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Ableton Live 9 Cheatsheet
ShortcutFoo uses a Spaced Repetition System that adapts to your training.
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Working With Sets and the Program

⌘⇧E
Export Midi File
⌘⇧R
Export Audio/Video
⌘H
Hide Live
⌘⇧S
Save Live Set As
⌘S
Save Live Set
⌘O
Open Live Set
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Showing and Hiding Views

⌘,
Open the Preferences
⌘⌥M
Hide/Show Mixer
⌘⌥S
Hide/Show Sends
⌘⌥I
Hide/Show In/Out
⌘⌥O
Hide/Show Overview
⌘⌥B
Hide/Show Browser
⇧?
Hide/Show Info View
D
Toggle Drum Rack / last-selected Pad
Q
Toggle Hot-Swap Mode
⌘⌥L
Hide/Show Detail View
⇧TAB
Toggle Device/Clip View
TAB
Toggle Session/Arrangement View
⌘⇧W
Toggle Second Window
⌘^F
Toggle Full Screen Mode
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Transport Controls

F8
Activate / Deactivate Track 8
F7
Activate / Deactivate Track 7
F6
Activate / Deactivate Track 6
F5
Activate / Deactivate Track 5
F4
Activate / Deactivate Track 4
F3
Activate / Deactivate Track 3
F2
Activate / Deactivate Track 2
F1
Activate / Deactivate Track 1
F10
Back to Arrangment
F9
Record
HOME
Move Insert Marker to Beginning
⇧SPACE
Continue Play from Stop Point
SPACE
Play from Start Marker / Stop
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Using the File Browser

⌘F
Search in Browser
⇧↵
Preview Selected File
Load Selected Item from Browser
LEFT
Close Folder
RIGHT
Open Folder
UP
Scroll Up
DOWN
Scroll Down
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Editing

⌘I
Insert Silence
⌘⇧F
Scroll Display to Follow Playback
⌘⌥RIGHT
Pan Right of Selection
⌘⌥LEFT
Pan Left of Selection
⌘L
Loop Selection
⌘⌥F
Create Fade/Crossfade
⌘J
Consolidate selection to Clip
⌘E
Split Clip at Selection
TAB
Move from one scene to another while renaming
⌘A
Select All
⌘R
Rename
⌘Y
Redo
⌘Z
Undo
DEL
Delete
⌘D
Duplicate
⌘V
Paste
⌘C
Copy
⌘X
Cut
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Zooming, Display and Selections

⌘⇧K
Follow (Auto Scroll)
-
Zoom Out
⇧+
Zoom In
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Commands for Tracks

Add Device from Browser
⌘UP
Move Nonadjacent Track Up Without Collapsing
⌘DOWN
Move Nonadjacent Track Down Without Collapsing
-
Hide Grouped Tracks
⇧+
Show Grouped Tracks
⌘⇧G
Ungroup Tracks
⌘G
Group Selected Tracks
TAB
While Renaming, go to Next Track
⌘R
Rename Selected Track
⌘⌥T
Insert Return Track
⌘⇧T
Insert Midi Track
⌘T
Insert Audio Track
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Grid Snapping and Drawing / Global Quantization

⌘0
Quantization Off
⌘9
1 Bar Quantization
⌘8
Quarter Note Quantization
⌘7
8th Note Quantization
⌘6
16th Note Quantization
⌘5
Fixed Zoom Adaptive Grid Toggle On/Off
⌘4
Snap to Grid Toggle On/Off
⌘3
Triplet Grid Toggle On/Off
⌘2
Widen Grid
⌘1
Narrow Grid
B
Toggle Draw Mode
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Adjusting Values

Confirm Value Entry
ESC
Abort Value Entry
,
Go to Previous Field(Bar/Beat/16th)
.
Go to Next Field (Bar/Beat/16th)
DEL
Return to Default
⌘DOWN
Decrement Value (Finer Resolution)
⌘UP
Increment Value (Finer Resolution)
DOWN
Decrement Value
UP
Increment Value
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Key / MIDI Map Mode and the Computer MIDI keyboard

⌘⇧K
Computer Midi Keyboard On/Off
⌘K
Toggle Key Map Mode
⌘M
Toggle MIDI Map Mode
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Clip View Sample Display

⇧RIGHT
Move Clip Region with Start Marker Right
⇧LEFT
Move Clip Region with Start Marker Left
⌘⇧F
Scroll Display to Follow Playback (Clip View)
⌘RIGHT
Select Warp Marker to Right
⌘LEFT
Select Warp Marker to Left
RIGHT
Move Selected Warp Marker Right
LEFT
Move Selected Warp Marker Left
⌘⇧U
Quantize Settings
⌘U
Quantize
⌘⇧K
Follow (Auto Scroll)
-
Zoom Out
⇧+
Zoom In
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Clip View Midi Editor

⇧RIGHT
Move Clip Region with Start Marker to the Right
⇧LEFT
Move Clip Region with Start Marker to the Left
⌘⇧F
Scroll Display to Follow Playback
END
Move Insert Marker to End
HOME
Move Insert Marker to Beginning
PAGEDOWN
Scroll Editor Vertically Down
PAGEUP
Scroll Editor Vertically Up
⌘⇧U
Quantize Settings
⌘U
Quantize
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Working With Plug-Ins and Devices

Load Device From Browser
⌘G
Group/Ungroup Selected Plugins
⌘⌥F
Show/Hide Plugin Windows
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