Mastering FL Studio shortcuts is essential for creating great melodies. When you’re in your creative flow, you want everything to move quickly, and clicking through menus can feel like moving at a snail’s pace.
The last thing you want is to waste time navigating menus. That’s where FL Studio Shortcuts come to the rescue. Below is a list of all FL Studio Shortcuts that will help you create great melodies.
File Operations Shortcuts
Action
FL Studio Shortcuts
Open file
Ctrl + O
Save file
Ctrl + S
Save new version
Ctrl + N
Save as
Ctrl + Shift + S
Export wave file
Ctrl + R
Export MP3 file
Ctrl + Shift + R
Export MIDI file
Ctrl + Shift + M
Open recent files 0…9
Alt + 0…9
Smart find
Ctrl + F
Window Navigation Shortcuts
Action
FL Studio 21 Shortcuts
Open Plugin Picker
Ctrl + F8
Open Project Picker
Ctrl + Alt + F8
Plugin database
Shift + F8
Toggle max/min Playlist
Enter
Closes a window
Esc
Help
F1
Toggle Playlist
F5
Toggle Step Sequencer
F6
Toggle Piano Roll
F7
Show or hide Sample Browser
F8
Show or hide Mixer
F9
Show or hide MIDI settings
F10
Show or hide song info window
F11
Close all windows
F12
Close all unfocused windows
Ctrl + F12
Align all channel editors
Shift + F12
Arrange windows – Realign
Ctrl + Shift + H
Playlist Action Shortcuts
Action
FL Studio 21 Shortcuts
Paint tool
B
Slice tool
C
Delete tool
D
Select tool
E
Pencil tool
P
Slip edit tool
S
Mute tool
T
Playback tool
Y
Zoom tool
Z
Bypass snap
Alt
Ungroup selection
Alt + G
Open the Piano Roll
Alt + P
Add time marker
Alt + T
Jump to the next song marker
Alt + *
Jump to the previous song marker
Alt + /
Select all
Ctrl + A
Duplicate selection
Ctrl + B
Copy selection
Ctrl + C
Deselect selection
Ctrl + D
Toggle Performance mode
Ctrl + P
Paste Selection
Ctrl + V
Cut Selection
Ctrl + X
Grid color
Ctrl + Alt + G
Toggle resizing from left
Ctrl + Alt + Home
Select time around the selection
Ctrl + Enter
Select time before selection equal to the selection length
Ctrl + Left Arrow key
Select time after selection equal to the selection length
Ctrl + Right Arrow key
Group selected clips
Shift + G
Invert selection
Shift + I
Quick quantize clip start times
Shift + Q
Move selection left
Shift + Left Arrow key
Move selection right
Shift + Right Arrow key
Move selection up
Shift + Up Arrow key
Move selection down
Shift + Down Arrow key
Center Playlist to playhead position
Shift + 0
Horizontal zoom levels 1…3
Shift + 1…3
Horizontal zoom, show all
Shift + 4
Zoom to selection
Shift + 5
Fit Performance Zone to Playlist
Shift + 6
Channel Window Shortcuts
Action
FL Studio Shortcuts PDF
Mute or Unmute the first 10 channels
0…9
Solo or Unsolo’s first 10 channels
Ctrl + 0…9
Select the previous channel
Up Arrow key
Next channel
Down Arrow key
Group selected channels
Alt + G
Zip selected channels
Alt + Z
Unzip selected channels
Alt + U
Move selected channels up
Shift + Up Arrow key
Move selected channels down
Shift + Down Arrow key
Next channel group
Page Up key
Previous channel group
Page Down key
Copy channel steps
Ctrl + C
Paste channel steps
Ctrl + V
Cut channel steps
Ctrl + X
Delete selected channels
Alt + Delete
Clone channels
Ctrl + Shift + C
Shift steps left
Shift + Left Arrow key
Shift steps right
Shift + Right Arrow key
Randomize
Alt + R
Send to Piano Roll
Alt + P
Show Keyboard Editor
K
Show Graph Editor
G
Channels – Restretch all
Ctrl + Alt + R
Piano Roll Action Shortcuts
Action
FL Studio Shortcut keys
Arpeggiator
Alt + A
View note helpers
Alt + B
Change the color of selected notes
Alt + C
Riff machine
Alt + E
Flam
Alt + F
Ungroup selected notes
Alt + G
Open Limit tool
Alt + K
Open Articulate tool
Alt + L
Switch waveform helper view
Alt + N
Open the LFO tool when in the lower Event Editor area
Alt + O
Quantize
Alt + Q
Open Randomize tool
Alt + R
Open Strum tool
Alt + S
Glue
Alt + G
Open Chop tool
Alt + U
Toggle ghost channels on or off
Alt + V
Open Claw Machine tool
Alt + W
Open Scale Levels tool
Alt + X
Open Score Flipper tool
Alt + Y
Glue selected and touching notes
Ctrl + G
Insert current controller value
Ctrl + I
Quick legato
Ctrl + L
Import MIDI file
Ctrl + M
Quick quantize
Ctrl + Q
Quick chop
Ctrl + U
Record & Playback Shortcuts
Action
FL Studio Hotkeys
Toggle line or none-snap
Backspace
Start or Stop playback
Spacebar
Start or Pause playback
Ctrl + Spacebar
Switch Pattern or Song mode
L
Switch on or off recording
R
Fast forward
0
Previous bar
/
Jump 4 bars back
Ctrl + /
Next bar
*
Jump 4 bars forward
Ctrl + *
Toggle Step Edit mode
Ctrl + E
Stop sound
Ctrl + H
Toggle the typing keypad to the piano keypad
Ctrl + T
Toggle blend notes
Ctrl + B
Toggle metronome
Ctrl + M
Toggle recording metronome precount
Ctrl + P
Toggle wait for input to start recording
Ctrl + I
Pattern Selector Shortcuts
Action
FL Studio Hotkeys
Select patterns 1..9
1…9
Next pattern
+
Previous pattern
–
Next empty pattern
F4
Mixer Shortcuts
Action
FL Studio Shortcuts
Move the selected mixer track left
Alt + Left Arrow key
Move the selected mixer track right
Alt + Right Arrow key
Select the channels linked to the selected mixer track
Alt + L
Link selected channels to the selected mixer track
Ctrl + L
Link selected channels starting from the selected mixer track
All of these shortcuts will maximize your efficiency and help streamline your workflow. A proper melody aids in better audience connection. FL Studio stands out with its superior piano roll compared to others such as Ableton and Adobe Audition. Additionally, take a look at Ableton shortcuts as well as Adobe Audition shortcuts.
