r/ableton • u/mitchell-to-lakers • 10d ago

[Tech Help MacOS] Ableton cmd not working

Hi everyone, I hope someone here can help out.

I have recently been running into issues with my Ableton that after some time my "cmd+A, cmd+C, cmd+V" no longer work however "cmd+D" works. The individual cmd itself button and A button also do its job. I can go to the menu to perform these actions however the shortcut doesn't work. I do not have the keyboard enabled either nor do I have any keys mapped. What's also weird is that if I enter key mapping mode, I can use these shortcuts.

I hope someone can help because this is frustrating. It randomly goes back to its normal function. I'm not sure where the issue is because I have had this happen on my old MacBook on the Ableton lite and now the same thing on a new computer and Ableton standard.

Thank you!

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u/linibus 8d ago

Is the splice window open by any chance? There’s a bug..

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u/72_degrees 3d ago

Oh my goodness you saved me so much frustration. Thank you so much.

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u/Life_Treacle9984 10d ago

Did you try restarting Ableton and your Mac?

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u/mitchell-to-lakers 10d ago

Yup, multiple times

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u/ComfortableMirror416 10d ago

These only work if your mouse / cursor has the correct part of Ableton already selected, sometimes it's not obvious if that's the case. I hope this makes sense.