FL STUDIO Keyboard & Mouse H.

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FL STUDIO BASICS
Keyboard & Mouse Shortcuts

This page lists some of the keyboard shortcuts to useful commands

in FL Studio. Shortcuts are context dependent, and their action
can change depending on what Window or Plugin you are using in FL
Studio. The miscellaneous category at the bottom of this page lists
commands that work in multiple windows. Please examine the
menus/context menus in FL Studio for more shortcuts as not all are
listed on this page.

NOTE: Typing keyboard to Piano keyboard

(Ctrl/Cmd+T) - Single key shortcuts will only work when
'Typing keyboard to piano' (Ctrl/Cmd+T) is OFF.

Windows vs Mac Equivalent keys

The following tables include Windows and macOS Shortcuts keys,

where they differ, in that order. For example a shortcut listed as
(Ctrl/Cmd+Alt/Opt+Z) shows Windows (Ctrl/Cmd+Alt+Z) followed
by and combined with macOS (cmd+Z). For clarity, Windows and
macOS keys are as follows:

Windows Mac Equivalent

Alt option (Opt)

Backspace delete (< X)

Ctrl command (Cmd)

Delete fn+delete(< X)
 Insert (Ins) fn+return

Windows command (Cmd)

Global Shortcuts

Keys/Action File Operations

Ctrl/Cmd+Z Undo / Redo last edit

Ctrl/Cmd+Alt/Opt+Z Undo step-by-step

Shortcuts by Window

Keys/Action File Operations

Ctrl/Cmd+O Open file

Ctrl/Cmd+S Save file

Ctrl/Cmd+N Save new version

Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+S Save As...

Ctrl/Cmd+R Export wave file

Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+R Export mp3 file

Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+M Export MIDI file

Alt/Opt+0,1..9 Open recent files 0..9

Ctrl/Cmd+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/Cmd+F4 Next empty pattern

Channel Rack & Step

Keys/Action
Sequencer

1...9, 0 Mute/Unmute first 10 Channels

Ctrl/Cmd+1..9,0 Solo/UnSolo first 10 Channels

Up-Arrow Select Channel above

Down-Arrow Select Channel below

Page Up Select next Channel Group

Page Down Select previous Channel Group

Alt/Opt"+Del Delete selected Channel/s

Alt/Opt+Down-Arrow Moves the selected Channel/s
down

Alt/Opt+Up-Arrow Moves the selected Channel/s up

Alt/Opt+C Clone selected Channels

Alt/Opt+G Group selected Channels

Alt/Opt+M Toggle Mixer Track Selectors

Alt/Opt+U Unzip selected Channel/s

Alt/Opt+Z Zip selected Channel/s

Ctrl/Cmd+Alt/Opt+R Force restretch of all Audio Clip

Channels

Ctrl/Cmd+Enter Focus Playlist

Ctrl/Cmd+C Copy Channel Steps/Score

Ctrl/Cmd+L Route selected Channel/s to free

 mixer track/s

Ctrl/Cmd+V Paste Channel Steps/Score

Ctrl/Cmd+X Cut Channel Steps/Score

Shift+Mouse-wheel Moves Selected Channel

Up/Down

Shift+Up-Arrow Moves Channel selection Up

Shift+Down-Arrow Moves Channel selection Down

Shift+Ctrl/Cmd+Left-Arrow Shift Steps Left

Shift+Ctrl/Cmd+Right- Shift Steps Right

Arrow

Keys/Action Record / Playback / Transport

Backspace Toggle Line/None Snap

Space Start/Stop Playback

Ctrl/Cmd+Space Start/Pause Playback. macOS: First, disable

'Spotlight' from the 'System Preferences >
Spotlight > Keyboard Shortcuts'

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/Cmd+E Toggle Step Edit mode

Ctrl/Cmd+H Stop sound (panic)

Ctrl/Cmd+T Toggle typing keypad to piano keypad

Ctrl/Cmd+B Toggle blend notes

Ctrl/Cmd+M Toggle metronome

Ctrl/Cmd+P Toggle recording metronome precount

Ctrl/Cmd+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/Opt+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/Cmd+Shift+H Arrange windows

Keys/Action Mixer

Alt/Opt+Left-Arrow / Right- Move selected mixer track/s

Arrow Left/Right

Alt/Opt+L Select the Channels Linked to

the selected mixer track

Alt/Opt+W Toggle Peak-meter 'Wave' view

Ctrl+Enter Show/hide the mixer track

properties

Ctrl/Cmd+A Select all mixer tracks

Ctrl/Cmd+L Link selected Channels to

selected mixer track

Shift+Ctrl/Cmd+L Link selected Channels

STARTING From selected mixer
track

Shift + mouse-wheel Move selected mixer track/s

Left/Right (mouse-over track)

Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+Left-Click Select multiple mixer tracks

Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+S Save Mixer track state

F2 Rename selected mixer track

S Solo Current track

Alt/Opt+S Alt Solo - Activate Current track

and all tracks Routed TO/FROM It

Alt/Opt+R Render Armed tracks to .wav

Keys/Action Playlist action

B Paint tool

C Slice tool

D Delete tool

E Select tool
P Draw tool (pencil)

S Slip edit tool

T Mute tool

Y Playback tool

Z Zoom tool

Alt Bypass snap (very useful

when combined with other
modifiers)

Alt/Opt+G Ungroup selection

Alt/Opt+M Mute selection

Alt/Opt+P Open the Picker Panel

Alt/Opt+T Add Time marker

Alt/Opt+/* and Jump to Next/Previous song

Ctrl/Cmd+Alt/Opt+/* marker (if present)

Alt/Opt+Left-Click Grouped Tracks Mute

switches - Mute/Unmute all

Alt/Opt+Right-Click Audition the clip selected

Alt/Opt+Right-Shift Engage snap free 'Slice

Mode', release Alt after
clicking on the Clip to use
snapping

Alt/Opt+Shift+M Unmute selection

Ctrl/Cmd+A Select All

Backspace Toggle Global Snap (none,

current setting)

Ctrl/Cmd+B Duplicate selection (or all

Clips in zoom range if nothing
is selected) to the right.
Ctrl/Cmd+D was taken so it's
'Buplicate' now :)
Ctrl/Cmd+C Copy selection

Ctrl/Cmd+D Deselect selection

Ctrl/Cmd+P Toggle Performance Mode

Ctrl/Cmd+T Add Time Marker

Ctrl/Cmd+V Paste selection

Ctrl/Cmd+X Cut selection

Ctrl/Cmd+Alt/Opt+C Consolidate selected

Pattern/Audio Clips to audio,
starting from the first
selected Clip

Ctrl/Cmd+Alt/Opt+Shift+C Consolidate selected

Pattern/Audio Clips to audio,
starting from the start of the
Playlist

Ctrl/Cmd+Alt/Opt+G Grid Color

Ctrl/Cmd+Alt/Opt+Home Toggle Resizing from Left

Ctrl/Cmd+F8 Open Project Picker

Ctrl/Cmd+Ins Add space at the start of the

timeline selection of equal
length to the selection

Ctrl/Cmd+Del Delete space according to the

timeline selection

Ctrl/Cmd+Enter Select time around selection

Ctrl/Cmd+Left-Arrow/Right- Select time before/after

Arrow selection equal to the
selection length

Ctrl/Cmd+Left-click Select

Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+Left-click Add to selection

Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+Right-Click Zoom to selected Clip

Ctrl/Cmd+Right-Click Zoom on selection / Drag to

 make zoom selection (zoom
on release)

Del Delete selected clip/pattern

source data

Double Left-click on Open clip/pattern properties

clip/pattern (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 (when Change the resize mode to

resizing clips) ripple editing

Left-Shift+Right-Click Pan view

Middle Mouse Click Pan view (hold & drag

left/right)

Middle Mouse Click+Right- Open Playlist tool selector

Click and options

PgUp / PgDown Zoom in / Zoom out

Draw/Paint tool + Shift Swap the action of the

Draw/Paint tool

Right-Click Activates the Delete tool

Double Right-Click Activates the Mute tool

Right-Shift+Left-click Slice clip/pattern (click

above/below clip/pattern &
drag vertical)

Right-Alt/Opt+Right- Vertical Slice clip. Release alt

Shift+Left-click to engage snap.

Right-Shift+Right-Click Slice clip/pattern & delete

smallest part (click
above/below clip/pattern &
drag vertical)

Right-Alt/Opt+Right-Click Quantize selected

Right-Alt/Opt+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 Clone (drag while holding

clip/pattern) clip/pattern)

Shift + Mouse-wheel (on Nudge Clip position

Clips)

Shift+Alt/Opt+T Set a Time Signature at the

 Play head or time selection

Shift+M Switch stretch mode

Shift + Mouse-wheel (on Re-order Clip Tracks

Track label area)

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 Keyboard view mode (toggle)

O Portamento (toggle)

P Draw tool (pencil)

S Slide note (toggle)

T Mute tool

Y Playback tool

Z Zoom tool

Alt Bypass snap (very useful when

combined with other modifiers)

Alt/Opt+A Arpeggiator
Alt/Opt+B View note helpers

Alt/Opt+C Change color of selected note/s

(to selected color group)

Alt/Opt+E Riff machine

Alt/Opt+F Flam

Alt/Opt+G Ungroup selected notes

Alt/Opt+K Open Limit tool

Alt/Opt+L Open Articulate tool

Alt/Opt+M Mute selection

Alt/Opt+N Switch waveform helper view

(when available).

Alt/Opt+O Open LFO tool when in lower

Event Editor area
Alt/Opt+Q Quantize

Alt/Opt+R Open Randomize tool

Alt/Opt+S Open Strum tool

Alt/Opt+U Open Chop tool

Alt/Opt+V Ghost Channels ON/OFF

(toggle)

Alt/Opt+W Open Claw Machine tool

Alt/Opt+X Open Scale Levels tool

Alt/Opt+Y Open Score Flipper tool

Alt/Opt+Shift+M Unmute selection

Alt/Opt+Mouse-wheel Change the selected note

property of the note the mouse
pointer is near or on.
Alt/Opt+Arrow keys Nudge the position of the
selected note/s OR all notes if
no selection is made.

Backspace Global Snap (none, current

setting - toggle)

Ctrl/Cmd+A Select All

Ctrl/Cmd+B Duplicate selection, or all notes

in zoom range if nothing is
selected, to the right. Works
also with time-line selections.
Ctrl/Cmd+D was taken so it's
'Buplicate' now :)

Ctrl/Cmd+C Copy selection

Ctrl/Cmd+D Deselect selection

Ctrl/Cmd+G Glue selected and touching

notes

Ctrl/Cmd+I Insert current controller value

Ctrl/Cmd+L Quick legato

Ctrl/Cmd+M Import MIDI file

Ctrl/Cmd+Q Quick Quantize

Ctrl/Cmd+U Quick Chop

Ctrl/Cmd+V Paste selection

Ctrl/Cmd+X Cut selection

Ctrl/Cmd+Alt/Opt+G Grid Color

Ctrl/Cmd+Alt/Opt+Home Allow resizing from left (toggle)

Ctrl/Cmd+Delete Delete space equal to selection

Ctrl/Cmd+Enter Select time around selection

Ctrl/Cmd+Insert Insert space equal to the

current time-line selection
Ctrl/Cmd+Up-Arrow/Down- Transpose selection UP/Down 1
Arrow Octave

Ctrl/Cmd+Left-Arrow/Right- Select time before (left) or after

Arrow (right) current selection

Ctrl/Cmd+Left-click Select

Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+Left-click Add to selection

Ctrl/Cmd+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 Swap to Ghost Channel to edit

Click on Ghost note the note.

Left-Shift+Left-click (on Add and resize notes (move

Piano roll) mouse L/R after click and hold
to resize)
Left-Shift+Right-Click Pan view

Left-Alt/Opt+Right-Click Audio preview

Middle Mouse Click Pan view (hold and drag

left/right)

Middle Mouse Click+Right- Open Piano Roll tool selector

Click and options

PgUp / PgDown Zoom in / Zoom out

Draw tool + Shift Extend note length

Right-Click Delete Selected Note/s

Right-Alt/Opt+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/Opt+T Set a Time Signature at the

Play head or time selection

Shift+Ctrl/Cmd+V Paste from MIDI clipboard

Shift+C Select by color

Shift+D Discard selected note lengths

Shift+F Cycle through note properties

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

Alt/Opt+M Mute selection

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- Move selection Left/Right

Arrow

Shift+Up-Arrow/Down- Move selection Up/Down

Arrow

Shift+Left-click Clone (drag while holding

clip/pattern), release Shift after
dragging to unlock vertical
movement
Shift + Mouse-wheel (on Nudge Clip position
Clips)

Shift + Mouse-wheel (on Re-order Clip Tracks

Track label area)

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)

Keys/Action Browser action

Enter Replace a selected channel

in the Channel Rack with the
selected item in Browser
 Ctrl + Alt + Click Replace a selected channel
in the Channel Rack with the
selected item in Browser

Right-Click / Shift+Left-Click Start sample playback from

mouse cursor position in
Browser sample preview

Shift+Arrow Up/Down Same as above, but step

through a list of items in a
folder

Shift+Left-Click / Select multiple items in

Ctrl/Cmd+Alt/Opt+Left-Click Browser

Miscellaneous Commands

Keys/Action Operation

Alt/Opt+Ctrl/Cmd+Space Add a long space when entering

text (naming items)

Alt/Opt+Shift+Space Add a short space when entering

text (naming items)
Alt/Opt+Number-Pad 2-6 Change octave of typing
keyboard

F3 Open tool selector and options of

active window

Right-Click For certain menus, allows to

multiselect (add checkmark to)
options without closing the menu