Fl Studio 12 Shortcuts You Need To Know (FL Studio 12 Basics)

Hello lovely people! (ALL SHORT CUTS ARE LISTED BELOW)
Thank you for helping us grow this community to 15k members :)
Today (Since it's my Birthday) we decided to make the second video in the "Fl Studio 12 Basics" Series which shows you all the main shortcuts I use.
I will likely do a video specifically for the Piano Roll shortcuts and Edison shortcuts so let us know in the comments if you want those videos :)
I will be filming the workflow video soon, because I know that just knowing some shortcut keys doesn't make you have a fast, efficient and concise workflow which will allow you to capture your musical ideas.
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[@j2dae2doublef]

U deserve an award as the best fl teacher. I'm getting better day by day.

[@Offsure]

Yes, he's good. Are you also on soundcloud?

[@ollivanajas]

Many thanks Mike for this awesome tutorial! As a side note an old-timer like me can't believe the incredible character, talent, work ethic, ability and intellect you and so many other wonderful people have here on KZbin that are sharing your knowledge with other people wanting to create something themselves. Kudos and fair winds in all your endeavors!

[@inthemix]

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i think you're really cool for reading and replying to comments like that

[@inthemix]

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[@gasperooch]

Can I just say that your videos have been more helpful than any other FL studio videos or forums I have found yet. Thank you so much!

[@inthemix]

Gaspar Mestas Thanks Gaspar, We appreciate your kind words 😃

[@xonarofficial]

Great video! You actually only need to do Ctrl+B to duplicate and you don't have to do Ctrl+C first ;)

[@inthemix]

Xonar Thank you! So many people have told me this now 😂 I feel I've wasted so many clicks in my life now. Thanks for watching and sharing your advice, it's much appreciated 😃

[@ImNotActuallyChristian]

I just hold shift and drag.

[@Sahirkhan20ten]

will u pls tell me last shot cut key. to put all instruments in mixer please

[@Sahirkhan20ten]

will u pls tell me last shot cut key. to put all instruments in mixer please coz i try many time but cant hear u propely

[@chaseninoempire5481]

thanks a lot

[@ndibunwakingsley2402]

I am learning gradually sir.... Thanks so much. Dont listen to critics... All they do is drop criticism under any good thing they see.... Even when they themselves never tried to help humanity

[@cyxo_o]

Thank you for these very useful shortcuts Little shortcut I found : if you hold Shift and scroll with the mouse wheel : - In the PlayList, if your mouse is above a pattern's title (or above nothing related to this pattern), it will move the selected pattern really precisely - In the PlayList, if your mouse is above the notes of a pattern, it will move precisely the notes inside the pattern (which feels a bit weird and useless) - In the Piano Roll, it will move precisely the selected note

[@musicindeed9113]

I was also using fl studio from past few days I was not knowing basics of fl studio By seeing your video, i got it (the basics) Thanks for this

[@composersgarage]

the way you explain things is by far the best I've seen on any tutorial on KZbin. thank you

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Before I watched the videos in your channel I didn't know how to use the fruity reveerb 2, fruity parametric eq2, fruity delay 2 etc... now I use them in my production and really enjoy my time using them KEEP UP WITH THE GOOD WORK

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Good shit, I went into this not thinking I'd learn anything new but theres a few gems in there!

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Definitely the most helpful and clear fl account

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Happy Birthday! 🎉

[@inthemix]

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Great tutorials you are the only one who left me without questions

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Hi I am a beginner to FLS and find you videos very useful, keep them coming please. Many thanks

[@MasseFalconate]

I use F4 all the time to create new Patterns and then I use F2 to rename/color everything. Ctrl + Shift + C is also something I use a lot to clone my patterns. Saves a lot of time when you're starting on a new project. I usually bring my samples/vsts/audiofiles into the mixer 1 by 1 as I go along. Ctrl + L works for that too!

[@inthemix]

Marcus Christiansen Thats great Marcus, I use those as well to make new patterns (honestly don't know why I forgot to mention it) I'll add that in the description, thank you very much for sharing 😃

[@MasseFalconate]

You're welcome mate! Best fl tutorials on the web! (y)

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Always clean with everything u do

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[@MDOTDASUPA]

This video couldn't have came at a better time. Thank you so much for taking the time to provide such in depth knowledge.

[@inthemix]

Sir Christian Cashmere Royalty Thank you, that's great to hear! Are there any other videos you would like to see on this channel?

[@MDOTDASUPA]

So far you're covering most of the topics I've had an interest in. Highly anticipating your workflow video and the rest in this series being that I'm coming over to FL Studio for production only from Logic Pro X.

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Now this is what you call a real tutorial ... i love it

[@vidyasagarvsci]

Happy birthday! Enjoyed the video.

[@toonvanreisen6789]

hey man, nice video. you teached me some stuff i didnt know yet. but theres one important trick you didnt show: pressing 12. (maybe because that is too well known?) it'll close everything that is opened in you project and that is better for your cpu. so definitely if your computer isnt the best, use it quite often while working (for example when moving into mixing the next part of your track) to save your cpu and also clear your screen so you can overlook everything.

[@inthemix]

Toon Van Reisen I don't use that one as much as I should. Thanks for sharing 😃

[@8bitheroes86]

I recommend a little post-it note on your desk with the shortcuts on, makes it an easy way to learn them.

[@thames_music1219]

Happy birthday Michael!

[@mac2484]

It is just what I was looking for great video brother upload ur edison and piano roll videos soon so my notification bar notifies me !!

[@inthemix]

SIDDHANT - AUDIO TECH AND MORE I will do! Thank for watching and letting me know you want those videos 😃

[@BecomeaproBCP]

great video man. job well done :)

[@KoolteethDeBlog]

Shortcuts are best for each workflow. They make your tool an instrument.

[@Bellvadere513]

just wanted to say thank you very much...….best video

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[@cph2004]

If you go to your midi notes and highlight (select) the notes you want until they are red, hover over the note (any) and press control and alt scroll your mouse up and down and it simultaneously moves the velocity up or down.

[@aballalla9702]

If you have a pattern selected and you want to copy it to the next bar you can do Ctrl+B even without doing Ctrl+C before, just to let you guys know :D Really useful video indeed!

[@blakkbee]

7:40 .. This is GOLD!! Thank you!

[@inthemix]

Black Bee When I figured it out I had a flash back if all the hours wasted sending tracks to the mixer one by one 😂

[@blakkbee]

For real, that part of the video left me speechless 😂

[@SlayerDarkRaver]

Thank you for many great tutorials. I've been using ableton for quite a many years now. I've finally been able to buy FL and these tutorials are killer :) Great work!!

[@inthemix]

SlayerDarkRaver Thank you, have you checked out my new FL Studio 20 Basics series? It's a playlist on the main channel page

[@SlayerDarkRaver]

In The Mix Not yet, I'll check it out asap! Thanks :)

[@Eventual420]

7:49 To move clips from Channel Rack to the Mixer, select them in the Channel Rack and choose first open track on mixer. It doesn't have to be the Master. Can be 26 (or whatever) and press: Ctrl+Shift+L Your video states the Alt key and at least 6 people below asked what you said and why it doesn't work, so I answered as many as I could find. You're welcome. -Jim

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Yes.....I did wonder what he said.....

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can u show me the shortcut to ur heart plz

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[@gregtechno506]

@ 3:50 you don't need to press ctrl +c in this case, you can just select a pattern you want to copy and press ctrl +b and it will copy it on the next bar available. So basically just ctrl + mouse drag and select patterns followed by ctrl + b is the fastest way of copying, once you get used to that you will just flow through the song arranging process.

[@thepyrotechnicpenguin4846]

7:49 you can just press ctrl + shift + L

[@3hcrew807]

the pyrotechnic penguin thank you cause I couldn't hear out the sound L =]]

[@allenpauldungdung_1488]

THANKS

[@dhwanit005]

@@3hcrew807 I heard "out" and I googled 'where do I find the 'out' key on the keyboard ?'

[@acespades302]

Hahahahaha ... tnx! I didnt get it either

[@Mentalolz]

Another well explained, quality video! Learnt a lot! Thank you! Hope you have a great bday!

[@SuperKartik2000]

I was just waiting for this :D Awesome!

[@HybridLife]

Kartik T awesome! Glad you were waiting 🙌🙌hope you like it 🔥

[@SuperKartik2000]

I only used the Function keys and Ctrl + L 😅

[@inthemix]

Kartik T Awesome, Glad we could be of help 😃

[@SuperKartik2000]

Man! I've got notifications on😂😂

[@rapiddrgoan6]

You give great tips bro! i love your videos! keep it up! Btw Happy birthday! :)

[@inthemix]

Kamui X Thank you Kamui

[@bci3937]

Good tuts here, i like it. Shortcuts: When we have the freedom to select our own Shorts? IL works hard an continuous on Stuff but simplefing Stuff is not the strength of IL. But i like FL...for years. Better is when the Pen or Slice-tool, are on 1-2-3-4-5. Maybe in FL13?! Because its simple.

[@dukeisblackandroid]

I can't wait for the workflow video! Thank you for this!!!

[@andalousdimernissi2212]

Thanks so so so much for everything you give. May our lovely God bless you!!!

[@pspeoma8840]

Thank you so much, I noted all of the shortcuts in a journal. You helped me

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👀 Care to share 😎😎

[@anawlkha]

Iv finally found what I have been looking for..This channel is for me :)

[@dearlittlefoxxx]

happy birthday! i dont use FL but thanks for the prod videos thats cool :)

[@Musti34]

Thank you so much. You save my time. I generally use B and C 😁

[@vkmusicz8160]

U can just select the pattern on playlist and press crlt and b it will copy it next bar. Or u can use shift and left click on pattern or key drift ur mouse away this will also copy

[@benhughes4138]

cheers man, really needed this

[@inthemix]

Neigh no worries, glad to see you here dude 😃

[@NEKST-STEP]

Thanks for making these videos you bloody amazing human being

[@haileyflores5274]

A shortcut nobody seems to know... If you have a mouse wheel in the middle of the mouse, go to the playlist screen click the middle of the mouse wheel and right click. You get the entire toolbox rather than having to go up to switch through tools

[@rapidfiremuzik_official]

GOLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@christophermartinez9523]

do you use fl studio12? in fl 11 worked perfectly but in fl12 a cant make it work

[@JimmyBeam]

Thnx man!

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[@diflectabeats]

handy big upps!

[@rolanddianzambi807]

super dope... many thanks Mike

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Yay!! Happy bday to you man!!

[@keys4life386]

Thanks for the video !! Very useful

[@hectorsaucedo4465]

Dang he was hammering that keyboard.

[@jaredjimz8285]

Please make a video of your studio or the most important things you should have in the studio and recommendations :D Great video!

[@inthemix]

Jared Jimz Great idea Jared. I'll put it in my planner

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He deserves more subs

[@temporal_phenomena_videos]

Hi, cool stuff) Thanks, You may also try Left control for extracting the object & Left Shift and left mouse button for copying' chords, or patterns in the working zone

[@inthemix]

Sergey Stepanenko You're not wrong, that's a great way to copy and paste

[@iamdannyel3285]

This is dope, you got nice content... one thing tho, you don't need to use Ctrl + C before Ctrl + B

[@marekmatuska7573]

Hey! Can you please explain in next video how to use mastering and mixing and what is it? And explain what is it good for and why everybody are doing this? (sorry if you have already done this video) thanks! :)

[@inthemix]

Marek Matuška Hi Marek. I will be making more detailed mixing and mastering videos in the future when the channel is a little larger and the videos can reach more people, they will be very in depth 😃

[@marekmatuska7573]

In The Mix Ok that will be nice! Can you make in future some video where you'll record how you are making Future house/Progressive/Future Bounce track and explain everything? i would be really happy if someone will show me how to make it and explain every detail in his work. So if you'll be so kind? :D

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It's really helpful big thanks

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[@michaelcollinsmusic45]

Thanks man... Very helpful

[@spaff_hazz]

really good videos guys!

[@TheTrumanZoo]

*you can cycle screens quickly with the tab key as well. what if you dont want to get the kick on the master channel? quite irritating it uses the mixer as the first channel to map onto....

[@wowqa9387]

please stay tuned! i like your videos.

[@reyamardyan]

Awesome, great video!

[@rjDeol]

You don't need to copy paste Playlist clips or even piano roll notes for that matter, just hold down the shift key and click on what you want copied and drag to where you want to place and release.

[@spaceschneider]

great, thx!!

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[@thekaradi]

Thank you brother cool tips.

[@jaedii7287]

For the Ctrl + Alt + L one, it seems to only select things that are outputting to the selected mixer track for example the only thing that is connected to my master is the premaster. So when I did the command while my master track was selected, it only highlighted the premaster. But if I did the command while the presmaster was selected, it highlighted every track that was outputting to it which was nearly all of the tracks.

[@Eventual420]

Ctrl Shift L (not Alt)

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smart disable plugins for cpu / tools - last tweaked - automation and controller linking

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Great channel, keep up the good work!!

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Thanks for the basics

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Happy birthday 🎂

[@inthemix]

Darsh Why thank you 😃

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Keep up the great videos

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oh tks every clip tutorial, happy birthday

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awsome vids helpled me out alot

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Hey I've been learning a lot watching your videos and see them as my go-to resource for fl-studio and sound production. Thank you for your effort! I have one question about fl-studio that is really bothering me: When I press ctrl+T or cmd+T, sometimes it toggles the keyboard piano, and other times it creates a marker. How do I control which one happens? Each of them use the same "ctrl+T/cmd+T", but I don't know why they work the way they do. Thank you for your time, and I can't wait for upcoming videos!

[@AmarMTV]

Awesome video. Really appreciate it. Btw, a lot of people find it difficult to find the right sound, whether it's downloading samples onlines. Tweaking samples or finding or creating the right preset. Do you have any tips regarding that? That's where beginners struggle the most.

[@inthemix]

Amar Kumar It's something that takes some practice and looking up tutorials online. Trying to visualise what you want each sound to do etc. As for samples, it's always the case that some samples just sound better than others and you need to look through as many as you can

[@AmarMTV]

Thanks for the response. Yeah, that makes sense. What I am struggling with these days is the "stuck in the loop" disease. I will be motivated to work on a project and I will start writing the music. After sometime, my mind will only hear the melody and I will be out of ideas on what I should write next. When there is some other song playing, I can easily improvise but when it is my own melody I just tend to get stuck in a loop. Any tips for that? Thanks.

[@MattCollisMusic]

You should do a crash course in automation....I found it difficult to get a smooth curve in FL 12 (like when automating a filter on white noise) for some reason....

[@inthemix]

Colly Flour That video is coming on the near future, FL Studio basic and advanced Automation

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Your videos are so helpful for me and please tell how can I change the pencil tool to hand grabbing tool? Because it's very difficult to adjust the variations in automation clips.

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[@inthemix]

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Boom Box the video will be posted tomorrow :)

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piano roll shortcut i would be so happy thanks