How to Create Custom Key Commands in Ableton 10

Producing music from start to finish is a time consuming process so having a speedy and efficient workflow is a must for all music producers. In this screencast, you will learn one of the biggest workflow hacks available for Ableton users, knowing how to create custom key commands in Ableton 10.

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Daniel Strongin

Aug 10, 2018 • 6 min read

Audio Production

Producing music from start to finish is a time consuming process.

When you're producing, you want to get what's inside your head into the computer as fast as possible with as few steps as possible. Having a slow workflow will take away from this.

One of the best ways to speed up your workflow is to memorize and use all of the key commands available to you in Ableton as using key commands are much faster than opening up a menu and clicking around.

But not every function is mapped to a key command in ableton and some very important commands have been left off that would be sure to speed up your workflow.

In this screencast, I'll show you how to create custom key commands in Ableton 10 to help improve workflow.

You may also find it useful to view this list of Ableton Live 10 key commands.