Fruity Loops Tutorial

[DJ RE:HAB]

what about basslines then?

[wellso]

what about basslines then?

this is where I also struggle with fruity loops, my bassline always seem to appear dull with little substance to it.

[dj vorny]

Shortcut list

Keystrokes and mouse tips given in logical sections.

(Some keystrokes are duplicated where appropriate)


File Operations
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Ctrl+O Open
Ctrl+S Save
Ctrl+shift+S Save as...
Ctrl+N Save new version

Ctrl+R Export Wave File
Ctrl+shift+R Export MP3 File
Ctrl+shift+M Export MIDI file
Ctrl+M Open Score

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


Record/Playback Control
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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+M Toggle Metronome
Ctrl+I Toggle Wait for input to start playing


Pattern Selection
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F4 Next Empty pattern

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

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


Window Navigation
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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
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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

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

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 selected channel(s)

Alt+R Randomize
Alt+H Humanize (Not in V4)

Alt+P Send to Piano Roll

K Show Keyboard Editor
G Graph Editor

Shift + Right click on channel names to change the names

Ctrl + Left click on the channel name to hear the sound produced by the channel


Play List
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F5 Shows/hides Play List

Ctrl+Shift+Ins Insert Pattern (before selected pattern)
Ctrl+Shift+Del Delete Selected Pattern
Ctrl+Shift+C Clone Selected Pattern
Ctrl+Del

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

Alt+P Edit selected pattern in piano roll / Send to piano roll

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 by double clicking and dragging at the top of the playlist then 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
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Enter/Return Plays sample (same as left clicking on sample display)

Left arrow Cycles through SMP INS MISC FUNC
Right arrow Cycles through SMP INS MISC FUNC

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)



Mixer
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Alt + C View controls
Alt + N View Names

Alt + R Render selected disc recording enabled tracks to wave file

Ctrl + L Link selected channels to this track
ALT + L Select linked channels

S Solo

Left arrow View next track
Right arrow View previous track


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.

Right click all over the the panels at the top for more!
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