🎹 FL Studio Shortcuts That Will Save You Hours (Tutorial)
🟢 Navigation & Interface
F5 – Toggle Playlist
Switch the Playlist view on/off instantly.
F6 – Toggle Channel Rack
Quickly show or hide your Channel Rack.
F7 – Toggle Piano Roll
Brings up the Piano Roll without clicking around.
F8 – Plugin Picker
View and drag plugins visually onto the rack or mixer.
F9 – Mixer
Your shortcut to mixing and routing.
🔁 These help you bounce between views quickly without hunting for tiny icons.
🔴 Playback & Transport
Spacebar – Play/Stop
Starts or stops playback immediately.
Enter – Switches Between Playlist and Pattern Mode
Great for checking how your pattern sounds in both contexts.
Ctrl + Z – Undo
Classic undo (press twice for redo with Smart Undo enabled).
Ctrl + Alt + Z – Step Back Multiple Undos
Gives access to deeper history levels.
🎛 Editing in Piano Roll & Playlist
Ctrl + A – Select All Notes or Clips
Use this before moving or deleting groups of notes or patterns.
Ctrl + C / Ctrl + V / Ctrl + X – Copy / Paste / Cut
Standard clipboard operations.
Ctrl + B – Duplicate
Quickly repeats selected notes or clips to the right (great for building loops).
Shift + Click + Drag – Clone and move
Instantly duplicate and place a new copy anywhere.
Alt + Click + Drag – Fine Tweak
Moves notes, clips, or automation with finer control.
Ctrl + Up/Down – Shift Octaves
In the Piano Roll, this moves selected notes up or down an octave.
🟡 Mixer & Channel Rack
Ctrl + L – Link Selected Channel to Mixer Track
Auto-assigns it to the next free mixer slot.
Ctrl + Shift + L – Rename + Auto Link to Mixer
Lets you name and route in one go.
Alt + Left/Right – Move Mixer Inserts
Shifts selected insert left or right in the chain.
Ctrl + Alt + C – Consolidate Pattern in Playlist
Renders your pattern to audio directly inside the Playlist (huge time-saver!).
🟣 Workflow Optimization
Ctrl + Shift + T – Add Empty Pattern
Perfect for building new ideas without touching the mouse.
Ctrl + G – Glue Notes
Combines overlapping or adjacent notes into one.
Alt + Q – Quantize
Quickly locks notes to grid while keeping groove settings intact.
Alt + S – Strum Tool
Humanizes your chords with natural delay and velocity variation.
🔵 Bonus Pro Tip: Custom Shortcuts
You can custom-map your own shortcuts in FL Studio:
Go to Options > General Settings
Enable Typing Keyboard to Piano Keyboard
Use tools like Macros or MIDI scripting for advanced bindings.
