Using FL Studio. -

Channel Window & Step Sequencer

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The Channel window in an important tool for the composition process in FL Studio. It contains a button for each instrument channel in the project. Channels are independent sound generators whose audio can be sent to any Mixer Track or from which Channel Settings can be called or the Piano Roll. It also contains the Step Sequencer, (

Video Here) a grid pattern based sequencer ideal for creating drum loops and simple melodies. Click here for a video tutorial. Generally, however, the Piano Roll (

Video Here) is ideal for serious melodic composition. Right-click on a channel button and select Piano Roll.

Pattern Length (Number of Beats) - Sets the number of beats for the current pattern. If this is left undefined: "--", the pattern obeys the global value for the project. You can change the global value and the beat length in your Project General Settings window. Note: There is a maximum of 64 steps in the Step Sequencer.
Repeat Step Sequencer - If this option is checked, the grid sequence will repeat itself throughout the pattern if it contains longer automation or Piano Roll sequence (otherwise this settings has no effect).
Swing - Slide it to right to add "swing" to the notes you write in the Step Sequencer.
Graph Editor Button ( G) - Shows/hides the Graph Editor.
Keyboard Editor ( K) - Shows/hides the Keyboard Editor.
Channels Area - Contains the channels and the pattern grid.
Channel Display Filter Groups ( Page Down for next group; Page Up for previous group)- Use to set the group of channels to show in the Step Sequencer (read the Channel Filter Groups section below for more information)
Playing Step LEDs - These leds will show the current playing step in the pattern.
Channel Panning Knob - Use this wheel to set channel's panning.
Channel Volume Knob - Use this wheel to set channel's volume.
Channel Settings Button - Displays the channel name & shows/hides Channel Settings window, where you can access channel settings and (if applicable) channel wrapper options. Left and Right clicking provides important functionality as shown below.
- Left-click, Channel Settings - to open Channel Settings window, including the generator interface (if applicable).
- Right-click, Channel Operations Menu - to display the following options:
- - Piano roll/Send to piano roll - Can be used to open a Piano roll for that channel, or if step sequence data is present, send it to a Piano roll.
  - Rename - Rename the channel.
  - Load Sample - If the channel accepts samples this will allow you to load from a file browser menu.
  - Cut itself - This cuts the sound of previous notes in the channel when new one starts.
  - Edit - Allows you to Cut/Copy/Paste/Randomize note data present.
  - Fill each (2,4,8) steps - Fills step sequence steps according to the setting.
  - Insert - Insert a new channel before the selected one.
  - Replace - Allows you to replace the current generator with a new one from the list that appears.
  - Clone - Makes a copy of the current channel including settings and generator.
  - Delete - Deletes the selected channel.
Channel Selector - When this led is turned on, the channel is considered selected (used in cut, copy etc. operations - see Edit menu).
Sequence Steps - Each step represents a 16-th note in the pattern. You can turn on and off those step buttons to create the desired loop.
Mute switch ( 0-9 to mute/unmute; Ctrl+0-9 to solo/unmute all) - Turning this led off will mute the channel. Clicking it again unmutes it. You can also quickly solo channel - right-click the led and from the popup menu select Solo. Repeat that action to unsolo the channel (unmute all). Note: Live MIDI input to the channel will continue to play regardless of the switch mode as muting/solo only applies Stepsequencer and Piano Roll playback.
Piano Roll Preview- If you don't have active steps in the current pattern and you have notes in the Piano Roll, the steps are replaced by a preview of the Piano Roll. With the preview available you are aware of how your pattern looks without opening each time the Piano Roll view. However, you can not edit notes in that preview. Click it once to show/hide the real Piano Roll window. The lighter and darker blocks in the preview mark the number of bars contained in the Piano Roll sequence (each block is a bar).

Each line in the Step Sequencer represents a single channel with its pattern grid. Each button in the grid represents a 16-th note. The default pattern length is 16 dots, but you may change this setting from the Project General Settings window. Additionally, you can set a custom length for each individual pattern with the Pattern Length control (1).

Left-clicking a grid button turns it on; right-clicking turns it off. Note that if you have turned off Use Both Mouse Keys option in the General Settings page, left-clicking turns both on and off the buttons.

You can also set the button's note (pitch) using the Keyboard Editor view. Each note has some additional properties (panning, volume etc.) that you can set using the Graph Editor view.

Right-clicking the Channel Button (11) brings up a menu that provides some commands for managing channels (see Channel Menu). Additionally, this menu provides access to the Piano Roll window which is designed for entering of complex melodic parts (unlike the sequencing grid, which is optimized for quick entering of drum loops and basic bass lines).

The main Edit menu also contains commands for working with Step Sequencer.

Channel Filter Groups

As projects grow in size and the number of channels increases, finding the right one can be tedious. To optimize workflow, combine several channels in a group and set the Step Sequencer to display only that specific group of channels (for example percussion group or lead synth group). To decide which channels should be visible you can use the Channel Display Filter control (7). Left-click to open the channel filter menu. Selecting ‘All’ shows all channels at once, regardless if they are part of any group or unassigned. Selecting ‘Unsorted’ displays only the unassigned channels. If you have made any channel groups, you can select them for display from this menu. Other actions are -

To add an empty group - Right-click Channel Display Filter control (7) and select Add Filter Group.

Rename/Delete group - Select the group and right-click the Channel Display Filter control (7) to display commands for renaming and deleting groups (Note: Deleting a group sets included channels to unassigned status and does not delete the channels).

Add selected channels to a new group - Use the Group Selected command from the Channels menu.

Add a single channel to an existing group - Select the desired group and add a new channel to the channel window, all new channels are inserted in the currently selected group.

Move a channel to a different group - Select the channel(s) and use the Group Selected command from the Channels Menu. Then type in the name of an existing group.