Trigger

Ableton Live,
at the speed of thought.

Press ⌥Space over Live, type a few letters, hit Enter. Any plugin, preset or device lands exactly where you want it. Your keys and controller do the rest.

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Mac · Ableton Live 12 (key remapping also works in Live 11) · macOS 13 Ventura or later

Your keyboard and controller become shortcuts, loaders and macros for Live. Stop hunting the browser. Press a key, and it happens.

Quick Load paletteNEW

Your whole library, one keystroke away.

⌥Space, or any shortcut you choose, opens a search over Live. Every Ableton device, every plug-in, every preset and your own saved sounds, with real pictures of each one. Type a few letters and press Enter.

  • Forgiving search: "pro q 4" finds Pro-Q 4, "mini v" finds Mini-V
  • Real artwork for every Ableton device and over 800 plug-ins, built in
  • List, compact or grid view, light or dark
  • Quick pick any result with ⌥1 to 9, or lock it open and load several in a row
Smart searchNEW

Type it wrong. It still finds it.

Miss a letter, hit the key next door or swap two round. Trigger knows what you meant, so you never have to go back and fix the spelling.

  • Missing letters: "prq" finds Pro-Q
  • The key next door: "decil" finds Devil-Loc
  • Swapped letters: "seurm" finds Serum
  • Exact matches always come first
Put it exactly where you wantNEW

This track, a new track, or right beside a device.

Choose where it lands before you press Enter. Drop a compressor to the left of your EQ, or spin up a fresh track for a synth. Trigger knows instruments from effects, so a synth never ends up on an audio track.

  • This track, or New track (MIDI or audio, picked for you)
  • Insert at the end, or left or right of the selected device
  • Instrument detection for Audio Units and VST3
Make it yoursNEW

Organise it your way.

Star the things you reach for, sort them into your own folders, and see the last ten things you used. Switch to "My stuff" and the palette shows only what you've chosen.

  • Favourites with ⌘D
  • Your own folders: Reverbs, Basses, Vocal chain, anything
  • Recent: the last ten things you loaded or fired
  • Filter by Ableton or third party, by manufacturer, and sort by maker
  • Presets grouped under their device
Triggers

One key for anything Live can do.

Map any key or MIDI note to a Live shortcut, a device load, a function, or a whole chain of actions. Your triggers show up in the palette too, so you can find and fire one even if you've forgotten its key.

  • Remap any key or MIDI note or CC
  • Chain several actions on one key, run in order, one undo step
  • Functions: tempo, arm, solo, mute, mixer, clips, scenes, navigation
  • Make a trigger from any device in the palette with one click
  • Only fires when Live is in front, and pauses while you type
Profiles and iCloud

Your setup, on every Mac.

Keep a separate set of triggers for producing, mixing or playing live, and switch between them in Settings. Everything syncs through iCloud, so a trigger you add in the studio is waiting on your laptop.

  • Profiles: a set of triggers for each kind of work
  • Triggers, favourites and folders sync through iCloud
  • Import and export a profile to share it or back it up
Session timer and auto-saveNEW

Never lose an idea again.

A small clock in your menu bar shows how long you've been in the set. Set Trigger to remind you to save, or to save for you every few minutes. New set? It asks for a name once, then saves quietly.

  • Session time in the menu bar
  • Save reminder, or auto-save every 5 to 90 minutes
  • Starts counting when you open Live
MacrosNEW

The jobs you do all day, on one key.

Put any of these on a key or a pad, or fire them from the palette.

Close all plugin windowsEvery floating window, gone.
Versioned saveSong v2, v3, v4. Never overwrite an idea.
Named locatorsDrop “Chorus” right at the playhead.
Loop this sectionLoops between the locators around you.
Fold all groupsThe whole arrangement, tidied in one press.
Colour tracks by typeDrums, bass and guitars, each in its own colour.
Bypass the whole chainInstant before and after of every device.
Reset the mixUnsolo, unmute and disarm everything.
Load the last thing againYour last device or plug-in, loaded again on one key.
Delete empty tracksClears every track with nothing on it, then tells you how many.

Make Live move like you think.

Try every feature free for 7 days. Already own Trigger? 2.0 is a free update.

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Ableton Live 12Key remapping in Live 11macOS 13 Ventura or laterApple Silicon and Intel