FL Studio 20 keyboard shortcuts

FL Studio 20  

Zeynel Öztürk -
4 years ago
- Shortcuts
20
Ctrl + T

Typing keyboard to Piano keyboard

Note: Single key shortcuts will only work when 'Typing keyboard to piano' (Ctrl + T) is OFF.
8
Ctrl + Z

Undo / Redo last edit

17
Ctrl + Alt + Z

Undo step-by-step

7
Ctrl + O

Open file

2
Ctrl + S

Save file

7
Ctrl + N

Save new version

-4
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + S

Save As...

3
Ctrl + R

Export wave file

7
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + R

Export mp3 file

7
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + M

Export MIDI file

-2
Alt + 0 - 9

Open recent files 0..9

-1
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + H

(Re)arrange windows

1
1 - 9

Select patterns 1..9

-1
+

Next pattern

-1
-

Previous pattern

5
F2

Open name editor for selected pattern. Repeated presses randomly choose colors.

1
F4

Next empty pattern with naming dialog

0
Ctrl + F4

Next empty pattern

-5
0 - 9

Mute/Unmute first 10 channels

0
Ctrl + 0 - 9

Solo/UnSolo first 10 channels

2

Select previous channel

0

Next channel

-1
Page Up

Next channel Group

1
Page Down

Previous channel Group

3
Alt + Del

Delete selected channel/s

0
Alt +

Change the selected Channel, one step down

1
Alt +

Change the selected Channel, one step up

8
Alt + C

Clone selected channels

0
Alt + G

Group selected channels

-3
Alt + M

Toggle Mixer Track Selectors

0
Alt + U

Unzip selected channel/s

0
Alt + Z

Zip selected channel/s

1
Ctrl + Alt + R

Force restretch of all Audio Clip Channels

-2
Ctrl + ⤶ Enter

Focus Playlist

-1
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + C

Clone channel/s

1
Ctrl + C

Copy channel Steps/Score

4
Ctrl + L

Route selected Channel/s to free mixer track/s

0
Ctrl + V

Paste channel Steps/Score

1
Ctrl + X

Cut channel Steps/Score

1
↑   Shift +

Move selected channel/s Up

1
↑   Shift +

Move selected channel/s Down

1
↑   Shift + Ctrl +

Shift Steps Left

0
↑   Shift + Ctrl +

Shift Steps Right

2
Backspace

Toggle Line/None Snap

0
Space

Start/Stop Playback

-1
Ctrl + Space

Start/Pause Playback

9
L

Switch Pattern/Song mode

-1
R

Switch On/Off recording (This also works during playback)

0
Num 0

Fast forward

0
Num /

Previous bar (Song mode)

1
Num *

Next bar (Song mode)

0
Ctrl + E

Toggle Step Edit mode

2
Ctrl + H

Stop sound (panic)

0
Ctrl + T

Toggle typing keypad to piano keypad

-2
Ctrl + B

Toggle blend notes

1
Ctrl + M

Toggle metronome

-1
Ctrl + P

Toggle recording metronome precount

0
Ctrl + I

Toggle wait for input to start recording

2
Tab

Cycle nested windows

1
F8

Open Plugin Picker

0
⤶ Enter

Toggle Max/Min Playlist

-2
Esc

Closes a window

0
F1

Help

0
F5

Toggle Playlist

1
F6

Toggle Step Sequencer

1
F7

Toggle Piano roll

0
Alt + F8

Show/hide Sample Browser

7
F9

Show/hide Mixer

0
F10

Show/hide MIDI settings

0
F11

Show/hide song info window

2
F12

Close all windows

0
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + H

Arrange windows

1
Alt +   

Move selected mixer track/s Left/Right

0
Alt + L

Select the channels Linked to the selected mixer track

0
Alt + W

Toggle Peak-meter 'Wave' view

0
Ctrl + L

Link selected channels to selected mixer track

1
↑   Shift + Ctrl + L

Link selected channels STARTING From selected mixer track

1
↑   Shift +

Move selected mixer track/s Left/Right (mouse-over track)

4
Ctrl + ↑   Shift +

Select multiple mixer tracks

-1
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + S

Save Mixer track state

1
F2

Rename selected mixer track

1
S

Solo Current track

0
Alt + S

Alt Solo - Activate Current track and all tracks Routed TO/FROM It

2
Alt + R

Render Armed tracks to .wav

2
B

Paint tool

1
C

Slice tool

0
D

Delete tool

2
E

Select tool

7
P

Draw tool (pencil)

-1
S

Slip edit tool

-3
T

Mute tool

-3
Y

Playback tool

0
Z

Zoom tool

8
Alt

Bypass snap (very useful when combined with other modifiers)

0
Alt + G

Ungroup selection

1
Alt + P

Open the Picker Panel

2
Alt + T

Add Time marker

0
Alt + /*

Jump to Next/Previous song marker (if present)

0
or Ctrl + Alt + /*
4
Alt +

Grouped Tracks Mute switches - Mute/Unmute all

1
Alt +

Audition the clip selected

1
Alt + + ↑   Shift

Engage snap free 'Slice Mode', release Alt after clicking on the Clip to use snapping.

0
Ctrl + A

Select All

-1
Backspace

Toggle Global Snap (none, current setting)

2
Ctrl + B

Duplicate selection (or all Clips in zoom range if nothing is selected) to the right.

1
Ctrl + C

Copy selection

2
Ctrl + D

Deselect selection

2
Ctrl + P

Toggle Performance Mode

0
Ctrl + T

Add Time Marker

0
Ctrl + V

Paste selection

1
Ctrl + X

Cut selection

0
Ctrl + Alt + C

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

0
Ctrl + Alt + ↑   Shift + C

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

1
Ctrl + Alt + G

Grid Color

-3
Ctrl + Alt + Home

Toggle Resizing from Left

0
Ctrl + F8

Open Project Picker

0
Ctrl + Insert

Add space at the start of the timeline selection of equal length to the selection

1
Ctrl + Del

Delete space according to the timeline selection

1
Ctrl + ⤶ Enter

Select time around selection

0
Ctrl +   

Select time before/after selection equal to the selection length

0
Ctrl +

Select

0
Ctrl + ↑   Shift +

Add to selection

1
Ctrl + ↑   Shift +

Zoom to selected Clip

0
Ctrl +

Zoom on selection / Drag to make zoom selection (zoom on release)

0
Del

Delete selected clip/pattern source data

0

(click on clip/pattern) Open clip/pattern properties (e.g. Channel settings, Piano roll)

0
Home

Move the playback marker to the start of the Playlist.

0
Insert

Slice Clip at mouse cursor position

0
↑   Left Shift +

(click on Playlist) Add and resize clip/pattern (move mouse L/R after click and hold to resize). Must be in draw mode (pencil icon)

0
↑   Left Shift +

Pan view

0

Pan view (hold & drag left/right)

0
Page Up / Down

Zoom in / Zoom out

0
↑   Shift

(on draw tool) Swap to Paint

0

Delete selected clip/pattern

1
↑   Right Shift +

Slice clip/pattern (click above/below clip/pattern & drag vertical)

1
REAlt + ↑   Right Shift +

Vertical Slice clip. Release alt to engage snap

-1
↑   Right Shift +

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

0
Right Alt +

Quantize selected

0
Right Alt +

Mute selected

0
↑   Shift + C

Select all Clips according to the currently selected Clip source

0
↑   Shift + G

Group selected Clips

-1
↑   Shift + I

Invert selection

0
↑   Shift + Q

Quick quantize Clip start times

0
↑   Shift +   

Move selection Left/Right

0
↑   Shift +   

Move selection Up/Down

0
↑   Shift +
+

(on clip/pattern) Clone (drag while holding clip/pattern)

0
↑   Shift +

(on Clips) Nudge Clip position

0
↑   Shift + Alt + T

Set a Time Signature at the Play head or time selection

1
↑   Shift + M

Switch stretch mode

0
↑   Shift +

(on Track label area) Re-order Clip Tracks

0
↑   Shift + 0

Center Playlist to play-head position

0
↑   Shift + 1

to 3  Horizontal Zoom level 1

1
↑   Shift + 2

Horizontal Zoom level 2

0
↑   Shift + 3

Horizontal Zoom level 3

0
↑   Shift + 4

Horizontal Zoom, show all

2
↑   Shift + 5

Zoom to selection

0
↑   Shift + 6

Fit Performance Zone to Playlist

Note: Some keyboard modifiers apply only to Draw mode.
2
B

Paint tool

5
C

Slice tool

1
D

Delete tool

-1
E

Select tool

1
F

Show next property in the Piano roll event lane (lower section)

0
G

Select the Channel above

2
H

Select the Channel above with note data

1
J

Select the Channel below with note data

0
K

Select the Channel below

0
M

Toggle Keyboard view mode

1
O

Toggle Portamento

0
P

Draw tool (pencil)

-2
T

Mute tool

1
Y

Playback tool

3
Z

Zoom tool

2
Alt

Bypass snap (very useful when combined with other modifiers)

4
Alt + A

Arpeggiator

4
Alt + B

View note helpers

0
Alt + C

Change color of selected note/s (to selected color group)

0
Alt + E

Riff machine

-1
Alt + F

Flam

1
Alt + G

Ungroup selected notes

0
Alt + K

Open Limit tool

0
Alt + L

Open Articulate tool

0
Alt + N

Switch waveform helper view (when available).

0
Alt + O

Open LFO tool when in lower Event Editor area

2
Alt + Q

Quantize

2
Alt + R

Open Randomize tool

4
Alt + S

Open Strum tool

1
Alt + U

Open Chop tool

0
Alt + V

Toggle Ghost channels ON/OFF

0
Alt + W

Open Claw Machine tool

0
Alt + X

Open Scale Levels tool

0
Alt + Y

Open Score Flipper tool

0
Alt +

Change the selected note property of the note the mouse pointer is near or on.

-1
Alt +

Nudge the position of the selected note/s OR all notes if no selection is made.

1
Backspace

Toggle Global Snap (none, current setting)

0
Ctrl + A

Select All

4
Ctrl + B

Duplicate selection, or all notes in zoom range if nothing is selected, to the right. Works also with time-line selections

1
Ctrl + C

Copy selection

0
Ctrl + D

Deselect selection

4
Ctrl + G

Glue selected and touching notes

-1
Ctrl + I

Insert current controller value

-1
Ctrl + L

Quick legato

1
Ctrl + M

Import MIDI file

-1
Ctrl + Q

Quick Quantize

0
Ctrl + U

Quick Chop

0
Ctrl + V

Paste selection

0
Ctrl + X

Cut selection

3
Ctrl + Alt + G

Grid Color

1
Ctrl + Alt + Home

Toggle allow resizing from left

0
Ctrl + Del

Delete space equal to selection

0
Ctrl + ⤶ Enter

Select time around selection

0
Ctrl + Insert

Insert space equal to the current time-line selection

1
Ctrl +   

Transpose selection UP/Down 1 Octave

0
Ctrl +   

Select time before (left) or after (right) current selection

-1
Ctrl +

Select

0
Ctrl + ↑   Shift +

Add to selection

1
Ctrl +

Zoom on selection/Drag to make zoom selection (zoom on release)

0
Del

Delete selected

0

(on note) Open note properties

0

(or X1 button on Ghost note) Swap to Ghost channel to edit the note.

1
↑   Left Shift +

(on Piano roll) Add and resize notes (move mouse L/R after click and hold to resize)

0
↑   Left Shift +

Pan view

0
Left Alt +

Audio preview

0

Pan view (hold and drag left/right)

0
Page Up / Down

Zoom in / Zoom out

0
↑   Shift

(draw tool) Swap to Paint

0

Delete Selected Note/s

0
Right Alt +

Quantize selected

1
↑   Right Shift +

Slice notes (click above/below note and drag vertical)

0
↑   Right Shift +

Slice notes & delete smallest part (click above/below note and drag vertical)

0
↑   Shift + Alt + T

Set a Time Signature at the Play head or time selection

0
↑   Shift + Ctrl + V

Paste from MIDI clipboard

0
↑   Shift + C

Select by color

1
↑   Shift + D

Discard selected note lengths

1
↑   Shift + G

Group selected

0
↑   Shift + H

Select the next Channel, in the selected Pattern, with note data.

4
↑   Shift + I

Invert selection

0
↑   Shift + K

Select the next Channel

1
↑   Shift + N

Turn off selected chord

0
↑   Shift + Q

Quick quantize

0
↑   Shift + M

Select groups of notes at random

0
↑   Shift + R

Select at random (multiple presses will select more notes)

0
↑   Shift +   

Move selection Left/Right

1
↑   Shift +   

Move selection Up/Down

1
↑   Shift +

Clone (drag while holding clip/pattern), release Shift after dragging to unlock vertical movement

0
↑   Shift +

(on Clips) Nudge Clip position

0
↑   Shift +

(on Track label area) Re-order Clip Tracks

0
↑   Shift + 0

Center Playlist to play-head position

1
↑   Shift + 1

to 3  Horizontal Zoom level 1

0
↑   Shift + 2

Horizontal Zoom level 2

0
↑   Shift + 3

Horizontal Zoom level 3

0
↑   Shift + 4

Horizontal Zoom, show all

0
↑   Shift + 5

Zoom to selection


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Program information

Program name: FL Studio 20 FL Studio 20 (Productivity)

FL Studio is a music production software used by creative artists. Initially released on 1997, it is developed by the Belgian company Image-Line.

Web page: image-line.com/flstudio

Last update: 8/23/2020 8:29 AM UTC

How easy to press shortcuts: 84%

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Shortcut count: 252

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Waice GH OP says: 9 months ago 9/12/2022 5:08 AM
Exactly what am looking for, Thank you very much for this. Now am about to learn and get mastered in producing songs.

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VERY HELPFULL!!!