
and to quickly name the current pattern press 'F2, and type in the name. The Left and Right Arrow keys by themselves will take you to the Next and Previous pattern, and to quickly send a sequence to the piano roll editor press the combination of 'Alt + P'. To randomize the channel press the key combination of 'Alt + R', When editing sequences in the Step Sequencer there are a few little tricks to make things easier: To quickly jump through groups use the 'Page Up' and 'Page Down' keys.

When grouped the channels will only appear when you select the group’s name in the channel display filter. Group select the channels by holding down the 'Alt' key and pressing 'G'. For example a drum kit made up of separate sampler channels. When working on a big song it is useful to group different sounds, according to function.

To delete a selected channel hold down the control 'Ctrl' key and press 'Delete'. To select more channels hold down 'Shift' and Left Click the other channels. Use the Up and Down arrow keys to select the Next or Previous channel. When working in the Step Sequencer there are a number of useful commands: To close any currently active window either press the associated key command for that window or press the escape 'Esc' key. You might find it easier to just flip through windows with the 'Tab' key, and then just use 'F7' to open and close the Piano Roll whenever you need it. The windows and cells can be individually activated or opened and closed by using the corresponding key commands: Use 'Shift + Tab' to reverse the cycle order.

The 'Tab' key allows you to quickly cycle through open windows in your project. The first place you can improve your efficiency is by learning some of the various key commands available. In this tutorial we will be covering key commands in some aspects of the FL Studio Workflow that will help make you into an efficient power user of FL Studio.

Note: Keyboard shortcuts are referred to as key commands here. The following FL Studio Tutorial will help you understand the workflow, and learn keyboard shortcuts that will make you into an FL Studio pro!
