FL STUDIO Keyboard & Mouse H.
STUDIO
Shortcuts
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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
