Essential Ableton Live Keyboard Shortcuts Free PDF Download
I made a great Downloadable PDF for the Ableton Live keyboard shortcuts I use the most. I don’t really go into the super basic shortcuts like copy and paste and etc but listed more unique ones. They are listed in order of how much I use them. If you don’t want to download the PDF and sign up for my Ableton tips newsletter, you can view the shortcuts in the table below. BTW, I send out the ABLETON tips newsletter about 2 times per month and you can unsubscribe anytime.
I made this PDF so easy to print and set next to you computer. It was real fun to make and I actually learned some new ones like CTL-ALT-L to raise and lower the piano or audio effects tab (super helpful right?). I am constantly opening that thing up and down. I hope it can help speed up your Ableton workflow and help you make more awesome music.
If you are dying to tell us about one of the Ableton Keyboard shortcuts you love, please leave a comment below, lets get this post cooking.
Essential Ableton Live Keyboard Shortcuts
| MAIN ABLETON FUNCTIONS | WINDOWS | MAC |
|---|---|---|
| Continue Play from Stop Point | Shift-Space | Shift-Space |
| Select All | CTRL-A | CMD-A |
| Duplicate | CTRL-D | CMD-D |
| Rename | CTRL-R | CMD-R |
| Loop Selection | CTRL-L | CMD-L |
| Insert Audio Track | CTRL-T | CMD-T |
| Insert MIDI Track | CTRL-Shift-T | CMD-Shift-T |
| Group Selected Tracks | CTRL-G | CMD-G |
| Scroll Display to Follow Playback | CTRL-Shift-F | CMD-Shift-F |
| Record | F9 | F9 |
| Insert Silence | CTRL-I | CMD-I |
| Toggle Draw Mode | B | B |
| Hide/Show Piano Roll or Audio Chain | CTRL-ALT-L or Shift-F12 | CMD-ALT-L or CTRL-Shift-F12 |
| CLIP FUNCTIONS | WINDOWS | MAC |
|---|---|---|
| Insert MIDI clip | CTRL-Shift-M | CMD-Shift-M |
| Split Clip at Selection | CTRL-E | CMD-E |
| Consolidate Selection into Clip | CTRL-J | CMD-J |
| Deactivate / Mute Selected Clips or MIDI Notes | 0 | 0 |
| Capture and Insert Scene | CTRL-Shift-I | CMD-Shift-I |
| Create Fade/Crossfade | CTRL-ALT-F | CMD-ALT-F |
| QUANTIZING AND GRID FUNCTIONS | ||
|---|---|---|
| To Fine Select Without Being Bound By The Global Quantize | ALT-SELECT | CMD-SELECT |
| Quantize Settings... | CTRL-Shift-U | CMD-Shift-U |
| Narrow Grid | CTRL-1 | CMD-1 |
| Widen Grid | CTRL-2 | CMD-2 |
| Triplet Grid | CTRL-3 | CMD-3 |
| PIANO ROLL FUNCTIONS | WINDOWS | MAC |
|---|---|---|
| Toggle Draw Mode | B | B |
| Using Computer Keyboard for Notes - Octave Down | z | z |
| Using Computer Keyboard for Notes - Octave Up | x | x |
| Transpose Selected MIDI Notes Up an Octave | Shift-Up | Shift-Up |
| Transpose Selected MIDI Notes Down an Octave | Shift-Down | Shift-Down |
| PROJECT FUNCTIONS | WINDOWS | MAC |
|---|---|---|
| Save Live Set As... | CTRL-Shift-S | CMD-Shift-S |
| Export Audio/Video | CTRL-Shift-R | CMD-Shift-R |
| Open the Preferences | CTRL and , | CMD and , |
Speed Up Your Ableton Workflow With These Keyboard Shortcuts
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