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FL Studio 20 cheat sheet
Alt + Down arrow Change the selected Channel, one
General step down
Ctrl + T Typing keyboard to Piano keyboard Alt + Up arrow Change the selected Channel, one
Note: Single key shortcuts will only work when 'Typing step up
keyboard to piano' (Ctrl + T) is OFF. Alt + C Clone selected channels
Alt + G Group selected channels
Global: File operations Alt + M Toggle Mixer Track Selectors
Ctrl + Z Undo / Redo last edit Alt + U Unzip selected channel/s
Ctrl + Alt + Z Undo step-by-step Alt + Z Zip selected channel/s
Ctrl + Alt + R Force restretch of all Audio Clip
File Operations Channels
Ctrl + Enter Focus Playlist
Ctrl + O Open file
Ctrl + Shift + C Clone channel/s
Ctrl + S Save file
Ctrl + C Copy channel Steps/Score
Ctrl + N Save new version
Ctrl + L Route selected Channel/s to free
Ctrl + Shift + S Save As...
mixer track/s
Ctrl + R Export wave file
Ctrl + V Paste channel Steps/Score
Ctrl + Shift + R Export mp3 file
Ctrl + X Cut channel Steps/Score
Ctrl + Shift + M Export MIDI file
Shift + Up arrow Move selected channel/s Up
Alt + [0 - 9] Open recent files 0..9
Shift + Down Move selected channel/s Down
Ctrl + Shift + H (Re)arrange windows arrow
Shift + Ctrl + Left Shift Steps Left
Pattern Selector (numpad) arrow
[1 - 9] Select patterns 1..9 Shift + Ctrl + Right Shift Steps Right
arrow
+ Next pattern
- Previous pattern
Record / Playback / Transport
F2 Open name editor for selected
pattern. Repeated presses Backspace Toggle Line/None Snap
randomly choose colors. Space Start/Stop Playback
F4 Next empty pattern with naming Ctrl + Space Start/Pause Playback
dialog
L Switch Pattern/Song mode
Ctrl + F4 Next empty pattern
R Switch On/Off recording (This also
works during playback)
Channel Rack & Step Sequencer Num 0 Fast forward
[0 - 9] Mute/Unmute first 10 channels Num / Previous bar (Song mode)
Ctrl + [0 - 9] Solo/UnSolo first 10 channels Num * Next bar (Song mode)
Up arrow Select previous channel Ctrl + E Toggle Step Edit mode
Down arrow Next channel Ctrl + H Stop sound (panic)
Page Up Next channel Group Ctrl + T Toggle typing keypad to piano
Page Down Previous channel Group keypad
Alt + Del Delete selected channel/s Ctrl + B Toggle blend notes
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Ctrl + M Toggle metronome Alt + R Render Armed tracks to .wav
Ctrl + P Toggle recording metronome
precount Playlist action
Ctrl + I Toggle wait for input to start
B Paint tool
recording
C Slice tool
D Delete tool
Window Navigation
E Select tool
Tab Cycle nested windows
P Draw tool (pencil)
F8 Open Plugin Picker
S Slip edit tool
Enter Toggle Max/Min Playlist
T Mute tool
Esc Closes a window
Y Playback tool
F1 Help
Z Zoom tool
F5 Toggle Playlist
Alt Bypass snap (very useful when
F6 Toggle Step Sequencer combined with other modifiers)
F7 Toggle Piano roll Alt + G Ungroup selection
Alt + F8 Show/hide Sample Browser Alt + P Open the Picker Panel
F9 Show/hide Mixer Alt + T Add Time marker
F10 Show/hide MIDI settings Alt + /* or Ctrl + Alt Jump to Next/Previous song
F11 Show/hide song info window + /* marker (if present)
F12 Close all windows Alt + Left click Grouped Tracks Mute switches -
Ctrl + Shift + H Arrange windows Mute/Unmute all
Alt + Right click Audition the clip selected
Mixer Alt + Right arrow + Engage snap free 'Slice Mode',
Shift release Alt after clicking on the Clip
Alt + Left arrow / Move selected mixer track/s to use snapping.
Right arrow Left/Right
Ctrl + A Select All
Alt + L Select the channels Linked to the
Backspace Toggle Global Snap (none, current
selected mixer track
setting)
Alt + W Toggle Peak-meter 'Wave' view
Ctrl + B Duplicate selection (or all Clips in
Ctrl + L Link selected channels to selected zoom range if nothing is selected)
mixer track to the right.
Shift + Ctrl + L Link selected channels STARTING Ctrl + C Copy selection
From selected mixer track
Ctrl + D Deselect selection
Shift + Wheel up Move selected mixer track/s
Ctrl + P Toggle Performance Mode
and wheel down Left/Right (mouse-over track)
Ctrl + T Add Time Marker
Ctrl + Shift + Left Select multiple mixer tracks
click Ctrl + V Paste selection
Ctrl + Shift + S Save Mixer track state Ctrl + X Cut selection
F2 Rename selected mixer track Ctrl + Alt + C Consolidate selected Pattern/Audio
Clips to audio, starting from the first
S Solo Current track
selected Clip
Alt + S Alt Solo - Activate Current track
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Consolidate selected Pattern/Audio
and all tracks Routed TO/FROM It
C Clips to audio, starting from the
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start of the Playlist Right Alt + Right Quantize selected
Ctrl + Alt + G Grid Color click
Ctrl + Alt + Home Toggle Resizing from Left Right Alt + Left Mute selected
click
Ctrl + F8 Open Project Picker
Shift + C Select all Clips according to the
Ctrl + Insert Add space at the start of the
currently selected Clip source
timeline selection of equal length to
the selection Shift + G Group selected Clips
Ctrl + Del Delete space according to the Shift + I Invert selection
timeline selection Shift + Q Quick quantize Clip start times
Ctrl + Enter Select time around selection Shift + Left arrow / Move selection Left/Right
Ctrl + Left arrow / Select time before/after selection Right arrow
Right arrow equal to the selection length Shift + Up arrow / Move selection Up/Down
Ctrl + Left click Select Down arrow
Ctrl + Shift + Left Add to selection Shift + Left click + (on clip/pattern) Clone (drag while
click Move the mouse holding clip/pattern)
Ctrl + Shift + Right Zoom to selected Clip Shift + Wheel up (on Clips) Nudge Clip position
click and wheel down
Ctrl + Right click Zoom on selection / Drag to make Shift + Alt + T Set a Time Signature at the Play
zoom selection (zoom on release) head or time selection
Del Delete selected clip/pattern source Shift + M Switch stretch mode
data Shift + Wheel up (on Track label area) Re-order Clip
Double click (click on clip/pattern) Open and wheel down Tracks
clip/pattern properties (e.g. Shift + 0 Center Playlist to play-head
Channel settings, Piano roll) position
Home Move the playback marker to the Shift + 1 to 3 Horizontal Zoom level 1
start of the Playlist. Shift + 2 Horizontal Zoom level 2
Insert Slice Clip at mouse cursor position Shift + 3 Horizontal Zoom level 3
Left Shift + Left (click on Playlist) Add and resize Shift + 4 Horizontal Zoom, show all
click clip/pattern (move mouse L/R after
Shift + 5 Zoom to selection
click and hold to resize). Must be in
draw mode (pencil icon) Shift + 6 Fit Performance Zone to Playlist
Left Shift + Right Pan view
click Piano roll action
Middle click Pan view (hold & drag left/right) Note: Some keyboard modifiers apply only to Draw
Page Up / Down Zoom in / Zoom out mode.
Shift (on draw tool) Swap to Paint B Paint tool
Right click Delete selected clip/pattern C Slice tool
Right Shift + Left Slice clip/pattern (click above/below D Delete tool
click clip/pattern & drag vertical) E Select tool
REAlt + Right Shift Vertical Slice clip. Release alt to F Show next property in the Piano roll
+ Left click engage snap event lane (lower section)
Right Shift + Right Slice clip/pattern & delete smallest G Select the Channel above
click part (click above/below clip/pattern
H Select the Channel above with note
& drag vertical)
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data Ctrl + B Duplicate selection, or all notes in
J Select the Channel below with note zoom range if nothing is selected,
data to the right. Works also with time-
line selections
K Select the Channel below
Ctrl + C Copy selection
M Toggle Keyboard view mode
Ctrl + D Deselect selection
O Toggle Portamento
Ctrl + G Glue selected and touching notes
P Draw tool (pencil)
Ctrl + I Insert current controller value
T Mute tool
Ctrl + L Quick legato
Y Playback tool
Ctrl + M Import MIDI file
Z Zoom tool
Ctrl + Q Quick Quantize
Alt Bypass snap (very useful when
combined with other modifiers) Ctrl + U Quick Chop
Alt + A Arpeggiator Ctrl + V Paste selection
Alt + B View note helpers Ctrl + X Cut selection
Alt + C Change color of selected note/s (to Ctrl + Alt + G Grid Color
selected color group) Ctrl + Alt + Home Toggle allow resizing from left
Alt + E Riff machine Ctrl + Del Delete space equal to selection
Alt + F Flam Ctrl + Enter Select time around selection
Alt + G Ungroup selected notes Ctrl + Insert Insert space equal to the current
Alt + K Open Limit tool time-line selection
Alt + L Open Articulate tool Ctrl + Up arrow / Transpose selection UP/Down 1
Down arrow Octave
Alt + N Switch waveform helper view
(when available). Ctrl + Left arrow / Select time before (left) or after
Right arrow (right) current selection
Alt + O Open LFO tool when in lower Event
Editor area Ctrl + Left click Select
Alt + Q Quantize Ctrl + Shift + Left Add to selection
click
Alt + R Open Randomize tool
Ctrl + Right click Zoom on selection/Drag to make
Alt + S Open Strum tool
zoom selection (zoom on release)
Alt + U Open Chop tool
Del Delete selected
Alt + V Toggle Ghost channels ON/OFF
Double click (on note) Open note properties
Alt + W Open Claw Machine tool
Double click right (or X1 button on Ghost note) Swap
Alt + X Open Scale Levels tool button to Ghost channel to edit the note.
Alt + Y Open Score Flipper tool Left Shift + Left (on Piano roll) Add and resize
Alt + Wheel up Change the selected note property click notes (move mouse L/R after click
and wheel down of the note the mouse pointer is and hold to resize)
near or on. Left Shift + Right Pan view
Alt + Arrow keys Nudge the position of the selected click
note/s OR all notes if no selection Left Alt + Right Audio preview
is made. click
Backspace Toggle Global Snap (none, current Middle click Pan view (hold and drag left/right)
setting)
Page Up / Down Zoom in / Zoom out
Ctrl + A Select All
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Shift (draw tool) Swap to Paint Source: FL Studio manual
Right click Delete Selected Note/s
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Right Alt + Right Quantize selected
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Right Shift + Left Slice notes (click above/below note shortcuts?filter=false
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Right Shift + Right Slice notes & delete smallest part
click (click above/below note and drag
vertical)
Shift + Alt + T Set a Time Signature at the Play
head or time selection
Shift + Ctrl + V Paste from MIDI clipboard
Shift + C Select by color
Shift + D Discard selected note lengths
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
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 / Move selection Left/Right
Right arrow
Shift + Up arrow / Move selection Up/Down
Down arrow
Shift + Left click Clone (drag while holding
clip/pattern), release Shift after
dragging to unlock vertical
movement
Shift + Wheel up (on Clips) Nudge Clip position
and wheel down
Shift + Wheel up (on Track label area) Re-order Clip
and wheel down Tracks
Shift + 0 Center Playlist to play-head
position
Shift + 1 to 3 Horizontal Zoom level 1
Shift + 2 Horizontal Zoom level 2
Shift + 3 Horizontal Zoom level 3
Shift + 4 Horizontal Zoom, show all
Shift + 5 Zoom to selection
