Keyboard & Mouse
Shortcuts
This
page lists some of the keyboard shortcuts to useful commands in FL Studio.
Please examine the menus/context menus for more shortcuts. NOTE: Single
key shortcuts will only work when 'Typing
keyboard to piano'
(Ctrl+T) is off.
Windows
vs Mac Equivalent keys
The
following tables assume you are using a Windows keyboard. To use these
shortcuts on a Mac, substitute keys as follows:
Windows
|
Mac Equivalent
|
Alt
|
option
|
Backspace
|
delete (< X)
|
Ctrl
|
command
|
Delete
|
fn+delete (< X)
|
Insert (Ins)
|
fn+return
|
Windows
|
command
|
Global
Shortcuts
Keys/Action
|
File Operations
|
Ctrl+Z
|
Undo / Redo last
edit
|
Ctrl+Alt+Z
|
Undo step-by-step
|
Shortcuts
by Window
Keys/Action
|
File Operations
|
Ctrl+O
|
Open file
|
Ctrl+S
|
Save file
|
Ctrl+N
|
Save new version
|
Ctrl+Shift+S
|
Save As...
|
Ctrl+R
|
Export wave file
|
Ctrl+Shift+R
|
Export mp3 file
|
Ctrl+Shift+M
|
Export MIDI file
|
Alt+0,1..9
|
Open recent files 0..9
|
Ctrl+Shift+H
|
(Re)arrange windows
|
Keys/Action
|
Pattern Selector
(Numpad)
|
1..9
|
Select patterns
1..9
|
+
|
Next pattern
|
-
|
Previous pattern
|
F2
|
Open name editor
for selected pattern. Repeated presses randomly choose colors.
|
F4
|
Next empty pattern
with naming dialog
|
Ctrl+F4
|
Next empty pattern
|
Keys/Action
|
Channel Rack &
Step Sequencer
|
1...9, 0
|
Mute/Unmute first
10 channels
|
Ctrl+1..9,0
|
Solo/UnSolo first
10 channels
|
Up-Arrow
|
Select previous
channel
|
Down-Arrow
|
Next channel
|
Page Up
|
Next channel Group
|
Page Down
|
Previous channel
Group
|
Alt+Del
|
Delete selected
channel/s
|
Alt+Down-Arrow
|
Move selected
Channel/s one step down
|
Alt+Up-Arrow
|
Move selected
Channel/s one step up
|
Alt+C
|
Clone selected
channels
|
Alt+G
|
Group selected
channels
|
Alt+M
|
Toggle Mixer Track
Selectors
|
Alt+U
|
Unzip selected
channel/s
|
Alt+Z
|
Zip selected
channel/s
|
Ctrl+Alt+R
|
Force restretch of
all Audio Clip Channels
|
Ctrl+Enter
|
Focus Playlist
|
Ctrl+Shift+C
|
Clone channel/s
|
Ctrl+C
|
Copy channel
Steps/Score
|
Ctrl+L
|
Route selected
Channel/s to free mixer track/s
|
Ctrl+V
|
Paste channel
Steps/Score
|
Ctrl+X
|
Cut channel
Steps/Score
|
Shift+Up-Arrow
|
Move selected
channel/s Up
|
Shift+Down-Arrow
|
Move selected
channel/s Down
|
Shift+Ctrl+Left-Arrow
|
Shift Steps Left
|
Shift+Ctrl+Right-Arrow
|
Shift Steps Right
|
Keys/Action
|
Record / Playback /
Transport
|
Backspace
|
Toggle Line/None
Snap
|
Space
|
Start/Stop Playback
|
Ctrl+Space
|
Start/Pause
Playback
|
L
|
Switch Pattern/Song
mode
|
R
|
Switch On/Off
recording (This also works during playback)
|
0 (NumPad)
|
Fast forward
|
/ (NumPad)
|
Previous bar (Song
mode)
|
* (NumPad)
|
Next bar (Song
mode)
|
Ctrl+E
|
Toggle Step Edit
mode
|
Ctrl+H
|
Stop sound (panic)
|
Ctrl+T
|
Toggle typing
keypad to piano keypad
|
Ctrl+B
|
Toggle blend notes
|
Ctrl+M
|
Toggle metronome
|
Ctrl+P
|
Toggle recording
metronome precount
|
Ctrl+I
|
Toggle wait for
input to start recording
|
Keys/Action
|
Window Navigation
|
Tab
|
Cycle nested
windows
|
F8
|
Open Plugin Picker
|
Enter
|
Toggle Max/Min
Playlist
|
Esc
|
Closes a window
|
F1
|
This Help
|
F5
|
Toggle Playlist
|
F6
|
Toggle Step
Sequencer
|
F7
|
Toggle Piano roll
|
Alt+F8
|
Show/hide Sample
Browser
|
F9
|
Show/hide Mixer
|
F10
|
Show/hide MIDI
settings
|
F11
|
Show/hide song info
window
|
F12
|
Close all windows
|
Ctrl+Shift+H
|
Arrange windows
|
Keys/Action
|
Mixer
|
Alt+Left-Arrow /
Right-Arrow
|
Move selected mixer
track/s Left/Right
|
Alt+L
|
Select the channels
Linked to the selected mixer track
|
Alt+W
|
Toggle Peak-meter
'Wave' view
|
Ctrl+L
|
Link selected
channels to selected mixer track
|
Shift+Ctrl+L
|
Link selected
channels STARTING From selected mixer track
|
Shift+Mouse-Wheel
|
Move selected mixer
track/s Left/Right (mouse-over track)
|
Ctrl+Shift+Left-Click
|
Select multiple
mixer tracks
|
Ctrl+Shift+S
|
Save Mixer track
state
|
F2
|
Rename selected
mixer track
|
S
|
Solo Current track
|
Alt+S
|
Alt Solo - Activate
Current track and all tracks Routed TO/FROM It
|
Alt+R
|
Render Armed tracks
to .wav
|
Keys/Action
|
Playlist action
|
B
|
Paint tool
|
C
|
Slice tool
|
D
|
Delete tool
|
E
|
Select tool
|
P
|
Pencil tool
|
S
|
Slip edit tool
|
T
|
Mute tool
|
Y
|
Playback tool
|
Z
|
Zoom tool
|
Alt
|
Bypass snap (very
useful when combined with other modifiers)
|
Alt+G
|
Ungroup selection
|
Alt+P
|
Open the Picker
Panel
|
Alt+T
|
Add Time marker
|
Alt+/* and
Ctrl+Alt+/*
|
Jump to
Next/Previous song marker (if present)
|
Alt+Left-Click
|
Grouped Tracks Mute
switches - Mute/Unmute all.
|
Alt+Right-Click
|
Audition the clip
selected.
|
Alt+Right-Shift
|
Engage snap free
'Slice Mode', release Alt after clicking on the Clip to use snapping.
|
Ctrl+A
|
Select All
|
Backspace
|
Toggle Global Snap
(none, current setting)
|
Ctrl+B
|
Duplicate selection
(or all Clips in zoom range if nothing is selected) to the right.
|
Ctrl+C
|
Copy selection
|
Ctrl+D
|
Deselect selection
|
Ctrl+P
|
Toggle Performance
Mode
|
Ctrl+T
|
Add Time Marker
|
Ctrl+V
|
Paste selection
|
Ctrl+X
|
Cut selection
|
Ctrl+Alt+C
|
Consolidate
selected Pattern/Audio Clips to audio, starting from the first selected Clip
|
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+C
|
Consolidate
selected Pattern/Audio Clips to audio, starting from the start of the
Playlist
|
Ctrl+Alt+G
|
Grid Color
|
Ctrl+Alt+Home
|
Toggle Resizing
from Left
|
Ctrl+F8
|
Open Project Picker
|
Ctrl+Ins
|
Add space at the
start of the timeline selection of equal length to the selection
|
Ctrl+Del
|
Delete space
according to the timeline selection
|
Ctrl+Enter
|
Select time around
selection
|
Ctrl+Left-Arrow/Right-Arrow
|
Select time
before/after selection equal to the selection length
|
Ctrl+Left-click
|
Select
|
Ctrl+Shift+Left-click
|
Add to selection
|
Ctrl+Shift+Right-Click
|
Zoom to selected
Clip
|
Ctrl+Right-Click
|
Zoom on selection /
Drag to make zoom selection (zoom on release)
|
Del
|
Delete selected
clip/pattern source data
|
Double Left-click
on clip/pattern
|
Open clip/pattern
properties (e.g. Channel settings, Piano roll)
|
Home
|
Move the playback
marker to the start of the Playlist.
|
Insert Key
|
Slice Clip at mouse
cursor position
|
Left-Shift+Left-click
(on Playlist)
|
Add and resize
clip/pattern (move mouse L/R after click and hold to resize). Must be in
pencil mode.
|
Left-Shift+Right-Click
|
Pan view
|
Middle mouse button
|
Pan view (hold
& drag left/right)
|
PgUp / PgDown
|
Zoom in / Zoom out
|
Pencil tool + Shift
|
Swap to Brush
|
Right-Click
|
Delete selected
clip/pattern
|
Right-Shift+Left-click
|
Slice clip/pattern
(click above/below clip/pattern & drag vertical)
|
Right-Alt+Right-Shift+Left-click
|
Vertical Slice
clip. Release alt to engage snap.
|
Right-Shift+Right-Click
|
Slice clip/pattern
& delete smallest part (click above/below clip/pattern & drag
vertical)
|
Right-Alt+Right-Click
|
Quantize selected
|
Right-Alt+Left-click
|
Mute selected
|
Shift+C
|
Select all Clips
according to the currently selected Clip source
|
Shift+G
|
Group selected Clips
|
Shift+I
|
Invert selection
|
Shift+Q
|
Quick quantize Clip
start times
|
Shift+Left-Arrow/Right-Arrow
|
Move selection
Left/Right
|
Shift+Up-Arrow/Down-Arrow
|
Move selection
Up/Down
|
Shift+Left-click
(on clip/pattern)
|
Clone (drag while
holding clip/pattern)
|
Shift+mouse-wheel
(on Clips)
|
Nudge Clip position
|
Shift+Alt+T
|
Set a Time
Signature at the Play head or time selection
|
Shift+M
|
Switch stretch mode
|
Shift+mouse-wheel
(on Track label area)
|
Re-order Clip
Tracks
|
Shift + 0 (zero)
|
Center Playlist to
play-head position (numbers above typing keys)
|
Shift + 1 to 3
|
Horizontal Zoom
levels 1 (zoom out) to 3 (zoom in), (numbers above typing keys)
|
Shift + 4
|
Horizontal Zoom,
show all (numbers above typing keys)
|
Shift + 5
|
Zoom to selection
(numbers above typing keys)
|
Shift + 6
|
Fit Performance
Zone to Playlist (numbers above typing keys)
|
Keys/Action
|
Piano roll action
|
NOTE:
|
Some keyboard
modifiers apply only to Draw mode (
|
B
|
Paint tool
|
C
|
Slice tool
|
D
|
Delete tool
|
E
|
Select tool
|
F
|
Show next property
in the Piano roll event lane (lower section)
|
G
|
Select the Channel
above
|
H
|
Select the Channel
above with note data
|
J
|
Select the Channel
below with note data
|
K
|
Select the Channel
below
|
M
|
Toggle Keyboard
view mode
|
O
|
Toggle Portamento
|
P
|
Pencil tool
|
T
|
Mute tool
|
Y
|
Playback tool
|
Z
|
Zoom tool
|
Alt
|
Bypass snap (very
useful when combined with other modifiers)
|
Alt+A
|
Arpeggiator
|
Alt+B
|
View note helpers
|
Alt+C
|
Change color of
selected note/s (to selected color group)
|
Alt+E
|
Riff machine
|
Alt+F
|
Flam
|
Alt+G
|
Ungroup selected
notes
|
Alt+K
|
Open Limit tool
|
Alt+L
|
Open Articulate
tool
|
Alt+N
|
Switch waveform
helper view (when available).
|
Alt+O
|
Open LFO tool when
in lower Event Editor area
|
Alt+Q
|
Quantize
|
Alt+R
|
Open Randomize tool
|
Alt+S
|
Open Strum tool
|
Alt+U
|
Open Chop tool
|
Alt+V
|
Toggle Ghost
channels ON/OFF
|
Alt+W
|
Open Claw Machine
tool
|
Alt+X
|
Open Scale Levels
tool
|
Alt+Y
|
Open Score Flipper
tool
|
Alt+Mouse wheel
|
Change the selected
note property of the note the mouse pointer is near or on.
|
Alt+Arrow keys
|
Nudge the position
of the selected note/s OR all notes if no selection is made.
|
Backspace
|
Toggle Global Snap
(none, current setting)
|
Ctrl+A
|
Select All
|
Ctrl+B
|
Duplicate
selection, or all notes in zoom range if nothing is selected, to the right.
Works also with time-line selections.
|
Ctrl+C
|
Copy selection
|
Ctrl+D
|
Deselect selection
|
Ctrl+G
|
Glue selected and
touching notes
|
Ctrl+I
|
Insert current
controller value
|
Ctrl+L
|
Quick legato
|
Ctrl+M
|
Import MIDI file
|
Ctrl+Q
|
Quick Quantize
|
Ctrl+U
|
Quick Chop
|
Ctrl+V
|
Paste selection
|
Ctrl+X
|
Cut selection
|
Ctrl+Alt+G
|
Grid Color
|
Ctrl+Alt+Home
|
Toggle allow
resizing from left
|
Ctrl+Delete
|
Delete space equal
to selection
|
Ctrl+Enter
|
Select time around
selection
|
Ctrl+Insert
|
Insert space equal
to the current time-line selection
|
Ctrl+Up-Arrow/Down-Arrow
|
Transpose selection
UP/Down 1 Octave
|
Ctrl+Left-Arrow/Right-Arrow
|
Select time before
(left) or after (right) current selection
|
Ctrl+Left-click
|
Select
|
Ctrl+Shift+Left-click
|
Add to selection
|
Ctrl+Right-Click
|
Zoom on
selection/Drag to make zoom selection (zoom on release)
|
Del
|
Delete selected
|
Double Left-click
on note
|
Open note
properties
|
Double Right-Click
or X1 button on Ghost note
|
Swap to Ghost
channel to edit the note.
|
Left-Shift+Left-click
(on Piano roll)
|
Add and resize
notes (move mouse L/R after click and hold to resize)
|
Left-Shift+Right-Click
|
Pan view
|
Left-Alt+Right-Click
|
Audio preview
|
Middle mouse button
|
Pan view (hold and
drag left/right)
|
PgUp / PgDown
|
Zoom in / Zoom out
|
Pencil tool + Shift
|
Swap to Brush
|
Right-Click
|
Delete Selected Note/s
|
Right-Alt+Right-Click
|
Quantize selected
|
Right-Shift+Left-click
|
Slice notes (click
above/below note and drag vertical)
|
Right-Shift+Right-Click
|
Slice notes &
delete smallest part (click above/below note and drag vertical)
|
Shift+Alt+T
|
Set a Time Signature
at the Play head or time selection
|
Shift+Ctrl+V
|
Paste from MIDI
clipboard
|
Shift+C
|
Select by color
|
Shift+D
|
Discard selected
note lengths
|
Shift+G
|
Group selected
|
Shift+H
|
Select the next
Channel, in the selected Pattern, with note data.
|
Shift+I
|
Invert selection
|
Shift+K
|
Select the next
Channel
|
Shift+N
|
Turn off selected
chord
|
Shift+Q
|
Quick quantize
|
Shift+M
|
Select groups of
notes at random
|
Shift+R
|
Select at random
(multiple presses will select more notes)
|
Shift+Left-Arrow/Right-Arrow
|
Move selection
Left/Right
|
Shift+Up-Arrow/Down-Arrow
|
Move selection
Up/Down
|
Shift+Left-click
|
Clone (drag while
holding clip/pattern), release Shift after dragging to unlock vertical
movement
|
Shift+mouse-wheel
(on Clips)
|
Nudge Clip position
|
Shift+mouse-wheel
(on Track label area)
|
Re-order Clip
Tracks
|
Shift + 0 (zero)
|
Center Playlist to
play-head position (numbers above typing keys)
|
Shift + 1 to 3
|
Horizontal Zoom
levels 1 (zoom out) to 3 (zoom in), (numbers above typing keys)
|
Shift + 4
|
Horizontal Zoom,
show all (numbers above typing keys)
|
Shift + 5
|
Zoom to selection
(numbers above typing keys)
|
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