AUTOMATION & RECORDING
The Event Editor holds automation data that moves (automates) linked controls. These controls may be on the FL Studio interface or in plugins (native and external). Some important Event Editor facts:
Linking to Event data: Once Event data is created it will appear as an 'Internal controller' link option in the 'Link to controller' right-click dialog on automatable controls.
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Tools Menu;
Draw
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P); 
Paint
( B);
Erase ( D);
Select ( E);
Zoom to selection
( I);
Interpolate events
( Z);
Snap Selector
The Event Editor graph shows time on the horizontal axis (measured in bars) and event values on the vertical axis (0 to 100%). The time segments
of the Playlist are set by the window's "snap" parameter ().
Alternatively, selecting 'Main' will implement the global snap value as defined in the Recording panel. Events are displayed as vertical lines (height represents
the value of the event). The Event Editor window can display only one event data-set at a time. Use the header-bar menu (6) to change.
To switch between displayed events in the currently opened Event Editor (or to open a new one if none are open). You can also select Edit Events in New Window, to open a new Event Editor window. Remember, the Event data visible using menu (6) will depend on the Event data in the selected Pattern.
) or Paint Mode
() and left-click in the Event Graph Area
(5). You can also create whole curves of events - just left-click and drag to create the desired shape. To
create straight lines of events instead, right-click in the grid and drag. Draw Mode and Paint Mode are identical, however Paint Mode ignores the
current snap settings, allowing you to draw smooth curves without changing your snap preferences.
). While in this mode, left-click and drag to select
the events to be interpolated. The events you select will be marked in blue. When you release the mouse button, all selected events will be refined
using linear interpolation. To use spline interpolation, drag using the right mouse button instead.
).
While in this mode, left-click and drag to select events to be removed. Selected events will be marked in red and deleted when the button is released.
Ctrl+click) the time ruler and drag to select a time range. You can also use Select Mode
() to select with a single left-click and drag. Selections are
used when cutting events and using the LFO tool (see the menu commands described below).
) - This is a shortcut to the
window's tools submenu, containing various commands for operating on patterns in the Playlist.
To open an Event Editor for a property in VST effects which have their own interface, open the FX popup menu (see Mixer window) and select Open Event Editor. From the sub-menu that appears, select the property for which you want to open an Event Editor. Be careful, as many third-party VST effects do not report their settings properly, and may crash when an Event Editor is opened for some of their properties. It is highly recommended that you save your project before trying to use an Event Editor for such effects.
Unfortunately, an Event Editor cannot be opened for DirectX effects due to limitations of DirectX specifications, rather than from FL Studio itself.
The Event Editor menu provides useful commands for editing events. You can access this menu by clicking the Event Editor menu button (2).
Ctrl+M) -
Shows the Import MIDI Data dialog box where you can import controller data (cutoff, resonance, etc.) from a MIDI
file to the Event Editor.
Shift+Ctrl+V) - Same as the Import MIDI command, but uses MIDI clipboard data rather than a MIDI file. You can paste
data from several different sequencers that can copy to MIDI clipboard format (e.g. Cakewalk Pro Audio (TM)).
Ctrl+X) -
Cuts all selected events to the clipboard. Select an area to cut, otherwise this command will be disabled.
Ctrl+C) -
Copies all selected events to the clipboard. Select an area to copy, otherwise this command will be disabled.
Ctrl+V) -
Pastes events from the clipboard to the current Event Editor. If an area is not selected, the events will be pasted in the beginning of the pattern.
Del) -
Deletes all selected events in the Event Editor. Select an area to delete, otherwise this command will be disabled.
Ctrl+Del) -
Deletes all events in the current Event Editor.
Ctrl+A) -
Selects all events in the Event Editor.
Ctrl+Left) -
Moves the selection backwards so that the start of the selection matches the new selection end. For example, if you select a bar, this command
selects the previous bar.
Ctrl+Right) -
Moves the selection forward so that the end of the selection matches the new selection start. For example, if you select a bar, this command
selects the next bar.
Ctrl+Ins) -
Creates "empty" space that matches the current selection by shifting the following events forward.
Ctrl+Del) -
Erases all events in the current selection and shifts back the following events to close the gap.
Ctrl+I) - Initializes the Event Editor with the current value of the corresponding automated control. If you
have selected a time slice in the graph, the current value will be inserted at the beginning of the selection.
Ctrl+L) -
Shows the LFO dialog, where you can draw LFO shapes in the Event
Editor.Snap determines how events move relative to the Event Editor grid and how quantization aligns items (NOTE: Holding the
Alt key temporarily sets snap to 'none'). The options are:
Contains a sub-menu of quick zooming levels:
Far ( 1);
Medium ( 2);
Close ( 3);
Best Fit ( 4);
On Selection ( 5).
On Selection zooms the timeline to fit the selection (the command will be disabled if no time region is selected in the timeline).
Each pattern can store a number of Event Data-sets, this menu item opens a list of the Event data-sets in the Pattern. Alternatively use the header-bar menu (6).
When turned off, the Paste command will overwrite any existing events, and the Cut/Delete commands leave gaps in the area selected to cut/delete. When turned on, the pasted events will be inserted and the Cut/Delete commands will shift back all events after the selected area to fill any gaps.
When checked, the drawn events are automatically interpolated upon mouse button release.
0 (zero))Scrolls the timeline so that the playing position marker appears in the middle. This is a useful option if you want to see the playing position within a long sequence.