How to Find and Change BPM in FL Studio

1. Look at the top centre of the FL Studio interface — the tempo display shows the current BPM (default 140).
2. Right-click the tempo and choose "Type in value..." to enter a precise BPM, or scroll the mouse wheel over the display to adjust.
3. Click and drag the tempo number up or down for finer control.
4. Tempo can also be set by right-clicking and choosing from preset values (60, 90, 120, 140, etc.).

Right-click the tempo display and choose "Tap." A tap-tempo dialog appears — click the button repeatedly in time with the beat to set the BPM. You can also assign a keyboard shortcut via Tools > Macros > Type tempo.

If you don't want to set up tap tempo inside FL Studio, use our browser-based tap tempo tool — tap the BPM, then enter the value into your DAW.

Feature: Edison BPM detection

Open Edison (the audio editor) by inserting it on a mixer channel and recording or pasting audio. Use Edison's "Detect tempo" feature (right-click the time selection > Detect tempo). FL Studio also has "Auto-detect" in the audio clip properties.

1. Right-click the tempo display in the transport.
2. Choose "Create automation clip."
3. An automation clip is added to the playlist. Edit the curve to draw tempo changes over time.
4. Tempo automation can also be done via "Snap" the BPM, automate per-pattern, or use the dedicated Tempo Track.

Action	Mac	Windows
Type tempo value	Right-click tempo	Right-click tempo
Tap tempo	Right-click > Tap	Right-click > Tap
Create tempo automation	Right-click tempo	Right-click tempo

• FL Studio's default BPM is 140 (different from most DAWs which default to 120).
• You can lock the tempo to prevent accidental changes via right-click > "Lock."
• Use the Time Stretching plugin (Pitcher / Fruity Stretch) to fit imported audio to the project tempo.
• Beat detection in audio clips: right-click clip > "Set tempo" > "Auto-detect."