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)
|
