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Keyboard shortcuts
Published October 9, 2011 | By Bjorn
You can speed up your work by using keyboard shortcuts. Here are some of the
most important ones to know:
[Ctrl] + [O] Open existing file
[Ctrl] + [N] Create new file
[Ctrl] + [S] Save file
[Ctrl] + [C] Copy selected
[Ctrl] + [X] Cut selected
[Ctrl] + [P] Paste
[Esc] Close active window
[F1] Help
[F5] Open / close Play list
[F6] Open /close Step sequencer
[F7] Open /close Piano roll
[F8] Open / close Browser
[F9 - Open / close Mixer
[F10] Show / hide MIDI settings
[F11] Show / hide song info
[F12] Close all windows
[SPACE] Play pattern /song and stop
[Ctrl] + [SPACE] Play pattern / song and pause
[P] Pencil tool in Play list and Step sequencer
[B] Brush tool in Pl and Ss
[D] Delete in Pl and Ss
[T] Mute in Pl and Ss
[C] Slice in Pl and Ss
[E] Selection tool in Pl and Ss
[Z] Zoom in Pl and Ss
For more shortcuts, notice the display in the top left while you hover the
different tools.
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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
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
Pattern Selector (Numpad)
1..9
Select patterns 1..9
Next pattern
Previous pattern
Right arrow
Next pattern
Left Arrow
Previous pattern
F4
Next empty pattern
Channel Window & 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
Alt+G
Group selected channels
Alt+Z
Zip selected channel/s
Alt+U
Unzip selected channel/s
Shift+Up Arrow
Move selected channel/s Up
Shift+Down
Arrow
Move selected channel/s Down
Page Up
Next channel Group
Page Down
Previous channel Group
Ctrl+C
Copy channel Steps/Score
Ctrl+V
Paste channel Steps/Score
Ctrl+X
Cut channel Steps/Score
Alt+Del
Delete selected channel/s
Ctrl+Shift+C
Clone channel/s
Shift+Left
arrow
Shift Steps Left
Shift+Right
Arrow
Shift Steps Right
Alt+R
Randomize
Alt+P
Send to Piano roll
Show Keyboard Editor
Show Graph Editor
Record / Playback / Transport
Backspace
Toggle Line/None Snap
Space
Start/Stop Playback
Ctrl+Space
Start/Pause Playback
Switch Pattern/Song mode
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
Window Navigation
Tab
Cycle nested windows
Ctrl+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
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
Mixer
Alt+Left-Arrow /
Right-Arrow
Move selected mixer track Left/Right
Alt+L
Select the channels Linked to the selected mixer
track
Ctrl+L
Link selected channels to selected mixer track
Shift+Ctrl+L
Link selected channels STARTING From selected
mixer track
F2
Rename selected mixer track
Solo Current track
Alt+S
Alt Solo - Activate Current track and all tracks
Routed TO/FROM It
Alt+R
Render Armed tracks to .wav
Playlist action
B
Paint tool
Slice tool
Delete tool
Select tool
Pencil tool
Slip edit tool
Mute tool
Playback tool
Zoom tool
Alt
Bypass snap (very useful when combined with other
modifiers)
Alt+G
Ungroup selection
Alt+P
Open the Piano roll or channel depending on what's
selected in the Playlist
Alt+T
Add Time marker
Alt+/* and
Ctrl+Alt+/*
Jump to Next/Previous song marker (if present)
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
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+G
Grid Color
Ctrl+Alt+Home
Toggle Resizing from Left
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+LeftArrow/RightArrow
Select time before/after selection equal to the
selection length
Ctrl+Left-click
Select
Ctrl+Shift+Leftclick
Add to selection
Ctrl+Shift+Righ
t-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 Leftclick 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+Leftclick (on
Playlist)
Add and resize clip/pattern (move mouse L/R after
click and hold to resize). Must be in pencil mode.
LeftShift+Rightclick
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
RightShift+Left-click
Slice clip/pattern (click above/below clip/pattern &
drag vertical)
Right-
Vertical Slice clip. Release alt to engage snap.
Alt+RightShift+Left-click
RightShift+Rightclick
Slice clip/pattern & delete smallest part (click
above/below clip/pattern & drag vertical)
RightAlt+Right-click
Quantize selected
Right-Alt+Leftclick
Mute selected
Shift
Temporarily swaps between Paint & Draw modes
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+LeftArrow/RightArrow
Move selection Left/Right
Shift+UpArrow/DownArrow
Move selection Up/Down
Shift+Left-click
(on
clip/pattern)
Clone (drag while holding clip/pattern)
Shift+mousewheel (on Clips)
Nudge Clip position
Shift+mousewheel (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)
Piano roll action
NOTE:
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
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.
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+UpArrow/DownArrow
Transpose selection UP/Down 1 Octave
Ctrl+LeftArrow/RightArrow
Select time before (left) or after (right) current
selection
Ctrl+Left-click
Select
Ctrl+Shift+Leftclick
Add to selection
Ctrl+Right-click
Zoom on selection/Drag to make zoom selection
(zoom on release)
Del
Delete selected
Double Leftclick on note
Open note properties
Double Rightclick or X1
button on Ghost
note
Swap to Ghost channel to edit the note.
Left-Shift+Leftclick (on Piano
roll)
Add and resize notes (move mouse L/R after click
and hold to resize)
LeftShift+Rightclick
Pan view
Left-Alt+Rightclick
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
RightAlt+Right-click
Quantize selected
RightShift+Left-click
Slice notes (click above/below note and drag
vertical)
RightShift+Rightclick
Slice notes & delete smallest part (click
above/below note and drag vertical)
Shift+G
Group selected notes
Shift+Ctrl+V
Paste from MIDI clipboard
Shift
Temporarily swaps between Paint & Draw modes
Shift+C
Select by color
Shift+D
Discard selected note lengths
Shift+G
Group selected
Shift+I
Invert selection
Shift+N
Turn off selected chord
Shift+Q
Quick quantize
Shift+R
Select at random (multiple presses will select more
notes)
Shift+Ctrl+V
Paste from MIDI Keyboard
Shift+LeftArrow/RightArrow
Move selection Left/Right
Shift+UpArrow/DownArrow
Move selection Up/Down
Shift+Left-click
Clone (drag while holding clip/pattern), release Shift
after dragging to unlock vertical movement
Shift+mousewheel (on Clips)
Nudge Clip position
Shift+mousewheel (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)
