FL STUDIO BASICS
This page lists some of the keyboard shortcuts to useful commands in FL Studio.
| 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+1..8 | Open Recent Files 1..8 |
| 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 |
| Step Sequencer | |
|---|---|
| 1...9, 0 | Mute/Umute First 10 Channels |
| Ctrl+1..9,0 | Solo/UnSolor First 10 Channels |
| Up Arrow | Select Previous Pattern |
| Down Arrow | Next Pattern |
| Ctrl+Del | Delete Selected Channel(s) |
| Alt+G | Group Selected Channels |
| Alt+Z | Zip Selected Channel(s) |
| Alt+U | Unzip Selected Channel(s) |
| Alt+Up Arrow | Move Selected Channel(s) Up |
| Alt+Down Arrow | Move Selected Channel(s) Down |
| Page Up | Next Channel Group |
| Page Down | Previous Channel Group |
| Ctrl+X | Cut Channel Steps/Score |
| Ctrl+C | Copy Channel Steps/Score |
| Ctrl+V | Paste Channel Steps/Score |
| 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 |
| K | Show Keyboard Editor |
| G | Show Graph Editor |
| Record / Playback / Transport | |
|---|---|
| BackSpace | Toggle Line/None Snap |
| Space | Start/Stop Playback |
| L | Switch Pattern/Song Mode |
| R | Switch On/Off Recording |
| 0 (NumPad) | Fast Forward |
| / (NumPad) | Previous Bar (Song Mode) |
| * (NumPad) | Next Bar (Song Mode) |
| Ctrl+E | Toggle Edit Mode |
| Ctrl+H | Stop Sound (Panic) |
| Ctrl+T | Toggle Typing Keypad to Piano Keypad |
| Ctrl+B | Toggle Blend Notes |
| Ctrl+Shift+M | Toggle Metronome |
| Ctrl+I | Toggle Wait for Input |
| Window Navigation | |
|---|---|
| Tab | Cycle Nested Windows |
| Enter | Show/Hide/Max/Min Playlist |
| Esc | Closes a Window |
| F1 | This Help |
| F5 | Shows/Hides Playlist |
| F6 | Shows/Hides Step Sequencer |
| F7 | Shows/Hides Piano Roll |
| F8 | Shows/Hides Sample Browser |
| F9 | Shows/Hides Mixer |
| F10 | Shows/Hides MIDI Settings |
| F11 | Shows/Hides Song Info Window |
| F12 | Close All Windows |
| Ctrl+Shift+H | Arrange Windows |
| Playlist | |
|---|---|
| Shift+Ctrl+Ins | Insert Pattern (Before Selected Pattern) |
| Shift+Ctrl+Del | Delete Selected Pattern |
| Alt+Up Arrow | Move Selected Pattern Up |
| Alt+Down Arrow | Move Selected Pattern Down |
| Alt+G | Grid Color |
| Alt+C | Color Selected |
| Al+P | Edit Selected Pattern in Piano Roll |
| Alt+Q | Quick Quantize |
| Ctrl+A | Select All |
| 0 (zero) | Center Playback To Playing Position |
| Alt+F | Clips Flat Display |
| Ctrl+Alt+F | Clips Glass Effect |