FL studio (also known as fruity loops in its early years, before 2003) is a digital audio workstation developed by the Belgian Company Image Lin.
FL studio is bundled with a variety of sound processing effects such as chorus, compression, delay, phrases and everything you need as a music producer/ mixer. It features a graphical user interface with a pattern based music sequence which allows you to load instruments and samples, record external sounds maybe from a microphone.
FL studio is a popular music tool used by professional music producers as well as music newbies, it helps them to record, edit, and produce their tunes.
Using the FL studio involves many steps which can make work more strenuous to a producer/mixer. That is why shortcuts are important. FL studio shortcuts makes the work easier, faster and less strenuous. It saves time and allows easy access to tools and features easily from your keyboard without having to go through lengthy menus or having to exit the workspace. Faster work done gives you time for other creative ventures.
FL Studio Shortcuts
Below are 100+ FL Studio shortcut keys to use if you are using either windows or Mac OS:
| Windows | Mac OS |
| Backspace | Delete |
| Ctrl | Command |
| Delete | fn + Delete |
| Insert | fn + Return |
| Windows | Command |
| Alt | Option |
100+ FL Studio Shortcuts
- 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…9 (Open recent)
- Ctrl + Shift + H (Rearrange windows)
Global shortcuts
- Ctrl + Alt + Z (Undo step by step)
- Ctrl + Z (Undo/ Redo last edit)
Channel rack and step sequence
- 1…9,0 (Mute/ Unmute first 10 channels)
- Ctrl + 0…9 (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 + Del (Delete selected channels)
- Alt + Down – Arrow (Move selected channels down)
- Alt + Up Arrow (Move selected channels up)
- Alt + C (Clone selected channels)
- Alt + M (Toggle mixer track selection)
- Alt + G (Group selected channels)
- Alt + U (Unzip selected channels)
- Alt + Z (Zip selected channels)
- Ctrl + Alt + R (Force re-stretch of all Audio channels)
- Ctrl + Enter (Focus playlist)
- Ctrl + C (Copy channels step sequence)
- Ctrl + L (Route selected channels to free mixer tracks)
- Ctrl + V (Paste channel steps/ score)
- Ctrl + X (Cut channels step/ score)
- Shift + Mouse (Moves selected wheel channel up/ down)
- Shift + Up – Arrow (Moves channel selection up)
- Shift + Down – Arrow (Moves channel selection down)
- Shift + Ctrl + left – Arrow (Shift steps left)
- Ctrl+ Right – Arrow (Shift steps right)
Windows Navigation
- Tabs (Cycle nested windows)
- F8 (Open plugin picker)
- Enter (Toggle max/ min playlist)
- Esc (Closes a window)
- F1 (Help)
- F6 (Toggle step sequence)
- F5 (Toggle playlist)
- 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)
Playlist Action
- B (Paint tool)
- C (Slice tool)
- D (Delete tool)
- E (Select tool)
- P (Draw ( pencil tool)
- S (Slip edit tool)
- T (Mute tool)
- Y (Playback tool)
- Z (Zoom tool)
- Alt (Bypass snap)
- Alt + G (Ungroup selection)
- Alt+M (Mute selection)
- Alt+P (Open the picker panel)
- Alt+T (Add time marker)
- Alt+ left- click (Grouped tracks mute switches, mute/ unmute all)
- Alt+ right – click (Audition the clip selected)
- Alt + Shift + M (Unmute selection)
- Ctrl + A (Select all)
- Ctrl + C (Copy selection)
- Ctrl + D (Deselect selection)
- 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 first selected clip)
- Ctrl + alt + G (Grid color)
- Ctrl + F8 (Open project picker)
- Ctrl + Mouse Left Click (Select)
- Ctrl + Shift + Mouse Left Click (Add to selection)
- Ctrl + Shift + Mouse Left Click (Zoom to selected clip)
- Del (Delete selected clip/pattern source data)
- F3 (Open playlist tool selector)
- Home (Move the playback marker to the start of the playlist)
- Page up/ Page down (Zoom in/ Zoom out)
- 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 + Mouse- wheel on clips (Nudge up position)
Mixer Shortcuts
- Alt + Arrow left/ Arrow Right (Move selected mixer track left/ Right)
- Alt + L (Select channel linked to mixer track)
- Ctrl + L (Link selected channels to mixer track)
- S (Solo current track)
- Alt + R (Render armed tracks to WAV)
Pattern selector
- – (Previous pattern)
- + (Next pattern)
- Ctrl + F4 (Next empty pattern)
- F4 (Next empty pattern with naming dialog)
Piano roll Action
- Ctrl + D (Deselect selection)
- Ctrl + L (Quick legato)
- Ctrl + M (Import MIDI file)
- Ctrl + Q (Quantize)
- Ctrl + U (Quick chop)
- Alt + A (Arpeggiator)
- Alt+ B (View note helper)
- Alt + F (Flam)
- Alt+ E (Riff machine)
- Alt + K (Open limit tool)
- Alt + G (Ungroup selected notes)
- Alt + L (Open articulate tool)
- Alt + M (Mute selection)
- Alt + O (Open lower tool when in lower event editor area)
- Alt + Q (Quantize)
- Alt + R (Open randomize tool)
- Right – Alt + Mouse Right Click (Quantize selected)
- Shift + Q (Quick Quantize)
- Shift + N (Turn off selected chord)
- Shift + I (Invert selection)
- Shift + G (Group selection)
- Shift + C (Select by color)
- Shift + Ctrl + V (Paste from MIDI clipboard)
- Left – Shift + Right click (Pan view)
- Double left click on note (Open note properties)
- Draw tool + Shift (Extend note length)
- Page up/ Page down (Zoom in/ Zoom out)
Knowing these keyboard shortcuts might be the least of your larger editing worries,but knowing them will help you especially if your mouse malfunction. Using these shortcuts will also give you a better editing experience and help you maximize your workflow.
