Essential Ableton Live keyboard shortcuts for music production. These shortcuts cover playback, recording, editing, and navigation to speed up your music production workflow in Ableton Live.
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Open Interactive Shortcut Finder| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Space | Play/Stop | Start or stop playback. |
| F9 | Record | Start recording. |
| Home | Go to Start | Go to arrangement start. |
| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl + E | Split | Split clip at selection. |
| Ctrl + J | Consolidate | Consolidate selected clips. |
| Ctrl + D | Duplicate | Duplicate clip or track. |
| Ctrl + R | Rename | Rename selected item. |
| Ctrl + T | Add Audio Track | Add new audio track. |
| Ctrl + Shift + T | Add MIDI Track | Add new MIDI track. |
| Tab | Session/Arrange | Toggle session and arrangement view. |
| Ctrl + L | Set Loop | Set selection as loop. |
| Ctrl + G | Group Tracks | Group selected tracks. |
Press Space to play/stop. Press Shift+Space to play from the current position.
Press F9 to start recording, or click the record button in the transport bar.
Place the cursor at the split point and press Ctrl+E (Cmd+E on Mac).
Press Tab to toggle between Session View and Arrangement View.
Select the clip and press Ctrl+D (Cmd+D on Mac) to duplicate it.
Ableton Live includes 9 Editing & View shortcuts, including Ctrl + E (Split) and Ctrl + J (Consolidate). See the full list in the Editing & View section above.
Ableton Live includes 3 Playback & Recording shortcuts, including Space (Play/Stop) and F9 (Record). See the full list in the Playback & Recording section above.
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