![]() You get divisions divisible by 3, like 1/6th or 1/3rd. It also does not label things in terms of triplets. What’s rather interesting here is the non-traditional terminology used. This is what allows you to adjust data so that it fits upon an even division of the current beat. Snap and GridįLStudio of course has different snap settings. There’s some “Advanced” things that are just expected these days. I’m going to go through what I feel are the more commonly desired of these, and then discuss some things that I feel are missing and of course… is it the best now? Basic Advanced Editing Various tools for snapping notes to a grid.List editing - showing notes in a “list” format where each row is named, instead of a keyboard format.Background Waveform - adding a waveform behind a MIDI piano roll display.Grouping - the ability to select many notes with a single click, consistently.Markers - a way to easily mark sections.Quantization of various parameters beyond just note start.Note property editing - A method of directly entering values for MIDI notes.To help clarify further, here’s a list of what I’d consider more advanced editing techniques in FLStudio: I consider “Advanced Editing” to be things that extend beyond adding/removing notes. There’s still another post to go in this mini-series though, so don’t think this is everything just yet. These are things like dealing with scale colouring, advanced selection, configuration, slides, grid/snapping and more. This post will deal with what I consider “Advanced” functionality. Things like simply adding and removing notes. Find out more and get started here.Last time on this episode of “30 days with FLStudio 20” I covered the basic functionality of the Piano Roll. Spending most of your life in FL Studio and producing some amazing tracks? RouteNote can distribute your songs online so you start making money from your music. Use DAW hotkeys often enough and your fingers will soon be moving to the keyboard shortcuts before your brain even has time to catch up.ĭo you have a favourite FL Studio tip or trick? Let us know in the comments. Select a channel and Ctrl + L – Sends the channel to the mixer and copies the name and colour.Ĭheck out the full FL Studio manual and get those shortcuts memorised. Right Click + G – Group a track with the track above.Īlt + L – Highlights which instrument or sample is being sent to the channel at a glance. Pasting randomly drops your selection into the track, so if you want to duplicate something over to the next available slot on the track, Ctrl + B is what you’re after.Ĭtrl + Mouse Scroll for horizontal zoom, Alt + Mouse Scroll for vertical zoom. Hover over each tool to see the keyboard shortcut appear in the Hint box:ĬTRL + C and CTRL + V – Copy/Paste, the same as with lots of apps. There’s nothing worse than something being just slightly off. Quantize your notes immediately by hitting Ctrl + Q, moving your notes to the closest beat to keep everything in perfect time. Shift + D meanwhile shortens the notes, making them staccato.Ī quick chop shortcut is Ctrl + U, slicing your selected notes into 1/16 ths. Ctrl + L makes the notes connect to each other. Try making your notes legato so that they connect smoothly from one to the other. Shift + Left/Right – Shift the selected note left or right, to change up the rhythm. Shift + Up/Down – Transpose a selected note by semitone. You can create basslines in this way, and change up the spacing of your sounds. No more clicking and dragging, or scrolling but still ending up missing a couple of notes.Ĭtrl + Up/Down – Moves the selected note up or down an octave. If you click on a section and press F1, the help for that specific section will appeal.Īlt + Right Click on note/group of notes – Play from that point.Ĭtrl + A – Selects all the notes in the piano roll. Before searching YouTube for a fix to your problem, check the manual and chances are it can be found there. All the keyboard and mouse shortcuts for FL Studio can be found within the DAW software manual, with substitutions for Mac users, but read on for some quick examples of shortcut keys to get you started.į1 – Pulls up the FL Studio reference manual. It’s almost like your computer keyboard becomes a musical instrument itself – something about the immediacy of hitting hotkeys gets you closer to the artistic process of producing. ![]() After a while they become second nature for producers, just like how you copy and paste text without a second thought. It seems obvious, but keyboard shortcuts in FL Studio really help speed up your workflow. When you’re in the creative flow making music in your DAW, knowing shortcut keys makes moving your mouse and clicking seem like moving at a snail’s pace. ![]() Image Credit: Image-Line Work faster and more efficiently in your DAW by getting used to shortcut keys in FL Studio. ![]()
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