Ableton Mac Keyboard Midi

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May 23, 2016  the 20 best keyboard shortcuts in ableton live (mac os x and windows) May 23. Incredibly useful to quickly 'bounce' several clips into one. Flattens any warp adjustments you make. Works for both midi and audio. Keyboard shortcuts, production tips, ableton, ableton. Ableton Live MIDI Remote Scripts For Beginners. October 7, 2015 Ableton Live Tips: Make a Loop to Fit the Editor in One Click. Use your Mac with just the keyboard, without a mouse or trackpad! Introduction This tutorial teaches you mouseless or mouse-free computing on a Mac. I am using Ableton Live as. Many synthesizers have keyboards built in, these can be used as controllers in Live. Connect the MIDI out port of the synth to the MIDI in port on your MIDI interface. Or use a USB cable if that is supported. Enable the Track button for the Input MIDI port. The Computer MIDI Keyboard is now turned off by default when loading a Live Set. This is to allow new keyboard shortcuts to work by default, which would otherwise be blocked by the Computer MIDI Keyboard. You can toggle the Computer MIDI keyboard by using the keyboard shortcut 'M'.

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using shortcuts while performing repetitive tasks in software can save you up to 60 hours per year according to some estimates. ableton is no exception - that's more time you can spend on your productions or buying groceries or whatever. so let's review some of the top shortcuts for ableton live!

many of these you may (should) already be duly familiar with but there are a few that I didn't know about before researching for this article. definitely have a look and let me know what stands out to you as the most useful shortcut.

fades are a valuable tool. not just for seamlessly joining clips and transparently bringing tracks in and out of a song, they're also a necessary utility for removing zero-crossing pops from your clips.

follow transport: cmd + shift + f (ctrl + shift + f)

following playback let's you keep a careful eye on all the details of your track as it plays. very useful indeed, this shortcut both turns on and turns off the function.

mute tracks: fn + f1, f2, f3, etc. (f1, f2, f3, etc.)

how often do you need to quickly mute something to get reference of the rest of the song? you can quickly mute and unmute tracks 1-8 with the function keys. mind that if you have tracks in groups, even if they are collapsed, they are still considered to be in the order they are in.

record: fn + f9 (f9)

a very useful shortcut for quick recording. note that if you've enabled 'start playback with record' in the record/warp/launch section of the preferences this will also start your transport. handy!

exclusive arm/solo: cmd + click (ctrl + click)

the function of this shortcut will depend on your settings in the record/warp/launch section of the preferences. if you have exclusive arm and solo enabled, cmd (ctrl) + clicking these in the mixer will allow you to arm or solo multiple tracks. if exclusive arm and solo are not enabled, this will allow you to to simultaneously disarm or desolo all other tracks but the one you click.

insert time: cmd + i (ctrl + i)

it can be a pain to highlight half of your project and move it a few bars just to make a little room for more. this shortcut makes that no problem. don't forget you can delete time as well (via cmd (ctrl) + shift + delete) so don't worry about getting too exact with the amount of time you add.

duplicate time: cmd + shift + d (ctrl + shift + d)

this shortcut is great for creating variations and 'children' from your current loops. just duplicate a few bars over and make adjustment to the patterns and sounds and you've got a b-section! Ableton key pad for new mac computer.

paste time: cmd + shift + v (ctrl + shift + v)

you don't always want everything moved over, I know. so just copy what you need and paste it right into the middle of your song!

loop selection: cmd + l (ctrl + l)

a great tool for looping whatever you have highlighted. in my opinion this makes session view obsolete for all but live applications. this same shortcut is very useful inside clips where it will snap the clip loop to the selection.

more looping shortcuts: cmd + shift + l, cmd + arrow (ctrl + shift + l, ctrl + arrow)

more tools for working with loops in arrangement view. cmd (ctrl) + shift + l will select the loop to make it 'active'. from there, you can hold cmd and use the arrow keys to expand or shorten the loop (by a factor of two) or move it around your song.

midi tracks and clips: cmd + shift + t and cmd + shift + m (ctrl + shift + t and ctrl + shift + m)

we'll go into the more common shortcuts now for anyone missing out (I was definitely a late-bloomer with some of these, I empathize). create a midi track and midi clip speedy-quick!

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quantize: cmd + shift + u (ctrl + shift + u)

you can quantize with cmd (ctrl) + u but if you want control over the settings you'll want to add shift. works for both midi and warped audio.

group devices: cmd + g (ctrl +g)

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cmd (ctrl) + g does a lot of things and undoubtedly you're already using it for this and grouping tracks. one of the best features of ableton imo.

open preferences: cmd + , (ctrl + ,)

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cmd + , gives you quick access to the preferences on nearly every osx application, ableton included.

consolidate: cmd + j (ctrl + j)

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I have to mention consolidate, just because it changed my life. incredibly useful to quickly 'bounce' several clips into one. flattens any warp adjustments you make. works for both midi and audio. HUGE.

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those are some of my favorites, hope you find them useful and time-saving! for me, the speed of ableton enhances and inspires creativity.
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