
Well now you can rename them all in a breeze.įirst, you should know the shortcut for renaming anything in Live. Have you ever just gone down the rabbit hole and made a project with 30+ channels and didn’t have the time to name a single one? Then, stepping back for a moment you remember how important naming channels can be. This will adjust the loop length and position for that clip.ġ0 - While Renaming, Go to next Track – Tab (Windows / Mac) With automation lanes hidden, hold Ctrl/CMD + Shift + click on the waveform in the clip and drag left or right. Second, you to change the clip’s Loop bar. This is helpful for double or half time changes or getting creative and unexpected results. Before clicking you should see a bracket when you are near the edge, then when you press shift the bracket should get an arrow next to it. This allows you to adjust the segment BPM for that clip. Simply press and hold Alt (Windows) / CMD (Mac) to temporarily bypass the snapping feature for the duration the key is pressed. This also works for moving audio and MIDI clips in the timeline as well.ĩ - 2 New Ways for Working with Clips in the Arrangementįirst, you to change the segment BPM of the clip. With automation lines hidden, hold shift and click the upper part of the clip’s waveform at either end of the clip.

Command / Control + 1 to Narrow the Grid.The jumps will happen by the current grid size. Below are a couple of bonus shortcuts for you that will help you utilize this one above better. If you have a clip, or multiple clips or your whole project selected you can now hit the left or right arrow keys to shift those clips in the timeline. But it does have its own shortcut. Simply hit M and you’ll activate it, then M again to turn it off.ħ - Arrow Keys to Nudge / Move Clips – Left / Right (Windows / Mac)

It will also fold (collapse) any channels you have unfolded giving you the biggest picture you can get.Īlso, a bonus shortcut while we are on the subject, the S key (Windows / Mac) will fold all your channels without zooming out letting you see more of the channels of larger projects.ĥ - Reverse Audio Clip Selection – R (Windows / Mac)īecause of all these glorious new shortcuts the Computer MIDI Keyboard isn’t activated by default anymore. This shortcut goes hand-in-hand with the last one.
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Another huge time saver that I find myself using all the time.Ĥ - Full Zoom Out – Shift + Z (Windows / Mac) No more clicking and dragging up and down on the top of the timeline. Live will zoom in and focus on that part for you instantly.


Highlight a section of your tune and press Z. But now, just select then CTRL + E and boom goes the dynamite.ģ - Zoom to Arrangement Time Selection – Z (Windows / Mac) This process would have to be done over and over again. I used to have to highlight a section of audio, then click it and drag it a little to the left or right, and then drop it back down in its original place to make a section.
