Vitamin L -- key assignments (v. 1.0)
Convenience shortcuts
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Esc+F1 |
Toggle audio engine |
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Shift+Caps Lock |
Toggle quick keys |
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F1 |
Display shortcuts |
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Ctrl+F1 |
Read the Live Manual |
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F2 |
Rename |
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Ctrl+F2 or Shift+D |
Toggle delay compensation |
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F3 |
Find… |
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F4 or Alt+K |
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toggle computer |
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F5 |
Previous skin |
hint: leave only your favorite skins in Live’s Skins directory and use these shortcuts to quickly switch between them |
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F6 |
Next skin |
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F7 |
Lock/unlock envelopes |
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F8 |
Export Audio/Video… |
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Shift+F8 |
Export |
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Ctrl+F8 |
Preferences… |
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Alt+F1 |
Find Live plugin |
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Alt+F2 |
Find VST plugin |
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Alt+F3 |
Find in file browser 1 |
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Alt+F4 |
Find in file browser 2 |
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Alt+F5 |
Find in file browser 3 |
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WinKey+F1..F8 |
Mute/unmute
track 1..8 |
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Ctrl+Shift+O |
Open recent set… |
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Ctrl+Alt+S |
Save a copy… |
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Ctrl+P |
Open previous (last) set |
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Alt+Q |
Exit |
replaces CTRL+Q |
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Insert |
Insert track |
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Shift+Insert |
Insert |
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Ctrl+Insert |
Insert return track |
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WinKey+Insert |
Insert time (arrange)/ Insert scene (session) |
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Alt+1 |
Vst plugins |
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Alt+2 |
Live plugins |
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Alt+3,4,5 |
File browser 1,2,3 |
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R |
Record |
quick keys |
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F |
Follow playback |
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G |
Quantization grid on/off |
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H |
Draw mode switch |
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Ctrl+Alt+F |
Manage files |
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Ctrl+Shift+Z |
Redo |
same as CTRL+Y |
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+ |
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Alt+Right Click |
Delete automation; clear envelope; rename (in browser) |
click on a control or on a track in the arrange view to
clear automation envelope |
Double-click tray icon |
Temporarily disable / enable all shortcuts |
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Ctrl+F9 |
Reload script |
use this if things go wrong… |
Timeline editing
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Alt+Space or B |
Play from mouse position |
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WinKey+Space or Y |
Play from last mouse position |
plays from the last visual position on the timeline where command above was used; quick key |
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S |
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quick keys |
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D |
Duplicate |
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J |
Consolidate |
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G |
Grid on/off |
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W |
Select a section of the timeline (arrange) / Select all
slots in a scene (session) |
takes a timeline selection and turns it into a section which includes all tracks – very handy!; quick key |
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F7 |
Lock/unlock envelopes |
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Alt+Z |
Freeze/unfreeze track(s) |
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Ctrl+Alt+Z |
Flatten |
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Right button+Left
button |
Grid on/off |
alternative mouse button shortcuts for faster editing |
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Middle Button |
Draw mode |
Clip properties (timeline)
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V |
Quick volume mode |
toggle quick modes for audio clips; use arrow keys, PgUp/PgDn and mouse wheel to adjust
properties; same key or ESC to exit; quick
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Quick pitch mode |
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X |
Quick bpm
mode |
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V |
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For |
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C |
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X |
Fold/unfold notes |
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U |
Reverse audio clip / Quantize midi clip |
works from timeline; quick key |
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/ |
(De-)activate
clip(s) |
if no clip is selected, will try to (de-)activate clip under mouse; quick key |
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Alt+Enter |
Show clip properties |
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Alt+E |
Edit clip in
editor |
only when quick keys are on; not
available in Live 6 |
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Shift+W |
Toggle clip
warp |
audio clips; quick key |
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Shift+L |
Toggle clip
loop |
audio and |
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Shift+X |
Select clip
warp mode |
quick keys |
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E |
Show/hide
envelopes |
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O |
Volume
envelope |
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P |
Pan envelope |
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T |
Transpose
(audio) / pitch bend ( |
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Shift+M |
Modulation
envelope |
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Shift+S |
Sample shift
(audio) / sustain pedal ( |
quick key |
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Alt+Right
Button or Alt+Delete |
Clear envelope |
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Clip properties (Clip view)
in addition to timeline shortcuts, when the focus is in
clip view, you can use these:
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W |
Toggle clip
warp |
audio clip; quick key |
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L |
Toggle clip
loop |
audio or MIDI
clip; quick key |
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E |
Show/hide
envelopes |
quick key |
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S |
Sample offset envelope |
audio clip; quick key |
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Sustain
envelope |
MIDI clip; quick key |
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M |
Modulation
envelope |
MIDI clip; quick key |
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Alt+Right
Button or Alt+Delete |
Clear envelope |
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View
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\ |
Show/hide
clip/plugin properties |
quick keys |
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] |
Show/hide browser |
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[ |
Show/hide return tracks |
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I |
Show/hide I/O |
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S |
Show/hide sends |
session view; quick
key |
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Alt+M |
Show/hide mixer |
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Alt+D |
Show/hide track delay |
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Alt+X |
Show/hide crossfader |
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Ctrl+Alt+F |
Show/hide file manager |
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Timeline navigation
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PgUp/PgDn |
Move cursor by 1 bar |
hold to shuttle back/forth in time |
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Shift+PgUp/PgDn |
Move cursor by 4 bars |
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Left/Right |
Move cursor by 1/16 |
only in arrange view |
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Ctrl+Home |
Return to origin |
if the set is very long, may need to hit it several times |
Precision editing
these a numeric pad shortcuts and are enabled when NumLock is ON
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Numpad 4 / Numpad 6 |
Move clip by 1 pixel |
if no clip under mouse, will simply move the cursor. You can use these sticky-click mode as well. Horizontal move only works in arrange. |
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Numpad 1 / Numpad 3 |
Move clip by 10 pixels |
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Numpad 7 / Numpad 9 |
Move clip by 50 pixels |
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Numpad 8 / Numpad 2 |
Move clip up/down |
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Alt+Numpad 8 / 2 |
Copy clip to previous / next track (scene) |
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Sticky click mode
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Q, NumPad
5 |
Toggle sticky-click mode |
use numpad
keys or mouse to move; {Ctrl+}Q/numpad5/mouseclick or ESC to exit |
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Ctrl+Q, Ctrl+NumPad 5, Ctrl+Mouseclick |
When exiting sticky-click mode, copy instead of move |
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Shift+Q |
Precision sticky-click mode |
use this for automation (see below) |
Working with automation
all shortcuts for lanes work only in Live 7+
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`(backquote) |
Fold/unfold
all automation lanes for track under mouse |
if no lanes exist, will try to open an automation lane for each automated parameter |
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Esc+Right Button |
Close
automation lane under mouse cursor |
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