PANELS

Transport Panel

The Transport panel contains controls for playing, recording, setting song's position and tempo.

1. Pattern/Song Mode ( L) - Switches between pattern and song mode. In pattern mode, only the current pattern is played, while in song mode the whole sequence in the Playlist is played. If the Playlist is empty, in song mode FL Studio will play the patterns in successive order. Right-clicking this control shows/hides the Playlist window.
2. Play/Pause ( Space) - In record mode, plays/pauses the song and records MIDI input & wheels/sliders tweaks, otherwise just plays/pauses the song.
3. Stop ( Space) - Stops recording/playing.
4. Record ( R) - Switches between record and play mode.
5. Tempo - Contains the song tempo and tempo fine tune song controls:
   • Song Tempo (bigger digits) - Shows/sets song tempo. Right-click the LCD screen for some tempo presets & commands:
     • Tap - You can now tap the tempo in FL Studio. Click the tap command and you'll see the tempo tam window appear (you can have the song playing before you launch the tap tool). Click the tap icon repeatedly with the desired tempo in mind. You will see the tempo adjust to new levels after some taps. For best results, tap at least 10-16 times until the tempo is stabilized. Clicking the OK button accepts the new tempo.
     • 80bpm-160bpm - Some useful tempo presets.
     • Twice Slower - Plays the song half speed. This option does not set the actual tempo of half speed (so the value displayed in the LCD won't change). It is a temporary tweak to make it easier for the user to record notes/events. After recording, this option may be turned off to return to the original tempo.
     • The rest of the commands match the standard commands for an automatable control.
   • Tempo Fine Tune (smaller digits) - This control lets you fine tune the tempo of the current project in measure of 1/1000 bpm. The value set here will be added to the base tempo. Note that it's not recommended to use that setting when starting a new song (it is better to use a whole number for your tempo). However, it can be used to match the exact speed of another song to be mixed in a FL Studio project (for making using existing sampled loops, "cover songs" etc.).
6. Pattern Selector ( + /for next pattern/; - /for previous pattern/) - Shows/sets the current pattern. You can have up to 999 patterns.
7. Song Position Slider - Shows/sets the current song position.