PANELS
Recording Panel
The Recording panel sets some recording related options and contains the global
snap selector.

- Metronome (
Ctrl+M) - When turned on, you will hear a short "metronome"
sound in the beginning of each beat with an accent at the beginning of each
bar. It is especially useful when you need to keep yourself "synced"
with song tempo when recording a melody from a MIDI keyboard. Right-click
the LED for a different metronome sound.
- Typing Keyboard to Piano (
Ctrl+T) - When turned on, you can use your
typing keyboard to record notes as you would do with a real MIDI keyboard.
Right-click the LED to select the base octave for mapping the keyboard keys.
- Recording Countdown (
Ctrl+P) - When turned on, you will hear
countdown metronome ticks before the start of a recording session. Right-click
the LED to select the number of bars to countdown.
- Start on Input (
Ctrl+I) - When turned on, pressing the
play button will set FruityLoops in waiting mode and actual playing/recording
begins at the moment input data is received (for example, when key is pressed
on the MIDI keyboard). Right-click the LED to select if you want this option
when playing too (or only when recording).
- Blend Recorded Notes (
Ctrl+B) - When turned on, the notes you
record will blend with any already existing ones, otherwise recorded notes
will overwrite the old ones.
- Step Recording (
Ctrl+E) - Switches step
recording on and off.
- Snap Selector - This control sets the global
snap value that is used in the Piano Roll and
the Event Editor. When you choose
Auto, snap will conform to the zoom level
you set in the Piano Roll/Event Editor. You can also right-click the selector
to select the default note length from the menu that appears (used when
drawing notes in the Piano Roll).