How to Fix the Mod Wheel in FL Studio

Updated: Oct 8, 2023

This article shares how to fix the mod wheel in FL Studio.

The Mod Wheel is actually called a “Modulation Wheel”. The Mod Wheel is CC #1. (This is for ALL DAWs, as it’s the MIDI Specification!)

View my other Fix Pitch Wheel + Mod Wheel tutorial.

Omni – Mod Wheel (Wrapper)

To access the Mod Wheel in FL Studio, it’s found in:

Browser -> Current project -> Remote control -> "Omni - Mod wheel (Wrapper)"

Left click “Omni – Mod wheel (Wrapper)”, and remote control settings window pops up.

By default, the remote control settings for this “Omni – Mod wheel (Wrapper)” should be mapped to “Ctrl 1” (which is CC #1), and Omni mode is enabled.

Now when you open your different Virtual Instruments, the Mod Wheel should now work in FL Studio 🙂.

How to Make Mod Wheel a Global Link in FL Studio

Omni Mode is a type of Project Link.

But if you try to setup the Mod Wheel as a Global Link, you’ll see it won’t work! This is because the Mod Wheel, by default, is mapped to “Omni – Mod wheel (Wrapper)”.

There’s only one option to make the mod wheel a global link in FL Studio.. and that’s deleting “Omni – Mod wheel (Wrapper)”.

You do this by clicking “reset” on the remote control settings window for the “Omni – Mod wheel (Wrapper)”.

Then save the project as an FL Studio Template so that the Mod wheel (wrapper) is not loaded each project.

You must keep opening this template so that your Mod Wheel global link mappings work, otherwise “Omni – Mod wheel (Wrapper)” will keep loading, and since it’s a type of Project Link, that takes precedence over a global link in FL Studio!

I would advise to NOT SET THE MOD WHEEL AS A GLOBAL LINK, but that’s up to you of course 😁

Conclusion: Setup Mod Wheel in FL Studio

There’s your Mod Wheel Fix in FL Studio!

It’s located under “Remote control” in the FL Studio browser.

You can also access Pitch Wheel and After Touch of your MIDI Keyboard in the remote control section, too!

I highly recommend Project Links vs. Global Links in FL Studio.

As always, leave a comment if you have questions!

You can also watch my FL Studio Courses!

About Author: GratuiTous

GratuiTous discovered FL Studio around 2009 when a friend introduced him to the DAW.. he then began making FL Studio tutorials in 2011 which lead to creating his Beatmaker Training Platform. He also authors music production books, and hosts the "Music Production Made Simple Podcast". Fun Fact: He was an electrician in Canada for 10 Years!

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