PANELS

Recording Panel

The Recording panel sets some recording related options and contains the global snap selector.

1. Typing Keyboard to Piano ( Ctrl+T) - When turned on, you can use your typing keyboard to record notes as you would do with a real MIDI keyboard. Right-click the LED to select the base octave for mapping the keyboard keys.
2. Recording Countdown ( Ctrl+P) - When turned on, you will hear countdown metronome ticks before the start of a recording session. Right-click the LED to select the number of bars to countdown.
3. Blend Recorded Notes ( Ctrl+B) - When turned on, the notes you record will blend with any already existing ones, otherwise recorded notes will overwrite the old ones.
4. Loop Record / Overdub - Enable this option to loop the recorded pattern indefinitely until stop is hit. If a there is a time selection in the Piano Roll that selection wlil be looped instead. This feature allows you to "overdub" content on each loop (for ex. recording the score individually for a channel on each repetition).
5. Global Snap Selector - Selects the Snap value applied to the Piano Roll, Playlist and Event Editor when the local Snap is set to 'Main'. Right-click the selector to select the default note length from the pop-up menu.
6. Metronome ( Ctrl+M) - When turned on, you will hear a short "metronome" sound in the beginning of each beat with an accent at the beginning of each bar. It is especially useful when you need to keep yourself "synced" with song tempo when recording a melody from a MIDI keyboard. Right-click the LED for a different metronome sound.
7. Start on Input ( Ctrl+I) - When turned on, pressing the play button will set FL Studio in waiting mode and actual playing/recording begins at the moment input data is received (for example, when key is pressed on the MIDI keyboard). Right-click the LED to select if you want this option when playing too (or only when recording).
8. Step Recording ( Ctrl+E) - Switches step recording on and off.
9. Auto Scroll - Turning this option on enables auto scroll in the Step Sequencer, Playlist and Piano Roll, when the time markers (playing position) go outside of the window.