FLIPPABLE VIEWS | ||
tab | tab | Toggle Session/Arrangement view |
⇧ tab | ⇧ tab | Toggle Device/Clip view |
COLLAPSIBLE VIEWS | ||
(Remember it: ‘SLIMBORG’) | ||
⌘⌥ S | CTRL–ALT–S | Sends |
⌘⌥ L | CTRL-ALT-L | Lower section (aka Detail View) |
⌘⌥ I | CTRL-ALT-I | Input/output routing panel |
⌘⌥ M | CTRL-ALT-M | Mixer |
⌘⌥ B | CTRL-ALT-B | Browser |
⌘⌥ O | CTRL-ALT-O | Overview |
⌘⌥ R | CTRL-ALT-R | Returns |
⌘⌥ G | CTRL-ALT-G | Groove Pool |
FLOATING WINDOWS | ||
⇧⌘W | ⇧CTRL-W | Launch a second window |
⌘⌥ P | CTRL-ALT-P | Plug-in window (for non-Ableton plug-ins) – hides/shows selected device |
⌘⌥ V | CTRL-ALT-V | Video window (there must be a video on arrangement view timeline first) |
⌘, | CTRL-, | Preferences |
BROWSE | ||
⌘ F | CTRL-F | Search in browser |
→ | → | Preview selected browser item |
Esc | Esc | Stop previewing selected browser item |
Return | Return | Load selected browser item onto track |
Q | Q | Hot swap the selected device (when device is on a track). Hit Q again after loading |
1,2,3…7 | 1,2,3…7 | Assign colour to selected browser item (adds item to a “collection”) |
0 | 0 | Remove all colours from selected browser item (removes item from all “collections”) |
PLAYBACK and RECORD | ||
Fn ← | Home | Move insert marker to beginning of arrangement timeline |
Space | Space | Play (from start, or from insert marker, or from start of selection) |
Space | Space | Pause |
⇧ Space | ⇧ Space | Un-pause |
⌥ Space | ALT-Space | Play selected time only, then pause |
⌘⇧ F | CTRL⇧ F | Scroll display to follow playback |
F9 | F9 | Record to arrangement |
F10 | F10 | Back to arrangement |
ZOOMING | ||
+ | + | Zoom in |
– | – | Zoom out |
Z | Z | Zoom to selected clip/time |
⇧ Z | ⇧ Z | Zoom out from selected clip/time. Do this again to zoom all the way out |
⌥ scroll | ALT-scroll | Zoom height of selected track (arrangement view) |
S | S | Fold height of all tracks (arrangement view) |
ALL THE SINGLE-LETTER COMMANDS | ||
Remember it: BRAS ZOMQ | ||
B | B | Toggle draw mode (for programming within MIDI Clips or drawing automation) |
R | R | Reverse selected audio – in arrangement view only |
A | A | Automation (hide / show) – in arrangement view only |
S | S | Fold height of all tracks (arrangement view) |
Z | Z | Zoom to selected clip/time (then ⇧ Z to zoom out) in arrangement view or detail view |
0 (zero) | 0 (zero) | Deactivate (clips, tracks, devices, & notes) |
M | M | Toggle computer MIDI keyboard |
Q | Q | Hot swap the selected device (when device is on a track). Then arrows, Return, Q |
PARAMETER MAPPING | ||
⌘ M | CTRL-M | MIDI map mode – assign a MIDI controller to any purple-shaded parameter |
⌘ K | CTRL-K | Key map mode – assign a QWERTY key to any orange-shaded parameter |
CREATE AND CAPTURE | ||
⌘ T | CTRL-T | Insert new audio track |
⌘⇧ T | CTRL⇧ T | Insert new MIDI track |
⌘ I | CTRL-I | Insert new scene (in session view) |
⌘⌥ T | CTRL-ALT-T | Insert new return track |
d-click | d-click | Create new MIDI clip (in session view clip slot or on arrangement view timeline) |
⌘⇧ I | CTRL-ALT-I | “Capture and Insert scene” Creates new scene from currently playing clips |
⌘⇧ C | CTRL⇧ C | Capture MIDI (if you forgot to hit record while jamming) |
⌘⇧ S | CTRL⇧ S | Save Live Set As… (new name and / or version number) |
⌘⇧ R | CTRL⇧ R | Export your song or selection. Choose to export as audio file, mp3 and / or video |
ARRANGEMENT VIEW | ||
← → | ← → | Move selected clip left/right |
⇧ ←→ | ⇧ ←→ | Nudge selected clip left/right |
Hold ⌘ | Hold CTRL | Finer resolution when dragging clips |
R | R | Reverse selected audio |
⇧ | ⇧ | Hold shift and drag the edge of a warped audio clip to stretch it |
ARRANGEMENT TIMELINE EDITING | ||
⌘⇧ del | CTRL⇧ del | Delete time |
⌘⇧ V | CTRL⇧ V | Paste time |
⌘⇧ X | CTRL⇧ V | Cut time |
⌘ I | CTRL-I | Insert silence |
⌘ J | CTRL-J | Consolidate selection into clip |
⌘ E | CTRL-E | Split clip at selection |
⌘⇧ D | CTRL⇧ D | Insert duplicated time |
⌘ L | CTRL-L | Loop the current timeline selection |
MIXER AND DEVICE PARAMETER EDITING | ||
del | del | Return value to default (on selected parameter). Double-clicking also works |
Hold ⇧ | Hold ⇧ | While moving parameters, moves in finer increments |
r-click | r-click | Show automation or Show modulation |
AUTOMATION | ||
A | A | Toggle automation mode |
B | B | Draw stepped automation |
Hold ⌥ | Hold alt | Curve the automation |
⌘ del | CTRL-del | Delete automation (on automated parameter) |
Hold ⇧ | Hold ⇧ | For finer increments |
Hold ⇧ | Hold ⇧ | To restrict automation movements to either horizontal or vertical |
Hold ⌘ | Hold CTRL | When drawing: freehand lines | When moving: overrides grid snapping |
GROUP TRACKS and RACKS | ||
⌘ G | CTRL-G | Tracks: Group selected tracks | Devices: Create rack from selected device/s |
– | – | Tracks: Hide grouped tracks | Devices: Collapse device |
+ | + | Tracks: Unfold grouped tracks | Devices: Expand device if collapsed |
MIDI EDITING | ||
B | B | Draw mode |
⌘ U | CTRL-U | Quantize |
⌘⇧ U | CTRL⇧ U | Quantize settings |
←→↓ ↑ | ←→↓ ↑ | Move selected notes left/right/up/down |
⇧ ↓ ↑ | ⇧ ↓ ↑ | Transpose MIDI notes up / down in octaves |
⌘ ←→ | CTRL ←→ | Nudge MIDI notes |
⇧ ←→ | ⇧ ←→ | Lengthen / Shorten MIDI note |
⌘⇧ D | CTRL⇧ D | Insert duplicated time |
COMPUTER MIDI KEYBOARD | ||
M | M | Toggle computer MIDI keyboard |
A to L | A to L | This row triggers white notes from C (the A key). |
W to O | W to O | This row triggers black notes from C# (the W key). Actual keys are: WE – TYU – O |
Z | Z | Octave down |
X | X | Octave up |
C | C | Decrease note velocity |
V | V | Increase note velocity |