Ultimate Guide to All Keyboard Shortcuts of FL Studio
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Windows vs Mac Equivalent keys
| 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 the 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 the selected pattern. Repeated presses randomly choose colors. |
| F4 | Next empty pattern with naming dialogue |
| Ctrl+F4 | Next empty pattern |
| Keys/Action | Channel Rack & Step Sequencer |
|---|---|
| 1…9, 0 | Mute/Unmute the first 10 channels |
| Ctrl+1..9,0 | Solo/UnSolo first 10 channels |
| Up-Arrow | Select the 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 | Change the selected Channel, one step down |
| Alt+Up-Arrow | Change the selected Channel, 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 the 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 the 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 | 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+G | Ungroup selection |
| Alt+M | Mute 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. |
| Alt+Shift+M | Unmute selection |
| 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 the selection |
| Ctrl+Left-Arrow/Right-Arrow | Select the 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 the mouse cursor position |
| Left-Shift+Left-click (on Playlist) | Add and resize clip/pattern (move mouse L/R after clicking and hold to resizing). It must be in draw mode (pencil icon). |
| Left-Shift+Right-Click | Pan view |
| Middle mouse button | Pan view (hold & drag left/right) |
| PgUp / PgDown | Zoom in / Zoom out |
| Draw tool + Shift | Swap to Paint |
| 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 the 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 ( |
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BPaint toolCSlice toolDDelete toolESelect toolFShow next property in the Piano roll event lane (lower section)GSelect the Channel aboveHSelect the Channel above with note dataJSelect the Channel below with note dataKSelect the Channel belowMToggle Keyboard view modeOToggle PortamentoPDraw tool (pencil)TMute toolYPlayback toolZZoom toolAltBypass snap (very useful when combined with other modifiers)Alt+AArpeggiatorAlt+BView note helpersAlt+CChange the color of selected note/s (to the selected color group)Alt+ERiff machineAlt+FFlamAlt+GUngroup selected notesAlt+KOpen Limit toolAlt+LOpen Articulate toolAlt+MMute selectionAlt+NSwitch waveform helper view (when available).Alt+OOpen the LFO tool when in the lower Event Editor areaAlt+QQuantizeAlt+ROpen Randomize toolAlt+SOpen Strum toolAlt+UOpen Chop toolAlt+VToggle Ghost channels ON/OFFAlt+WOpen Claw Machine toolAlt+XOpen Scale Levels toolAlt+YOpen Score Flipper toolAlt+Shift+MUnmute selectionAlt+Mouse wheelChange the selected note property of the note the mouse pointer is near or on.Alt+Arrow keysNudge the position of the selected note/s OR all notes if no selection is made.BackspaceToggle Global Snap (none, current setting)Ctrl+ASelect AllCtrl+BDuplicate selection, or all notes in zoom range if nothing is selected, to the right. Works also with timeline selections.Ctrl+CCopy selectionCtrl+DDeselect selectionCtrl+GGlue selected and touching notesCtrl+IInsert current controller valueCtrl+LQuick legatoCtrl+MImport MIDI fileCtrl+QQuick QuantizeCtrl+UQuick ChopCtrl+VPaste selectionCtrl+XCut selectionCtrl+Alt+GGrid ColorCtrl+Alt+HomeThe toggle allows resizing from leftCtrl+DeleteDelete space equal to the selectionCtrl+EnterSelect time around the selectionCtrl+InsertInsert space equal to the current time-line selectionCtrl+Up-Arrow/Down-ArrowTranspose selection UP/Down 1 OctaveCtrl+Left-Arrow/Right-ArrowSelect time before (left) or after (right) current selectionCtrl+Left-clickSelectCtrl+Shift+Left-clickAdd to selectionCtrl+Right-ClickZoom on selection/Drag to make zoom selection (zoom on release)DelDelete selectedDouble Left-click on the noteOpen note propertiesDouble Right-Click or X1 button on the Ghost noteSwap to Ghost channel to edit the note.Left-Shift+Left-click (on Piano roll)Add and resize notes (move mouse L/R after the click and hold to resize)Left-Shift+Right-ClickPan viewLeft-Alt+Right-ClickAudio previewMiddle mouse buttonPan view (hold and drag left/right)PgUp / PgDownZoom in / Zoom outDraw tool + ShiftSwap to PaintRight-ClickDelete Selected Note/sRight-Alt+Right-ClickQuantize selectedRight-Shift+Left-clickSlice notes (click above/below the note and drag vertically)Right-Shift+Right-ClickSlice notes & delete the smallest part (click above/below the note and drag vertically)Shift+Alt+TSet a Time Signature at the Play head or time selectionShift+Ctrl+VPaste from MIDI clipboardShift+CSelect by colorShift+DDiscard selected note lengthsShift+GGroup selectedShift+HSelect the next Channel, in the selected Pattern, with note data.Shift+IInvert selectionShift+KSelect the next ChannelAlt+MMute selectionShift+NTurn off the selected chordShift+QQuick quantizeShift+MSelect groups of notes at randomShift+RSelect at random (multiple presses will select more notes)Shift+Left-Arrow/Right-ArrowMove selection Left/RightShift+Up-Arrow/Down-ArrowMove selection Up/DownShift+Left-clickClone (drag while holding clip/pattern), release Shift after dragging to unlock vertical movementShift+mouse-wheel (on Clips)Nudge Clip positionShift+mouse-wheel (on Track label area)Re-order Clip TracksShift + 0 (zero)Center Playlist to the play-head position (numbers above typing keys)Shift + 1 to 3Horizontal Zoom levels 1 (zoom out) to 3 (zoom in), (numbers above typing keys)Shift + 4Horizontal Zoom, show all (numbers above typing keys)Shift + 5Zoom to selection (numbers above typing keys)
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