Cymatics - Ableton Shortcuts PDF

COMPLETE LIST OF ABLETON SHORTCUTS
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SHOWING AND HIDING RESULTS

SHORTCUT
WINDOWS
MAC
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 or Shift-F12
CMD-ALT-L or
CTRL-Shift-F12
Toggle Hot-Swap Mode
Toggle Drum
Rack/last-selected Pad
Hide/Show Info View
Shift-?
Shift-?
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
ADJUSTING VALUES
Decrement/Increment
up and down arrow keys
Finer Resolution for Dragging
CTRL
CMD
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
Scroll Down/Up
Close/Open Folders
right and left arrow 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
down arrow key
TRANSPORT
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
Cut
CTRL-X
CMD-X
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
LOOP BRACE AND START/END MARKERS

Move Start Marker to
Position
Shift-click
Shift-click
Nudge Loop Left/Right
Move Loop By Loop Length
Halve/Double Loop Length
CTRL up and down arrow

keys
CMD up and down arrow

keys
Shorten/Lengthen Loop
CTRL right and left arrow

keys
CMD right and left arrow

keys
Select Material in Loop
CTRL-Shift-L
CMD-Shift-L
SESSION VIEW COMMANDS

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
ALTdrag
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 Collapsing
CTRL up and down arrow

keys
CMD up and down arrow

keys
Drop Browser Clips as a

Scene
CTRL
CMD
ARRANGEMENT VIEW COMMANDS

Split Clip at Selection
CTRL-E
CMD-E
Consolidate Selection into

Clip
CTRL-J
CMD-J
Create Fade/Crossfade
CTRL-ALT-F
CMD-ALT-F
Loop Selection
CTRL-L
CMD-L
Insert Silence
CTRL-I
CMD-I
Pan Left/Right of Selection
CTRL-ALT
CMD-ALT
Unfold all Tracks
ALT unfold button
ALT unfold button
Scroll Display to Follow

Playback
CTRL-Shift-F
CMD-Shift-F
COMMANDS FOR TRACKS

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
CTRL-G
Ungroup Tracks
CTRL-Shift-G
CMD-Shift-G
Show Grouped Tracks
Hide Grouped Tracks
Move Nonadjacent Tracks

Without Collapsing
CTRL arrow keys
CMD arrow keys
Arm/Solo Multiple Tracks
CTRL click
CMD click
Add Device from Browser
Enter
Enter
COMMANDS FOR BREAKPOINT ENVELOPES

Finer Resolution for Dragging
CTRL
CMD
Enable Dragging Over

Breakpoints
Shift
Shift
Create Curved Automation

Segment
ALT
ALT
KEY/MIDI MAP MODE AND THE COMPUTER KEYBOARD

Toggle MIDI Map Mode
CTRL-M
CMD-M
Toggle Key Map Mode
CTRL-K
CMD-K
Computer MIDI Keyboard
CTRL-Shift-K
CMD-Shift-K
ZOOMING, DISPLAYS AND SELECTIONS

Zoom In
Zoom Out
Drag/Click to Append to a
Selection
Shift
Shift
Click to Add Adjacent

Clips/Tracks/Scenes to
Multi-Selection
Shift
Shift
Click to Add Nonadjacent

Clips/Tracks/Scenes to a
Multi-Selection
CTRL
CMD
Follow (Auto-Scroll)
CTRL-Shift-F
CMD-Shift-K
Pan Left/Right of Selection
CTRL-ALT
CMD-ALT
CLIP VIEW SAMPLE DISPLAY

Quantize
CTRL-U
CMD-U
Quantize Settings...
CTRL-Shift-U
CMD-Shift-U
Move Selected Warp Marker
Insert Warp Marker
CTRL-I
CMD-I
Select Warp Marker
CTRLright and left arrow

keys
CMDright and left arrow keys

Playback
CTRL-Shift-F
CMD-Shift-F
Move Clip Region with Start

Marker
Shiftright and left arrow keys
CLIP VIEW MIDI EDITOR

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/Down keys
Shift Page Up/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

Playback
CTRL-Shift-F
CMD-Shift-F
Move Clip Region with Start

Marker
GRID SNAPPING AND DRAWING

Toggle Draw Mode
Narrow Grid
CTRL-1
CMD-1
Widen Grid
CTRL-2
CMD-2
Triplet Grid
CTRL-3
CMD-3
Snap to Grid
CTRL-4
CMD-4
Fixed/Zoom-Adaptive Grid
CTRL-5
CMD-5
Bypass Snapping While

Dragging
ALT
CMD
GLOBAL QUANTIZATION
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

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
CTRL-H
CMD-H
Export Audio/Video
CTRL-Shift-R
CMD-Shift-R
Export MIDI file
CTRL-Shift-E
CMD-Shift-E
8
WORKING WITH PLUG-INS AND DEVICES

Show/Hide Plug-In Windows
CTRL-ALT-P
CMD-ALT-P
Open Second/Multiple
Windows with Plug-In Edit
Button
CTRL
CMD
Open Mac Keystroke Plug-In

Window with Plug-In Edit
Button
Shift
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

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COMPLETE LIST OF ABLETON SHORTCUTS

SHOWING AND HIDING RESULTS

Toggle Full Screen Mode

Toggle Second Window

Toggle Device/Clip View

Hide/Show Detail View

Toggle Hot-Swap Mode

Hide/Show Info View

Open the Preferences

up and down arrow keys

up and down arrow keys

Finer Resolution for Dragging

Abort Value Entry

Confirm Value Entry

up and down arrow keys

up and down arrow keys

right and left arrow keys

right and left arrow keys

Load Selected Item from

Preview Selected File

Jump to Search Results

down arrow key

down arrow key

Continue Play from Stop

Play Arrangement View

Move Insert Marker to

Function+left arrow key

LOOP BRACE AND START/END MARKERS

Nudge Loop Left/Right

right and left arrow keys

right and left arrow keys

Move Loop By Loop Length

up and down arrow keys

up and down arrow keys

Halve/Double Loop Length

CTRL up and down arrow

CMD up and down arrow

CTRL right and left arrow

CMD right and left arrow

Select Material in Loop

SESSION VIEW COMMANDS

Select Neighboring Clip/Slot

Select all Clips/Slots

Add/Remove Stop Button

Insert MIDI clip

Insert Captured Scene

Move Nonadjacent Scenes

CTRL up and down arrow

CMD up and down arrow

Drop Browser Clips as a

ARRANGEMENT VIEW COMMANDS

Consolidate Selection into

Pan Left/Right of Selection

Unfold all Tracks

ALT unfold button

ALT unfold button

Scroll Display to Follow

COMMANDS FOR TRACKS

Insert MIDI Track