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Keyboard & Mouse Shortcuts A
Reference Manual
Title Page This page lists some of the keyboard shortcuts to useful commands in FL
Studio. Please examine the menus/context menus for more shortcuts.
What is FL Studio?
Introduction to FL Studio
Windows vs Mac Equivalent keys
What's New?
The following tables assume you are using a Windows keyboard. To use
The user interface these shortcuts on a Mac, substitute keys as follows:
Video tutorials
Windows Mac Equivalent
Making music (Tutorial)
Alt option
Hardware controllers
Backspace delete (< X)
Software controllers
Ctrl command
Touch Controllers
Delete fn+delete (< X)
IL Remote App
Insert (Ins) fn+return
Keyboard & Mouse
shortcuts Windows command
Useful web-links
Global Shortcuts
Setting Up FL Studio
Setup Wizard
Keys/Action File Operations
Audio Setup
Ctrl+Z Undo / Redo last edit
ASIO Driver Setup
Ctrl+Alt+Z Undo step-by-step
Primary Sound Driver Setup
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Project Information
Tools Menu
Help Menu
Keys/Action Channel Rack & Step Sequencer
Toolbar
1...9, 0 Mute/Unmute first 10 Channels
Editing the Toolbar
Ctrl+1..9,0 Solo/UnSolo first 10 Channels
Main Menu
Up-Arrow Select Channel above
Title & Hint Panel
Down-Arrow Select Channel below
Transport Panel
Page Up Select next Channel Group
CPU & Memory Panel
Page Down Select previous Channel Group
Global Snap Panel
Alt+Del Delete selected Channel/s
Output Panel
Alt+Down- Moves the selected Channel/s down
Online Panel
Arrow
Pattern Panel
Alt+Up-Arrow Moves the selected Channel/s up
Shortcut Icons
Alt+C Clone selected Channels
Time Panel
Alt+G Group selected Channels
Multilink Controllers Icon
Alt+M Toggle Mixer Track Selectors
Main Volume & Pitch
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Import MIDI Data Dialog R Switch On/Off recording (This also works during
playback)
Piano Roll Quantizer
0 Fast forward
Piano Roll Randomizer
(NumPad)
Riff Machine
/ Previous bar (Song mode)
Piano Roll Scale Level Tool (NumPad)
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Wrapper: Additional
Settings
Keys/Action Window Navigation
Wrapper: Plugin
Processing Tab Cycle nested windows
FL Slayer
FL Studio Mobile
Keys/Action Mixer
FPC
Alt+Left- Move selected mixer track/s Left/Right
Fruit Kick
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Arrow / Right-
Fruity Dance
Arrow
Drumaxx
Alt+L Select the Channels Linked to the selected
Drumpad mixer track
Fruity Envelope Controller Shift+Ctrl+L Link selected Channels STARTING From selected
Fruity Granulizer mixer track
Fruity Keyboard Controller Shift + Move selected mixer track/s Left/Right (mouse-
mouse-wheel over track)
Fruity Layer
Select multiple mixer tracks
Fruity Slicer Ctrl+Shift+Left-
Fruity Vibrator Click
Harmless Alt+S Alt Solo - Activate Current track and all tracks
Routed TO/FROM It
Harmless Tutorials
Alt+R Render Armed tracks to .wav
Harmless Credits
Harmor
IL Remote
Ogun
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Ogun
Alt+G Ungroup selection
Ogun Master
Alt+M Mute selection
Ogun Synthesis
Alt+P Open the Picker Panel
Ogun Effects
Alt+T Add Time marker
Ogun Tutorial
Alt+/* and Jump to Next/Previous song marker (if
Patcher Ctrl+Alt+/* present)
VFX Color Mapper
Alt+Left-Click Grouped Tracks Mute switches - Mute/Unmute
VFX Envelope all.
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Slicex: Keyboard & Double Left- Open clip/pattern properties (e.g. Channel
Piano roll click on settings, Piano roll)
clip/pattern
SoundFont Player
Home Move the playback marker to the start of the
Speech Synthesizer
Playlist.
FL SynthMaker
Insert Key Slice Clip at mouse cursor position
Sytrus
Left- Add and resize clip/pattern (move mouse L/R
Toxic Biohazard Shift+Left-click after click and hold to resize). Must be in draw
(on Playlist) mode (pencil icon).
Toxic Bio: Master
Left- Pan view
Toxic Bio: Oscillators
Shift+Right-Click
Toxic Bio: Filter
Middle mouse Pan view (hold & drag left/right)
Toxic Bio: LFO button
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Mixer Functions Right- Slice clip/pattern & delete smallest part (click
Shift+Right-Click above/below clip/pattern & drag vertical)
Mixer Menu
Right- Quantize selected
Plugin Effects
Alt+Right-Click
Mixer Track Properties
Right- Mute selected
Audio Input/Output Alt+Left-click
Routing
Shift+C Select all Clips according to the currently
Audio Recording selected Clip source
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Effector
Frequency Shifter
NOTE: Some keyboard modifiers apply only to Draw
Frequency Splitter mode ( ).
Fruity Blood Overdrive F Show next property in the Piano roll event lane
(lower section)
Fruity Center
G Select the Channel above
Fruity Chorus
Fruity Convolver (Reverb) J Select the Channel below with note data
Fruity Flanger Alt Bypass snap (very useful when combined with
Fruity Flangus other modifiers)
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VFX Key Mapper Backspace Global Snap (none, current setting - toggle)
VFX Level Scaler Ctrl+B Duplicate selection, or all notes in zoom range
Fruity Parametric EQ if nothing is selected, to the right. Works also
with time-line selections.
Fruity Parametric EQ 2
Ctrl+C Copy selection
Fruity Peak Controller
Ctrl+D Deselect selection
Fruity Phase Inverter
Ctrl+G Glue selected and touching notes
Fruity Phaser
Ctrl+I Insert current controller value
Pitcher
Ctrl+L Quick legato
Pitch Shifter
Ctrl+M Import MIDI file
Razer Chroma
Ctrl+Q Quick Quantize
Fruity Reeverb
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AU Plugins Left- Add and resize notes (move mouse L/R after
Recording: Audio, Notes Shift+Left-click click and hold to resize)
& Automation (on Piano roll)
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Note Recording
Alt+Right-Click
Note Step Entry
Middle Pan view (hold and drag left/right)
Automation Recording mouse button
Mapping Formula Right- Slice notes (click above/below note and drag
Automation Clips Shift+Left-click vertical)
Automation Event Editor Right- Slice notes & delete smallest part (click
Shift+Right- above/below note and drag vertical)
LFO Tool Click
Scale Levels Tool
Shift+Alt+T Set a Time Signature at the Play head or time
Import MIDI Data Tool selection
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Client Mode
Arrow/Down-
Host Mode Arrow
FL Studio Project
Zipped (.zip)
DrumSynth Preset
MS Waveform File
ReCycle Loops
SimSynth Preset
Speech Preset
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MIDI File
Optimizing CPU
Performance
Copyright Cleared
Content
Lost Registration
Codes/Login
Reset Settings
Troubleshooting FAQ
Monitor Speakers
Glossary
ACM Waveform
Envelope
Gate
LFO
Acknowledgements
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