/live-powertoys

various useful shortcuts and tweaks to make using Ableton Live on Macos a breeze

Primary LanguageLua

Live Powertoys

this is a script for Hammerspoon installation is simple:

  • place these files in a folder at ~/.hammerspoon/Spoons/LivePowertoys.spoon
  • load it from ~/.hammerspoon/init.lua
    hs.loadSpoon('LivePowertoys')

shortcuts added so far:

  • cmd+shift+B openQuickMenu Opens a configurable quick access menu to add various VSTs/plugins. configurable by editing ~/.config/live-powertoys/settings.json Each entry under quickAddMenu will create a new top level menu item. for the default config you get

    Plugins
        Serum
        Pigments
    Effects
        Reverb
        EQ Eight
    Processing
        EQ Eight
    

    title is what you will see in the menu. pluginName is what will be searched for in the Live browser to find/add that plugin/effect. make it as specific as you can.

  • cmd+w close the active plugin window

  • cmd+shift+w close all plugin windows

  • shift+L create a marker, the same as clicking create -> Add Locator