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PIANO ROLL
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This menu provides many important functions for working with the
Piano Roll, such as copying and pasting notes, converting color
groups etc.
1. File
- Open Score - Lets you load notes from a
FSC file in the Piano
Roll.
- Save Score As - Lets you save all notes in the
current Piano Roll view as a FSC
file.
- Import MIDI (
Ctrl+M)- Shows the Import MIDI Data dialog box, which lets
you import notes from MIDI files to the Piano Roll. Selecting this
command from a Piano Roll window imports only note events. To
import controller data (cutoff, resonance etc.) from a MIDI file,
launch the Import MIDI Data dialog box from a separate Event Editor window.
- Paste from MIDI clipboard (
Shift+Ctrl+V)- Works exactly as
the previous command, but uses the MIDI clipboard data rather than
a MIDI file. You can paste data from any sequencer that can copy to
MIDI clipboard format, as for example Cakewalk Pro Audio (TM).
2. Edit
- Cut (Ctrl+X) - Cuts all selected notes/slides to
clipboard.
- Copy (Ctrl+C) - Copies all selected notes/slides to
clipboard.
- Paste (Ctrl+V) - Pastes notes/slides from
clipboard.
- Delete (Del) - Deletes all selected notes/slides.
- Delete All (Ctrl+Del) - Deletes all notes, slides and
events in the Piano Roll.
- Shift left (Shift+Left) - Bumps notes one grid unit
Left.
- Shift right (Shift+Right) - Bumps notes one grid unit
Right.
- Transpose up (Shift+Up) - Transposes notes 1 semi-tone
up.
- Transpose down (Shift+Down) - Transposes notes 1 semi-tone
down.
- Transpose one octave up (Ctrl+Up) - Transposes notes 1 octave up.
- Transpose one octave down (Ctrl+Down) -
Transposes notes 1 octave down.
- Change Color (Alt+C) - Repaints all selected notes/slides in
the current drawing color (if nothing is selected, applies to
all).
- Select all (Ctrl+A) - Selects all notes, slides and events
in the Piano Roll.
- Select previous (Ctrl+Left) - Jumps the selection one 'selected
width' backwards.
- Select next (Ctrl+Right) - Jumps the selection one
'selected width' forwards.
- Select By Color- Selects all notes and slides
that have the same color as the current one.
- Invert Selection - Inverts the selection.
- Insert Space (Ctrl+Ins) - Creates empty space that matches
the current selection start and length by shifting all following
notes and events forward.
- Delete Space (Ctrl+Del) - Erases all notes and events in the
current selection and shifts back the remaining notes and events to
close the gap.
- Insert Current Controller Value (
Ctrl+I) - Initializes the
integrated event editor with the current value of the corresponding
automated control. If you have selected a time slice in the graph,
the current values is inserted at the beginning of the selection
instead.
3. Tools
- Quick Legato (Ctrl+L) - Performs a quick "legato" to the
sequence in the Piano Roll (applies only to the selection if any).
This tool is a quick preset for the Articulate tool (see
below).
- Articulate (Alt+L)- Opens the Articulate tool dialog which
allows you to apply staccato, portato, legato and similar effects
to the sequence in the Piano Roll (applied only to the selection if
any).
- Quick Quantize (
Ctrl+Q) - Applies basic quantize
to all selected notes/slides depending on the global snap setting
in the Recording panel (if
nothing is selected, applies to all).
- Quantize (
Alt+Q) - More advanced version of
the quantize feature. Opens the Quantizer settings dialog.
- Quick Chop (
Ctrl+U) - Slices long notes into
many shorter, based on the global snap setting in the Recording panel (if nothing is selected,
applies to all).
- Chop (
Alt+U) - More advanced version of
the chop feature. Opens the Chopper
settings dialog.
- Glue (
Ctrl+G) - Glue contiguous
(touching) notes together.
- Arpeggiate (Alt+A) - A powerful arpeggiator based on
specialized score presets. See Arpeggiator for more
information.
- Strum (
Alt+S) - Shifts the timing and
velocity of the individual notes in chords to simulate strumming
(as in guitar playing and some other string instruments). See
Strum settings dialog.
- Flam (Alt+F) - Applies "drum flam" effect to the
score (applies only to the selection if any). See Flam for more info.
- Limit (Alt+K) - Allows you to transpose the score and
limit it within a user-specified key range. See Limiter for more info.
- Flip (Alt+Y) - This tool can flip the score both
vertically and horizontally. See Flip for more info.
- Randomize (
Alt+R) - Opens the Randomizer dialog where you can generate
random note sequences based on a specific scale and/or randomize
the note levels (including those of existing notes).
- Scale Levels (Alt+X)- Allows you to multiply/offset/invert
the events in the integrated event editor, as well as map events to
a logarithmic or exponential scale. See Scale Levels for more
info.
- LFO (
Ctrl+L)- Shows the LFO box, which lets you draw LFO-shaped
events in the integrated event editor. Note that this feature is
enabled only when in the property/event selector (15) type of event is selected, instead of
a note property type.
4. View
- Grid Color (
Alt+G) - Opens a standard Color
dialog box, where you can set a color for Piano Roll's grid.
- Detached - When checked, the window is
"detached" from the main environment of FL Studio and can be
maximized on a second monitor (in a dual monitor setup).
5. Helpers
- Show note helpers (
Alt+B) - Global switch to
activate/deactivate all helpers.
- Detect Scale - When selected, the shading of
the Piano Roll reflects the scale that best fits the notes in the
Piano Roll, the scale is also suggested in the Hint Bar.
- View length in note properties - Displays a
horizontal line equal to the length of notes in the note properties
window.
- Ghost Channels (
Alt+V) - When selected, the Piano
Roll will show the scores of all channels in the current pattern
(they are displayed in the background and have a semitransparent
look). Note that these scores are displayed only like a reference
for easier sequencing - you can not select or edit them in any
way.
6. Zoom
Contains a submenu with a set of quick zooming levels:
Far (
1); Medium
( 2);
Close (
3); Best Fit
( 4); On
Selection ( 5);
On Selection zooms the time line to fit the
selection (the command will be disabled if no time region is
selected in the timeline).
7. Chord
Shows a menu with predefined chord types. Select a chord and
draw chords in the Piano Roll. Select None
( Shift+N) to draw
single notes again.
8. Target channel
Displays a list of channels able to accept Piano roll data. Use
this to quickly change the channel you are working on without
closing and opening another Piano Roll.
9. Target control
Displays a list of controls/automation data to display in the
integrated event editor.
10. Auto Locate Channel
When selected, the Piano Roll will automatically display the
first non-empty channel when switching between patterns.
11. Auto Smoothing
When checked, the drawn automation events are automatically
interpolated upon mouse button release.
12. Center ( 0)
Scrolls the grid so the playing position marker appears in the
middle. Useful when you want to see the playing position in a long
sequence.
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