle MIDI Map Mode [CTRL][M] [CMD][M]
Toggle Key Map Mode [CTRL][K] [CMD][K]
Computer MIDI Keyboard [M] [M]
Adjust Computer MIDI Keyboard Octave [X] and [Z] keys [X] and [Z] keys
Range Up/Down
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Adjust Computer MIDI Keyboard Incoming [C] and [V] keys [C] and [V] keys
Note Velocity Up/Down

Zooming, Display and Selections

Windows Macintosh
Zoom In [+] [+]
Zoom Out [-] [-]
Drag/Click to Append to a Selection [Shift] [Shift]
Click to Add Adjacent Clips/Tracks/Scenes to [Shift] [Shift]
Multi-Selection
Click to Add Nonadjacent Clips/Tracks/ [CTRL] [CMD]
Scenes to a Multi-Selection
Follow (Auto-Scroll) [CTRL][Shift][F] [CMD][Shift][K]
Pan Left/Right of Selection [CTRL][ALT] [CMD][ALT]

Clip View Sample Display

The shortcuts for zooming and loop/region settings also work in the Sample Display.

Windows Macintosh
Quantize [CTRL][U] [CMD][U]
Quantize Settings... [CTRL][Shift][U] [CMD][Shift][U]
Move Selected Warp Marker right and left arrow right and left arrow
keys keys
Select Warp Marker [CTRL]right and left [CMD]right and left
arrow keys arrow keys
Scroll Display to Follow Playback [CTRL][Shift][F] [CMD][Shift][F]
Move Clip Region with Start Marker [Shift]right and left [Shift]right and left
arrow keys arrow keys
Zoom to Clip Selection [Z] [Z]
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Zoom Back from Clip Selection [X] [X]

Clip View MIDI Editor

The shortcuts for zooming, snapping/drawing and loop/region settings also work in the MIDI Editor.

Windows Macintosh
Quantize [CTRL][U] [CMD][U]
Quantize Settings... [CTRL][Shift][U] [CMD][Shift][U]
Scroll Editor Vertically Page Up/Down keys Page Up/Down keys
Scroll Editor Horizontally [CTRL] Page Up/ [Shift] Page Up/
Down keys Down keys
Copy Notes [CTRL]drag [ALT]drag
Change Velocity From Note Editor [ALT]drag [CMD]drag
Move Insert Marker to Beginning [Home] [Function]+left arrow
key
Move Insert Marker to End [End] [End]
Scroll Display to Follow Playback [CTRL][Shift][F] [CMD][Shift][F]
Move Clip Region with Start Marker [Shift]right and left [Shift]right and left
arrow keys arrow keys
Zoom to Clip Selection [Z] [Z]
Zoom Back from Clip Selection [X] [X]

Grid Snapping and Drawing

Windows Macintosh
Toggle Draw Mode [B] [B]
Narrow Grid [CTRL][1] [CMD][1]
Widen Grid [CTRL][2] [CMD][2]
Triplet Grid [CTRL][3] [CMD][3]
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Snap to Grid [CTRL][4] [CMD][4]

Fixed/Zoom-Adaptive Grid [CTRL][5] [CMD][5]
Bypass Snapping While Dragging [ALT] [CMD]

Global Quantization
Windows Macintosh
Sixteenth-Note Quantization [CTRL][6] [CMD][6]
Eighth-Note Quantization [CTRL][7] [CMD][7]
Quarter-Note Quantization [CTRL][8] [CMD][8]
1-Bar Quantization [CTRL][9] [CMD][9]
Quantization Off [CTRL][0] [CMD][0]

Working with Sets and the Program

Windows Macintosh
New Live Set [CTRL][N] [CMD][N]
Open Live Set [CTRL][O] [CMD][O]
Save Live Set [CTRL][S] [CMD][S]
Save Live Set As... [CTRL][Shift][S] [CMD][Shift][S]
Quit Live [CTRL][Q] [CMD][Q]
Hide Live [CMD][H]
Export Audio/Video [CTRL][Shift][R] [CMD][Shift][R]
Export MIDI file [CTRL][Shift][E] [CMD][Shift][E]

Working with Plug-Ins and Devices

Windows Macintosh
Show/Hide Plug-In Windows [CTRL][ALT][P] [CMD][ALT][P]
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Open Second/Multiple Windows with [CTRL] [CMD]

Show/Hide Plug-In Window Button
Group/Ungroup Devices [CTRL][G] [CMD][G]
Activate/Deactivate All Devices in Group [ALT] device activator [ALT] device activator
Click to Append Devices to a Selected Device [Shift] [Shift]
Load Selected Device From Browser [Enter] [Enter]

Using the Context Menu

A context menu is available in Live for quick access to many commonly used menu items. To access
the context menu, [right-click](PC) / [CTRL-click](Mac) on the part of the interface where you would
like to execute a particular command. It is worth noting that Live’s context menu may sometimes
contain applicable settings from the Preferences. You should change these options with care, as they
will affect not only the currently selected item but the general settings of the program.