Ableton Live 12 Quick Keys

Showing and Hiding Views

Macintosh

Toggle Full Screen Mode [CTRL][CMD][F]

Toggle Second Window [CMD][Shift][W]

Toggle [Tab]
Session/Arrangement
View

Toggle Device/Clip View [Shift][Tab] or [CTRL][F12]

Hide/Show Detail View [CMD][ALT][L] or

[CTRL][Shift][F12]

Toggle Hot-Swap Mode [Q]

Toggle Drum Rack/last- [D]

selected Pad
Hide/Show Info View [Shift][?]

Hide/Show Video Window [CTRL][ALT][V]

Hide/Show Browser [CMD][ALT][B]

Hide/Show Overview [CMD][ALT][O]

Hide/Show In/Out [CMD][ALT][I]

Hide/Show Sends [CMD][ALT][S]

Hide/Show Mixer [CMD][ALT][M]

Open the Preferences [CMD][,]

Close Window/Dialog [ESC]

Accessing Menus

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

Macintosh

Decrement/Increment up and down arrow keys

Finer Resolution for [Shift]

Dragging

Return to Default [Delete]

Type in Value [0]…[9]

Go to Next Field [.][,]

(Bar.beat.16th)
Abort Value Entry [ESC]

Confirm Value Entry [Enter]

Browsing

In addition to the shortcuts shown here, the editing shortcuts can also
be used in the browser.

Macintosh

Scroll Down/Up up and down arrow keys

Close/Open Browser [CMD][ALT][B]

Close/Open Folders right and left arrow keys

Load Selected Item from [Enter]
Browser

Preview Selected File [Shift][Enter]

Search in Browser [CMD][F]

Jump to Search Results down arrow key or [Enter]

Assign Color(s) to [1]…[7]

Selected Browser Item(s)

Reset Assigned Color(s) [0]

for Selected Browser Item

Transport

Macintosh

Play from Start [Space]

Marker/Stop

Continue Play from Stop [Shift][Space]

Point
Stop Playback at end of [ALT][Space]
Selection

Play Arrangement View [Space]

Selection

Move Insert Marker to [Function]+left arrow key

Beginning

Record [F9]

Back to Arrangement [F10]

Activate/Deactivate Track [F1]…[F8]

1..8

Editing

Macintosh

Cut [CMD][X]
Copy [CMD][C]

Paste [CMD][V]

Duplicate [CMD][D]

Delete [Delete]

Undo [CMD][Z]

Redo [CMD][Shift][Z]

Rename [CMD][R]

Select All [CMD][A]

By holding down an additional modifier key, some of the above

commands can also be applied to:

Macintosh

Clips and Slots Across all [Shift]

Tracks

Time Across all Tracks [Shift]

The Selected Part of the [ALT]
Envelope

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

Session View Commands

See also the editing commands.

Macintosh

Launch Selected Clip/Slot [Enter]

Select Neighboring Clip/Slot arrow keys

Select all Clips/Slots [CMD][A]

Copy Clips [ALT]drag

Add/Remove Stop Button [CMD][E]

Insert MIDI clip [CMD][Shift][M]

Insert Scene [CMD][I]

Insert Captured Scene [CMD][Shift][I]

Move Nonadjacent Scenes [CMD] up and down

Without Collapsing arrow keys

Drop Browser Clips as a Scene [CMD]

Deactivate Selected Clip [0]

Arrangement View Commands

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

Macintosh

Split Clip at Selection [CMD][E]

Consolidate Selection into [CMD][J]

Clip

Create Fade/Crossfade [CMD][ALT][F]

Toggle Loop Selection [CMD][L]

Insert Silence [CMD][I]

Pan Left/Right of Selection [CMD][ALT]

Fold/Unfold Selected Tracks [U] or left and right

arrow keys

Unfold all Tracks [ALT][U]

Adjust Height of Selected [ALT][+] and [ALT][-]

Tracks

Scroll Display to Follow [CMD][Shift][F]

Playback

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 [Z]

Selection

Zoom Back from [X]

Arrangement Time Selection

Play from Insert Marker in [ALT][Space]

Selected Clip

Comping

Macintosh

Show Take Lanes [CMD][ALT][U]

Add Selected Take Lane [Enter]

Area to Main Track Lane

Audition Selected Take [T]

Lane
Add Take Lane [Shift][ALT][T]

Duplicate Selected Take [D]

Lane

Commands for Tracks

See also the editing commands.

Macintosh

Insert Audio Track [CMD][T]

Insert MIDI Track [CMD][Shift][T]

Insert Return Track [CMD][ALT][T]

Rename Selected Track [CMD][R]

While Renaming, Go to next Track [Tab]

Group Selected Tracks [CMD][G]

Ungroup Tracks [CMD][Shift][G]

Show Grouped Tracks [+]

Hide Grouped Tracks [-]

Move Nonadjacent Tracks Without [CMD] arrow

Collapsing keys

Arm Selected Tracks [C]

Solo Selected Tracks [S]

Add Device from Browser [Enter]

Deactivate Selected Track [0]

Commands for 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.
 Macintosh

Toggle Automation Mode [A]

Finer Resolution for [Shift]

Dragging

Create Curved Automation [ALT]

Segment

Momentarily Toggle Fade [F]

Controls

Delete Automation/Clear [CMD][Backspace]

Envelope

Key/MIDI Map Mode and the Computer MIDI Keyboard

Macintosh
Toggle MIDI Map Mode [CMD][M]
Toggle Key Map Mode [CMD][K]

Computer MIDI Keyboard [M]

Adjust Computer MIDI Keyboard Octave [X] and [Z]

Range Up/Down keys

Adjust Computer MIDI Keyboard Incoming [C] and [V]

Note Velocity Up/Down keys

Zooming, Display and Selections

Macintosh

Zoom In [+]

Zoom Out [-]

Drag/Click to Append to a Selection [Shift]

Click to Add Adjacent Clips/Tracks/Scenes [Shift]

to Multi-Selection
Click to Add Nonadjacent [CMD]
Clips/Tracks/Scenes to a Multi-Selection

Follow (Auto-Scroll) [CMD][Shift][K]

Pan Left/Right of Selection [CMD][ALT]

Clip View

Macintosh

Switch to Audio/Notes [ALT][1]

Tab/Panel

Switch to Envelopes [ALT][2]

Tab/Panel

Switch to Expressions [ALT][3]

Tab/Panel

Clip View Sample Editor

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

Quantize [CMD][U]

Quantize Settings… [CMD][Shift][U]

Move Selected Warp right and left arrow keys

Marker

Select Warp Marker [CMD]right and left arrow

keys

Scroll Display to Follow [CMD][Shift][F]

Playback

Move Clip Region with [Shift]right and left arrow

Start Marker keys

Zoom to Clip Selection [Z]

Zoom Back from Clip [X]

Selection

Clip View MIDI Note Editor

The shortcuts for zooming, snapping/drawing and loop/region

settings also work in the MIDI Note Editor.
 Macintosh

Quantize [CMD][U]

Quantize Settings… [CMD][Shift][U]

Scroll Editor Vertically Page Up/Down keys

Scroll Editor Horizontally [Shift] Page Up/Down

keys

Copy Notes [ALT]drag

Change Velocity From MIDI [CMD]drag

Note Editor

Move Insert Marker to [Function]+left arrow key

Beginning

Move Insert Marker to End [End]

Select Next/Previous Note [ALT]up and down arrow

keys
Scroll Display to Follow [CMD][Shift][F]
Playback

Move Clip Region with Start [Shift]right and left arrow

Marker keys

Zoom to Clip Selection [Z]

Zoom Back from Clip [X]

Selection

Grid Snapping and Drawing

Macintosh

Toggle Draw Mode [B]

Narrow Grid [CMD][1]

Widen Grid [CMD][2]

Triplet Grid [CMD][3]

Snap to Grid [CMD][4]

Fixed/Zoom-Adaptive Grid [CMD][5]

Bypass Snapping While [CMD]

Dragging

Global Quantization

Macintosh

Sixteenth-Note [CMD][6]
Quantization

Eighth-Note Quantization [CMD][7]

Quarter-Note Quantization [CMD][8]

1-Bar Quantization [CMD][9]

Quantization Off [CMD][0]

Working with Sets and the Program

Macintosh
New Live Set [CMD][N]

Open Live Set [CMD][O]

Save Live Set [CMD][S]

Save Live Set As… [CMD][Shift][S]

Quit Live [CMD][Q]

Hide Live [CMD][H]

Export Audio/Video [CMD][Shift][R]

Export MIDI file [CMD][Shift][E]

Working with Plug-Ins and Devices

Macintosh

Show/Hide Plug-In Windows [CMD][ALT

][P]

Open Second/Multiple Windows with [CMD]

Show/Hide Plug-In Window Button
Group/Ungroup Devices [CMD][G]

Activate/Deactivate All Devices in Group [ALT]

device
activator

Click to Append Devices to a Selected [Shift]

Device

Load Selected Device From Browser [Enter]

Audio Engine

Macintosh

Turn Audio Engine On/Off [CMD][ALT][Shift][E]