[fruityloops] keyboard shortcut list (become a power user)

  • From: Andrew Ebling <andyebling@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: fruityloops@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: 20 May 2002 10:57:39 +0100

For anyone who didn't see this on looptalk, when I posted it over the weekend.

If you find this list useful, please download and review my tracks
from: 

http://www.sectionz.net/sz40/userinfo.sz40?flooperTag=sp3cial-t3chniqu3

...to show your appreciation ;-).

Of course, if anyone has any additions/comments/suggestions/corrections,
 I'd be glad to receive them.  Thanks.


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FruityLoops 3.40 Keyboard and Mouse Shortcut list
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Keystrokes and mouse tips given in logical sections.

(Some keystrokes are duplicated where approapriate)


File Operations
---------------

Ctrl+O          Open File
Ctrl+S          Save File
Ctrl+shift+S    Save As...

Ctrl+R          Export Wave File
Ctrl+shift+R    Export MP3 File
Ctrl+M          Export MIDI File

Alt+1...8       Open recent file 1...8


Record/Playback Control
-----------------------

Space           Start & stop playback
L               Switch between pattern and song mode
R               Switch on/off recording

0 (numpad)      Fast forward
/ (numpad)      Previous bar (song mode only)
* (numpad)      Next bar (song mode only)

Ctrl+H          Stop sound (Sound Panic)
Ctrl+T          Toggle Typing keyboard to piano keyboard
Ctrl+B          Toggle Blend Notes
Ctrl+Shift+M    Toggle Metronome
Ctrl+I          Toggle Wait for input to start playing


Pattern Selection
-----------------

1..9 (numpad)   Select patterns 1-9

+ (numpad)      Next pattern
- (numpad)      Previous pattern
Right Arrow     Next pattern
Left Arrow      Previous pattern

F4              Next Empty pattern


Window Navigation
-----------------

Tab             Cycles windows within program
Enter           Shows/hides/maximises/minimises playlist
Esc             Closes a window

F5              Shows/hides playlist
F6              Shows/hides Step Sequencer
F7              Shows/hides Piano Roll
F8              Shows/hides Sample Browser
F9              Shows/hides FX

F10             Shows/hides MIDI Settings window
F11             Shows/hides Song Info window

F12             Close all windows
Ctrl+shift+H    Arrange windows


Step Sequencer
--------------

F6              Shows/hides step sequencer

1...0           Mutes/Unmutes first ten channels
Ctrl+1...0      Solos/Unsolos first ten channels

Up Arrow        Select Previous channel
Down Arrow      Select Next channel

Ctrl+del        Delete selected channel
Alt+G           Group selected channels
Alt+Z           Zip/Collapse selected channels
                (useful for layers)
Alt+U           Unzip selected channers

Alt+Up Arrow    Move Selected channel up
Alt+Down Arrow  Move Selected channel down

Page Up         Next Channel Filter Group
Page Down       Previous Channel Filter Group

Ctrl+x          Cut channel note data
Ctrl+c          Copy channel note data
Ctrl+v          Paste channel note data

Ctrl+shift+C    Clone channel

Ctrl+W          Copy whole pattern

Shift+Left      Shift notes backward one step (for selected channel(s)).
Shift+Right     Shift notes forward one step (for selected channel(s)).

Alt+R           Randomize
Alt+H           Humanize

Alt+P           Send to Piano Roll

K               Show Keyboard Editor
G               Graph Editor


Play List
--------

F5              Shows/hides Play List

Ins             Insert Bar
Del             Delete Bar

Ctrl+Ins        Insert Pattern (before selected pattern)
Ctrl+Del        Delete Selected Pattern
Ctrl+shift+C    Clone Selected Pattern (unreliable).

Alt+Up Arrow    Move selected pattern up
Alt+Down Arrow  Move selected pattern down

Backspace       Center playback grid around song position

- Right click on black "Pattern XX" areas to set pattern names.

- Double click in area betwee pattern 1 and the bar numbers 
to set the song to loop on one bar.

- Combinations of patterns can be cut/copied/pasted by 
setting the song to loop on one bar and using cut/copy/paste
keystrokes.

- Right clicking between pattern 1 and the bar numbers sets
the repeat point (the point where playback returns to when
the last bar in the song has been played).


Channel Settings
----------------

Enter           Plays sample (same as left clicking on sample display)

- Right click on title bar to set channel name.

- Double click on the FX send digit to view/edit FX in that FX channel.

- Right click on Stretch digits to quick set a coarse value.

- Left click on grey area above keyboard to set limits on hi/lo playback
pitch.

- Right click on grey area above keyboard to set the key that plays the
sample at its original pitch.

- Remember you can automate the type of chords played by the arpegiator
(this is tricky; bit of a blind/trial-and-error process)


Misc Tricks
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- Right click on tempo for quick tempo selection or tempo options

- Right click on empty panel space to turn individual panels on/off

- Tiny switch next to CPU/Output Monitor turns it on/off.

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-- 
best regards,

Andy

















































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