This page lists some of the keyboard shortcuts to useful commands in FL Studio. Please examine the menus/context menus for more shortcuts.
 | Playlist action |
|---|
| Alt |
Bypass snap (very useful when combined with other modifiers) |
| Alt+Up Arrow |
Move selected pattern Up |
| Alt+Down Arrow |
Move selected pattern Down |
| Alt+G |
Grid Color |
| Alt+C |
Color selected clip/pattern |
| Alt+P |
Open the 'Current project' folder in the Browser |
| Alt+Q |
Quick quantize |
| Alt+T |
Add Time marker |
| Alt+/* and Ctrl+Alt+/* |
Jump to Next/Previous song marker (if present) |
| 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. |
| Ctrl+A |
Select All |
| Ctrl+B |
Duplicate selection (or all Clips in zoom range if nothing is selected) to the right. |
| Ctrl+C |
Copy selection |
| Ctrl+V |
Paste selection |
| Ctrl+X |
Cut selection |
| 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) |
| Insert Key |
Slice Clip at mouse cursor position |
| 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. |
| Left-Shift+Left-click (on Playlist) |
Add and resize clip/pattern (move mouse L/R after click and hold to resize). Must be in pencil mode. |
| Left-Shift+Right-click |
Pan view |
| Middle mouse button |
Pan view (hold & drag left/right) |
| Right-click |
Delete selected clip/pattern |
| Right-Shift+Left-click |
Slice clip/pattern (click above/below clip/pattern & drag vertical) |
| Right-Shift+Right-click |
Slice clip/pattern & delete smallest part (click above/below clip/pattern & drag vertical) |
| Right-Alt+Right-click |
Quantize selected |
| Shift |
Temporarily swaps between Paint & Draw modes |
| Del |
Delete selected clip/pattern source data |
| Shift+Left-click (on clip/pattern) |
Clone (drag while holding clip/pattern) |
| Shift+mouse-wheel (on Track label area) |
Re-order Clip Tracks |
| 0 (zero) |
Center playback to playing position |
| PgUp / PgDown |
Zoom in / Zoom out |
| Piano roll action |
|---|
| NOTE: |
Some keyboard modifiers apply only to Draw mode ( ). |
| Alt |
Bypass snap (very useful when combined with other modifiers) |
| Alt+A |
Arpeggiator |
| Alt+B |
View note helpers |
| Alt+C |
Change color of selected note/s (to selected color group) |
| Alt+E |
Riff machine |
| Alt+G |
Ungroup selected notes |
| Alt+N |
Switch waveform helper view (when available). |
| Alt+Q |
Quantize |
| Alt+V |
Switch Ghost channels ON/OFF |
| Alt+Mouse wheel |
Change the selected note property of the note the mouse pointer is near or on. |
| Alt+Arrow keys |
Nudge the position of the selected note/s OR all notes if no selection is made. |
Ctrl+A |
Select All |
| Ctrl+B |
Duplicate selection, or all notes in zoom range if nothing is selected, to the right. Works also with time-line selections. |
| Ctrl+C |
Copy selection |
| Ctrl+V |
Paste selection |
| Ctrl+X |
Cut selection |
| Ctrl+M |
Import MIDI file |
| Ctrl+Q |
Quick quantize |
| Ctrl+Left-click |
Select |
| Ctrl+Shift+Left-click |
Add to selection |
| Ctrl+Right-click |
Zoom on selection/Drag to make zoom selection (zoom on release) |
| Double Left-click on note |
Open note properties |
| Double Right-click or X1 button on Ghost note |
Swap to Ghost channel to edit the note. |
| Left-Shift+Left-click (on Piano roll) |
Add and resize notes (move mouse L/R after click and hold to resize) |
| Left-Shift+Right-click |
Pan view |
| Middle mouse button |
Pan view (hold and drag left/right) |
| Right-click |
Delete Selected Note/s |
| Left-Alt+Right-click |
Audio preview |
| Right-Alt+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+G |
Group selected notes |
| Shift(any)+Left-click (on note) |
Clone note/s (drag while holding note/s). Move slpit / resize chord (when holding split / end of chord) |
| Shift+Mouse wheel |
Nudge note position of the note the mouse pointer is on or near. |