PIANO ROLL
Piano Roll Menu
This menu provides many important functions for working with the Piano Roll,
such as copying and pasting notes, converting color groups etc.
1. File
- Open Score - Lets you load notes from a FSC
file in the Piano Roll.
- Save Score As - Lets you save all notes in
the current Piano Roll view as a FSC file.
- Copy (
Ctrl+C) - Copies all selected notes/slides
to clipboard.
- Import MIDI (
Ctrl+M)- Shows the Import
MIDI Data dialog box, which lets you import notes from MIDI files to the
Piano Roll. Selecting this command from a Piano Roll window imports only note
events. To import controller data (cutoff, resonance etc.) from a MIDI file,
launch the Import MIDI Data dialog box from a separate Event
Editor window.
- Paste from MIDI clipboard (
Shift+Ctrl+V)- Works exactly as the previous
command, but uses the MIDI clipboard data rather than a MIDI file. You can
paste data from any sequencer that can copy to MIDI clipboard format, as for
example Cakewalk Pro Audio (TM).
2. Edit
- Cut (
Ctrl+X) - Cuts all selected notes/slides
to clipboard.
- Copy (
Ctrl+C) - Copies all selected notes/slides
to clipboard.
- Paste (
Ctrl+V) - Pastes notes/slides from clipboard.
- Delete (
Del) - Deletes all selected notes/slides.
- Delete All (
Ctrl+Del) - Deletes all notes, slides and
events in the Piano Roll.
- Select All (
Ctrl+A) - Selects all notes, slides and events
in the Piano Roll.
- Select By Color- Selects all notes and slides
that have the same color as the current one.
- Invert Selection - Inverts the selection.
- Insert Space ( Ctrl+Ins)
- Creates empty space that matches the current selection start
and length by shifting all following notes and events forward.
- Delete Space ( Ctrl+Del)
- Erases all notes and events in the current selection and shifts back the
remaining notes and events to close the gap.
- Change Color (
Alt+C) - Repaints all selected notes/slides
in the current drawing color (if nothing is selected, applies to all).
- Insert Current Controller Value ( Ctrl+I) - Initializes the integrated event
editor with the current value of the corresponding automated control. If you have selected a time slice in the graph, the current values is inserted at the beginning of the selection instead.
3. Tools
- Quick Legato - Performs a quick "legato" to the sequence in the Piano Roll (applies only to the selection if any). This tool is a quick preset for the Articulate tool (see below).
- Articulate - Opens the Articulate tool dialog which allows you to apply staccato, portato, legato and similar effects to the sequence in the Piano Roll (applied only to the selection if any).
- Quick Quantize ( Alt+Q)
- Applies basic quantize to all selected notes/slides depending on the global
snap setting in the Recording panel (if
nothing is selected, applies to all).
- Quantize ( Ctrl+Q)
- More advanced version of the quantize feature. Opens the Quantizer settings
dialog.
- Quick Chop ( Alt+U)
- Slices long notes into many shorter, based on the global snap setting in
the Recording panel (if nothing is selected,
applies to all).
- Chop ( Ctrl+U)
- More advanced version of the chop feature. Opens the Chopper settings
dialog.
- Arpeggiate - A powerful arpeggiator based on specialized score presets. See Arpeggiator for more information.
- Strum ( Alt+S)
- Shifts the timing and velocity of the individual notes in chords to simulate
strumming (as in guitar playing and some other string instruments). See Strum
settings dialog.
- Flam - Applies "drum flam" effect to the score (applies only to the selection if any). See Flam for more info.
- Limit - Allows you to transpose the score and limit it within a user-specified key range. See Limiter for more info.
- Flip - This tool can flip the score both vertically and horizontally. See Flip for more info.
- Randomize ( Alt+R)
- Opens the Randomizer dialog where you can
generate random note sequences based on a specific scale and/or randomize
the note levels (including those
of existing notes).
- Scale Levels - Allows you to multiply/offset/invert the events in the integrated event editor, as well as map events to a logarithimc or exponential scale. See Scale Levels for more info.
- LFO ( Ctrl+L)-
Shows the LFO box, which lets you draw LFO-shaped
events in the integrated event editor. Note that this feature is enabled
only when in the property/event selector (15)
type of event is selected, instead of a note property type.
4. View
- Grid Color ( Alt+G) -
Opens a standard Color dialog box, where you can set a color for Piano Roll's
grid.
- Ghost Channels ( Alt+V)
- When selected, the Piano Roll will show the scores of all channels in the
current pattern (they are displayed in the background and have a semitransparent
look). Note that these scores are displayed only like a reference for easier
sequencing - you can not select or edit them in any way.
- Black Keys ( Alt+B)
- When selected, the Piano Roll grid displays rows corresponding to black piano
keys darker, for easier orienting.
- Detached - When checked, the window is "detached" from the main environment of FL Studio and can be maximized on a second monitor (in a dual monitor setup).
5. Zoom
Contains a submenu with a set of quick zooming levels: Far ( 1); Medium ( 2);
Close ( 3);
Best Fit ( 4);
On Selection ( 5);
On Selection zooms the time line to fit the
selection (the command
will be disabled if no time region is selected in the timeline).
6. Chord
Shows a manu with predefined chord types. Select a chord and draw chords in
the Piano Roll. Select None (
Shift+N) to draw single notes again.
7. Auto Locate Channel
When selected, the Piano Roll will automatically display the first non-empty
channel when switching between patterns.
8. AutoSmooth
When checked, the drawn automation events are automatically interpolated upon
mouse button
release.
9. Center ( Backspace)
Scrolls the grid so the playing position marker appears in the middle.
Useful when you want to see the playing position in a long sequence.