Performance

Playlist > Performance

Functions for interacting with performance mode.

getDisplayZone

getDisplayZone() -> int

Returns the current display zone in the playlist or zero if none.

The display zone is the rectangular region for which a controller is active in performance mode, indicated by a red rectangle on the playlist.

This value can be set using playlist.liveDisplayZone().

Returns

• int: current display zone.

Included since API version 1.

lockDisplayZone

lockDisplayZone(index: int, value: int) -> None

Lock display zone at index.

HELP WANTED

• Explanation for parameters.

Args

• index (int): ???

• value (int): ???

Included since API version 1.

liveDisplayZone

liveDisplayZone(left: int, top: int, right: int, bottom: int, duration: int = 0) -> None

Set the display zone in the playlist to the specified co-ordinates. Use the optional duration parameter to make display zone temporary.

Args

• left (int): the zero-indexed position of the time marker from which to begin the display zone highlight.

• top (int): the one-indexed track number from which to begin the display zone highlight.

• right (int): the zero-indexed position of the time marker from which to end the display zone highlight. The highlight will go up to this marker, but will not include it.

• bottom (int): the one-indexed track number from which to end the display zone highlight. The highlight will go up to, and will include this track.

• duration (int, optional): duration for which to show the display zone highlight in ms. Defaults to 0, for infinite duration.

Included since API version 1.

getLiveLoopMode

getLiveLoopMode(index: int) -> int

Get the loop mode of the given track.

This value reflects the value in the "motion" section in the performance menu of the track.

Args

• index (int): track index.

Returns

• int: live loop mode:

  • 0 (LiveLoop_Stay): Stay.

  • 1 (LiveLoop_OneShot): One shot.

  • 2 (LiveLoop_MarchWrap): March and wrap.

  • 3 (LiveLoop_MarchStay): March and stay.

  • 4 (LiveLoop_MarchStop): March and stop.

  • 5 (LiveLoop_Random): Random.

  • 6 (LiveLoop_ExRandom): Exclusive random (play all clips on the track before playing anything again).

Included since API version 1.

getLiveTriggerMode

getLiveTriggerMode(index: int) -> int

Get the trigger mode of the given track.

This value reflects the value in the "press" section in the performance menu of the track.

Args

• index (int): track index.

Returns

• int: live trigger mode:

  • 0 (LiveTrig_Retrigger): Retrigger.

  • 1 (LiveTrig_Hold): Hold and stop.

  • 2 (LiveTrig_HMotion): Hold and motion.

  • 3 (LiveTrig_Latch): Latch.

Included since API version 1.

getLivePosSnap

getLivePosSnap(index: int) -> int

Get the position sync mode of the given track.

This value reflects the value in the "position sync" section in the performance menu of the track.

Args

• index (int): track index.

Returns

• int: live position snap:

  • 0 (LiveSnap_Off): No snap.

  • 1 (LiveSnap_Fourth): 1/4 beat.

  • 2 (LiveSnap_Half): 1/2 beat.

  • 3 (LiveSnap_One): 1 beat.

  • 4 (LiveSnap_Two): 2 beats.

  • 5 (LiveSnap_Four): 4 beats.

  • 6 (LiveSnap_Auto): Auto.

Included since API version 1.

getLiveTrigSnap

getLiveTrigSnap(index: int) -> int

Get the trigger sync mode of the given track.

This value reflects the value in the "trigger sync" section in the performance menu of the track.

Args

• index (int): track index.

Returns

• int: live position snap:

  • 0 (LiveSnap_Off): No snap.

  • 1 (LiveSnap_Fourth): 1/4 beat.

  • 2 (LiveSnap_Half): 1/2 beat.

  • 3 (LiveSnap_One): 1 beat.

  • 4 (LiveSnap_Two): 2 beats.

  • 5 (LiveSnap_Four): 4 beats.

  • 6 (LiveSnap_Auto): Auto.

Included since API version 1.

getLiveStatus

getLiveStatus(index: int, mode: int = midi.LB_Status_Default) -> int

Returns the live status for track at index.

This can be used to determine if there are any blocks playing or scheduled.

Args

• index (int): track index.

• mode (int, optional): live status mode. Defaults to 'LB_Status_Default'.

Returns

• int: live status of track: refer to FL Studio manual.

Included since API version 1.

getLiveBlockStatus

getLiveBlockStatus(index: int, blockNum: int, mode: int = midi.LB_Status_Default) -> int

Returns the live block status for block blockNum within the track at index.

This can be used to determine if this block is playing or scheduled.

Args

• index (int): track index.

• blockNum (int): block number.

• mode (int, optional): live status mode. Defaults to 'LB_Status_Default'.

Returns

• int: live status of track: refer to FL Studio manual.

Included since API version 1.

getLiveBlockColor

getLiveBlockColor(index: int, blockNum: int) -> int

Returns the color for block blockNum within the track at index.

Note that colors can be split into or built from components using the functions provided in the utils module.

• utils.ColorToRGB()

• utils.RGBToColor()

Args

• index (int): track index.

• blockNum (int): block number.

Returns

• int: block color (0x--BBGGRR).

Included since API version 1.

triggerLiveClip

triggerLiveClip(index: int, subNum: int, flags: int, velocity: int = -1) -> None

Triggers live clip for track at index and for block subNum.

Args

• index (int): track index.

• subNum (int): block number (usually blockNum), or -1 to stop live clips on this track.

• flags (int): live clip trigger flags. Refer to FL Studio manual.

• velocity (int, optional): layer index to trigger. If multiple clips are positioned in the same location on the playlist, this can be used to control which one is triggered. Defaults to -1, to cycle through clips.

Included since API version 1.

refreshLiveClips

refreshLiveClips(*args) -> None

Refresh live clips for track at index.

HELP WANTED:

• What does this do?

This function appears to work, even when given no arguments.

Args

• index (int): track index.

• value (int): ???

Included since API version 1.

incLivePosSnap

incLivePosSnap(index: int, value: int) -> None

Increase live position snap for track at index.

This is used to cycle through modes in the "position sync" section of the track's performance menu.

Args

• index (int): track index.

• value (int): delta amount to change position snap mode by.

Included since API version 1.

incLiveTrigSnap

incLiveTrigSnap(index: int, value: int) -> None

Increase live trigger snap for track at index.

This is used to cycle through modes in the "trigger sync" section of the track's performance menu.

Args

• index (int): track index.

• value (int): delta amount to change trigger snap mode by.

Included since API version 1.

incLiveLoopMode

incLiveLoopMode(index: int, value: int) -> None

Increase live loop mode for track at index.

This is used to cycle through modes in the "motion" section of the track's performance menu.

Args

• index (int): track index.

• value (int): delta amount to change loop mode by.

Included since API version 1.

incLiveTrigMode

incLiveTrigMode(index: int, value: int) -> None

Increase live trigger mode for track at index.

This is used to cycle through modes in the "press" section of the track's performance menu.

Args

• index (int): track index.

• value (int): delta amount to change trigger mode by.

Included since API version 1.

getVisTimeBar

getVisTimeBar() -> int

Returns the current bar number, as shown in the song position panel. See time format documentation.

Returns

• int: time bar.

Included since API version 1.

getVisTimeStep

getVisTimeStep() -> int

Returns the step number within the song, as shown in the song position panel. See time format documentation.

Returns

• int: time step.

Included since API version 1.

getVisTimeTick

getVisTimeTick() -> int

Returns the tick number within the song, as shown in the song position panel. See time format documentation.

Returns

• int: time tick.

Included since API version 1.

getPerformanceModeState

getPerformanceModeState() -> bool

Returns whether FL Studio's performance mode is enabled.

Returns

• bool: whether performance mode is enabled.

Included since API Version 21.

getSongStartTickPos

getSongStartTickPos() -> int

Returns the number of ticks before the "song start" marker (which marks the end of the performance mode section).

WARNING

• This function is undocumented.

Returns

• int: number of ticks before the "song start" marker.

Included since API Version ???

liveBlockNumToTime

liveBlockNumToTime(index: int) -> int

Returns the number of ticks before the live block marker at index.

WARNING

• This function is undocumented.

Args

• index (int): index of live block marker.

Returns

• int: number of ticks.

Included since API Version ???

liveTimeToBlockNum

liveTimeToBlockNum(time: int) -> int

Returns the block number that a time (in ticks) is associated with in live performance mode.

Note

• The first tick of each block is counted as part of the previous block. For example, if block 1 starts at tick 384, liveTimeToBlockNum(384) will return 0, but liveTimeToBlockNum(385) will return 1.

• This is likely a bug.

WARNING

• This function is undocumented.

Args

• time (int): time in ticks.

Returns

• int: block number (0-indexed).

Included since API Version ???

scrollTo

scrollTo(a: int, b: int, c: int, d: int) -> None

Scroll to the given location?

WARNING

• This function is undocumented.

Args

• a (int): ???

• b (int): ???

• c (int): ???

• d (int): ???

Included since API Version ???