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Keyboard & Mouse Shortcuts

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.
File Operations
Ctrl+O Ctrl+S Ctrl+N Ctrl+Shift+S Ctrl+R Ctrl+Shift+R Ctrl+Shift+M Alt+0,1..9 Ctrl+Shift+H

Open file Save file Save new version Save As... Export wave file Export mp3 file Export MIDI file Open recent files 0..9 (Re)arrange windows
Pattern Selector (Numpad)

1..9 + Right arrow Left Arrow F4

Select patterns 1..9 Next pattern Previous pattern Next pattern Previous pattern Next empty pattern
Channel Window & Step Sequencer

1...9, 0 Ctrl+1..9,0 Up Arrow Down Arrow Alt+G Alt+Z Alt+U Shift+Up Arrow Shift+Down Arrow Page Up Page Down Ctrl+C Ctrl+V Ctrl+X Alt+Del

Mute/Unmute first 10 channels Solo/UnSolo first 10 channels Select previous channel Next channel Group selected channels Zip selected channel/s Unzip selected channel/s Move selected channel/s Up Move selected channel/s Down Next channel Group Previous channel Group Copy channel Steps/Score Paste channel Steps/Score Cut channel Steps/Score Delete selected channel/s
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Ctrl+Shift+C Shift+Left arrow Shift+Right Arrow Alt+R Alt+P K G

Clone channel/s Shift Steps Left Shift Steps Right Randomize Send to Piano roll Show Keyboard Editor Show Graph Editor
Record / Playback / Transport

Backspace Space Ctrl+Space L R 0 (NumPad) / (NumPad) * (NumPad) Ctrl+E Ctrl+H Ctrl+T Ctrl+B Ctrl+M Ctrl+P Ctrl+I

Toggle Line/None Snap Start/Stop Playback Start/Pause Playback Switch Pattern/Song mode Switch On/Off recording (This also works during playback) Fast forward Previous bar (Song mode) Next bar (Song mode) Toggle Step Edit mode Stop sound (panic) Toggle typing keypad to piano keypad Toggle blend notes Toggle metronome Toggle recording metronome precount Toggle wait for input to start recording
Window Navigation

Tab Ctrl+F8 Enter Esc F1 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12

Cycle nested windows Open Plugin Picker Toggle Max/Min Playlist Closes a window This Help Toggle Playlist Toggle Step Sequencer Toggle Piano roll Show/hide Sample Browser Show/hide Mixer Show/hide MIDI settings Show/hide song info window Close all windows
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Ctrl+Shift+H

Arrange windows
Mixer

Alt+Left-Arrow / Right-Arrow Alt+L Ctrl+L Shift+Ctrl+L F2 S Alt+S Alt+R

Move selected mixer track Left/Right Select the channels Linked to the selected mixer track Link selected channels to selected mixer track Link selected channels STARTING From selected mixer track Rename selected mixer track Solo Current track Alt Solo - Activate Current track and all tracks Routed TO/FROM It Render Armed tracks to .wav
Playlist action

B C D E P S T Y Z Alt Alt+G Alt+P Alt+T Alt+/* and Ctrl+Alt+/* Alt+ Right-click Alt+ Right-Shift Ctrl+A Ctrl+B Ctrl+C Ctrl+D Ctrl+P Ctrl+T

Paint tool Slice tool Delete tool Select tool Pencil tool Slip edit tool Mute tool Playback tool Zoom tool Bypass snap (very useful when combined with other modifiers) Ungroup selection Open the Piano roll or channel depending on what's selected in the Playlist Add Time marker Jump to Next/Previous song marker (if present) Audition the clip selected. Engage snap free 'Slice Mode', release Alt after clicking on the Clip to use snapping. Select All Duplicate selection (or all Clips in zoom range if nothing is selected) to the right. Copy selection Deselect selection Toggle Performance Mode Add Time Marker
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Ctrl+V Ctrl+X Ctrl+Alt+G Ctrl+Alt+Home Ctrl+Ins Ctrl+Del Ctrl+Enter Ctrl+LeftArrow/Right-Arrow Ctrl+Left-click Ctrl+Shift+Leftclick Ctrl+Shift+Rightclick Ctrl+Right-click Del

Paste selection Cut selection Grid Color Toggle Resizing from Left Add space at the start of the timeline selection of equal length to the selection Delete space according to the timeline selection Select time around selection Select time before/after selection equal to the selection length Select Add to selection Zoom to selected Clip Zoom on selection / Drag to make zoom selection (zoom on release) Delete selected clip/pattern source data

Double Left-click on Open clip/pattern properties (e.g. Channel settings, Piano clip/pattern roll) Home Insert Key Left-Shift+Leftclick (on Playlist) Left-Shift+Rightclick Middle mouse button PgUp / PgDown Pencil tool + Shift Right-click Right-Shift+Leftclick Right-Alt+RightShift+Left-click Right-Shift+Rightclick Right-Alt+Rightclick

Move the playback marker to the start of the Playlist. Slice Clip at mouse cursor position Add and resize clip/pattern (move mouse L/R after click and hold to resize). Must be in pencil mode. Pan view Pan view (hold & drag left/right) Zoom in / Zoom out Swap to Brush Delete selected clip/pattern Slice clip/pattern (click above/below clip/pattern & drag vertical) Vertical Slice clip. Release alt to engage snap. Slice clip/pattern & delete smallest part (click above/below clip/pattern & drag vertical) Quantize selected

Right-Alt+Left-click Mute selected Shift Shift+C Shift+G Shift+I

Temporarily swaps between Paint & Draw modes Select all Clips according to the currently selected Clip source Group selected Clips Invert selection
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Shift+Q Shift+LeftArrow/Right-Arrow

Quick quantize Clip start times Move selection Left/Right

Shift+UpMove selection Up/Down Arrow/Down-Arrow Shift+Left-click (on clip/pattern)

Clone (drag while holding clip/pattern)

Shift+mouse-wheel Nudge Clip position (on Clips) Shift+mouse-wheel (on Track label Re-order Clip Tracks area) Shift + 0 (zero)

Center Playlist to play-head position (numbers above typing keys) Horizontal Zoom levels 1 (zoom out) to 3 (zoom in), (numbers above typing keys) Horizontal Zoom, show all (numbers above typing keys) Zoom to selection (numbers above typing keys) Fit Performance Zone to Playlist (numbers above typing keys)
Piano roll action

Shift + 1 to 3 Shift + 4 Shift + 5 Shift + 6

NOTE:
B C D E F M O P T Y Z Alt Alt+A Alt+B Alt+C Alt+E Alt+F Alt+G Alt+K

Some keyboard modifiers apply only to Draw mode ( Paint tool Slice tool Delete tool Select tool Show next property in the Piano roll event lane (lower section) Toggle Keyboard view mode Toggle Portamento Pencil tool Mute tool Playback tool Zoom tool Bypass snap (very useful when combined with other modifiers) Arpeggiator View note helpers

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Change color of selected note/s (to selected color group) Riff machine Flam Ungroup selected notes Open Limit tool
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Alt+L Alt+N Alt+O Alt+Q Alt+R Alt+S Alt+U Alt+V Alt+W Alt+X Alt+Y Alt+Mouse wheel

Open Articulate tool Switch waveform helper view (when available). Open LFO tool when in lower Event Editor area Quantize Open Randomize tool Open Strum tool Open Chop tool Toggle Ghost channels ON/OFF Open Claw Machine tool Open Scale Levels tool Open Score Flipper tool Change the selected note property of the note the mouse pointer is near or on. Nudge the position of the selected note/s OR all notes if no selection is made. Select All Duplicate selection, or all notes in zoom range if nothing is selected, to the right. Works also with time-line selections. Copy selection Deselect selection Glue selected and touching notes Insert current controller value Quick legato Import MIDI file Quick Quantize Quick Chop Paste selection Cut selection Grid Color Toggle allow resizing from left Delete space equal to selection Select time around selection Insert space equal to the current time-line selection

Alt+Arrow keys Ctrl+A Ctrl+B Ctrl+C Ctrl+D Ctrl+G Ctrl+I Ctrl+L Ctrl+M Ctrl+Q Ctrl+U Ctrl+V Ctrl+X Ctrl+Alt+G Ctrl+Alt+Home Ctrl+Delete Ctrl+Enter Ctrl+Insert

Ctrl+UpTranspose selection UP/Down 1 Octave Arrow/Down-Arrow Ctrl+LeftArrow/Right-Arrow Ctrl+Left-click Ctrl+Shift+Leftclick Ctrl+Right-click

Select time before (left) or after (right) current selection Select Add to selection Zoom on selection/Drag to make zoom selection (zoom on release)
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Del

Delete selected

Double Left-click on Open note properties note Double Right-click or X1 button on Ghost note Left-Shift+Leftclick (on Piano roll) Left-Shift+Rightclick

Swap to Ghost channel to edit the note. Add and resize notes (move mouse L/R after click and hold to resize) Pan view

Left-Alt+Right-click Audio preview Middle mouse button PgUp / PgDown Pencil tool + Shift Right-click Right-Alt+Rightclick Right-Shift+Leftclick Right-Shift+Rightclick Shift+G Shift+Ctrl+V Shift Shift+C Shift+D Shift+G Shift+I Shift+N Shift+Q Shift+R Shift+Ctrl+V Shift+LeftArrow/Right-Arrow

Pan view (hold and drag left/right) Zoom in / Zoom out Swap to Brush Delete Selected Note/s Quantize selected Slice notes (click above/below note and drag vertical) Slice notes & delete smallest part (click above/below note and drag vertical) Group selected notes Pase from MIDI clipboard Temporarily swaps between Paint & Draw modes Select by color Discard selected note lengths Group selected Invert selection Turn off selected chord Quick quantize Select at random (multiple presses will select more notes) Paste from MIDI Keyboard Move selection Left/Right

Shift+UpMove selection Up/Down Arrow/Down-Arrow Shift+Left-click

Clone (drag while holding clip/pattern), release Shift after dragging to unlock vertical movement

Shift+mouse-wheel Nudge Clip position (on Clips) Shift+mouse-wheel (on Track label Re-order Clip Tracks area) Shift + 0 (zero)

Center Playlist to play-head position (numbers above typing keys) Horizontal Zoom levels 1 (zoom out) to 3 (zoom in), (numbers above typing keys)
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Shift + 4 Shift + 5

Horizontal Zoom, show all (numbers above typing keys) Zoom to selection (numbers above typing keys)

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