FL Studio 20 Getting Started Manual

PERFORMANCE MODE

Performance Mode allows you to trigger Clips from the Playlist. You can use a mouse on the

Playlist, the typing keyboard or a controller to trigger Clips. The purpose is to create new live

performances or remixes of a projects Clip content (Audio, Pattern & Automation).

Performance mode works by treating the area before the Start Marker as a 'Performance Zone'

that allows Clips to be triggered out of sequence between tracks. One Clip can play per track, so if

you need more simultaneous Clips, use more Playlist tracks. Record mode determines whether

performances are recorded and laid out after the Start marker for later rendering.

There are LOTS of keyboard shortcuts and tool modifier keys that make working with

the Playlist really fast. For example, you can hold the Shift key while using the Pencil

or Brush tool and their action will swap with each other. You can also hold the Right-

Shift key and click to slice a Clip OR hover your mouse cursor and press the Insert

key to do the same. The Alt key releases snapping while you hold it. Press F1 and

check the manual for more!