Drill all 77 until you don't have to think about them.
tools under the left hand, transport under the thumb
Windows and macOS FL Studio defaults from the official Image-Line shortcut manual; covers transport, tools, Channel Rack, Mixer, Piano Roll and Playlist edits, but omits numpad transport, mouse/wheel gestures, and the generic OS clipboard chords (Cmd/Ctrl+A/C/V/X).
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Every deck is graded 1 to 6: level 1 is the reflex core, the top level is where the specialists live. One move from each, so you can see how far it goes.
Start or stop playback from where the marker sits
The one control your thumb returns to a thousand times a session.
…and 7 more at this level
Flip between auditioning a single pattern and playing the whole song
You switch modes constantly while building, so it lives on a bare letter.
…and 6 more at this level
Start playback but pause on the next hit instead of snapping the marker back to zero
Keeps your place in a long arrangement instead of rewinding you to the top.
…and 19 more at this level
Turn the computer's typing keys into a playable musical keyboard
Sketch a melody when no MIDI controller is plugged in.
…and 18 more at this level
Toggle the pre-count so recording gives you a bar of clicks before it captures
A count-in means the downbeat lands played, not fumbled.
…and 17 more at this level
Mixer: solo this track plus everything routed to and from it
Hears a bus with its sends intact, not stripped bare.
…and 4 more at this level
How graduation works. Drill until every move in the deck holds at ≥95% first-try, under 800ms median, across two separate days. Then the deck is done — and you get a certificate stating exactly that, plus a LinkedIn credential in one click.