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Pad Modes
The FLkey has 16 pads to control various elements inside FL Studio depending on the pad mode. To
access pad modes:
1. Hold or double press Shift to enter shift mode. The pads light up. The bottom row of pads
represents the pad modes. The text below each pad shows you the pad mode.
2. Press a pad to select the pad mode you want to use. The table below lists the FLkey’s pad
modes.
Mode Use
Channel Rack The Channel Rack mode lets you audition and select channels.
Instrument You can control the selected instrument; FPC, Slicex, and Fruity Slicer have
special layouts.
Sequencer In Sequencer mode, you can create and edit steps. You can also edit the
whole graph editor.
Scale Chord You can play predefined chords in your set root key and scale.
User Chord You can record and playback up to 16 chords.
Custom You can assign the sixteen pads to custom parameters.