The last few versions of FL Studio introduced the playlist clips as a contender for the classic blocks view which was the way of arranging your patterns to a song in every version thusfar. The first thing you’ll notice in FL Studio 10 is that the blocks have been replaced fully by playlist clips or so it seems at first glance. Now you’ll eventually find out that the playlist clip view is the way to go and provides you with much more flexibility. Image Line has made the classic block view obsolete in future versions for a good reason. We do understand however that you want to have a chance for a proper goodbye to the classic pattern blocks so here is how you can turn them on:
- Go to Options
- Click on General Settings
- Under ‘Advanced’ tick ‘Enable legacy pattern blocks’
- Click OK
Your Playlist view is now divided between the future clip view and the classic pattern block view again. Now go get back to rocking out those beats!
R.I.P. our beloved pattern blocks
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Personally I think the removal of the pattern blocks was a bad move by image line, it was what made arrangement unique in FL Studio, trying to be more like other DAWs w.r.t. arrangement is the wrong direction.
Why remove the option? I was sad they didn’t appear and I had to come here to figure out why they didn’t appear and hoped there was a way to bring them back. I messed with the “new” one.. and didn’t like it. Clicked on other patterns and moved them around just for patterns I didn’t want to appear and had difficulty trying to figure out how to get the right patterns. I’m no FL genius but I like the “legacy” way better.
I agree as well, I find the old way much, much easier to use. How come I can’t just click on ‘Track 1′ etc and it brings up pattern 1?? I’m no computer noob but I’m finding it frustrating? Am i missing something?
I agree fully, I still love using the legacy blocks and only ever use the more visual interface for long audio clips such as vocal stems.
i just got FL 10 and i was soo pissed off that they removed the blocks but THANK GOD there was a way to bring them back…. I agree with chris.. i usually just use the visual interface when i’m using vocals or the automation clips… the blocks are so much better to play around with below the playlist. !
Thank you so much. For real, could not figure this one out.
just keep the blocks, some of us find it tiresome to re-configure the old tracks they have written just because.
I agree also, hope it will be available in future editions
Keep the pattern blocks, man. Seriously if you ditch them I ain’t updating no more.
Fruity’s apparent (& deceptive) simplicity is one of its attractions. It makes it much more appealing to novices. More advanced users can forget them if they want but it’s only going to make beginners think twice before choosing FL.
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The “Legacy Blocks” are much easier to work with. That was my whole reason for making Fl Studio my beast making D.A.W. That & the fact that i have all my samples right at my fingertips & not have to fish for what im looking for, like other D.A.W’s. If you want to change it, then that’s fine, but AT LEAST leave us users that love the “Legacy Blocks” the option to turn them off & on. I think that’s only fare. We shouldn’t be FORCED to learn something new about a program we’ve been using for years just because the developers are trying to “KEEP UP WITH THE JONESES” Make everybody happy & leave the option to turn “Legacy Blocks” on & off! Just my opinion!!!
RIP future versions of FL
I have used FL since 2003. I’m a professional with many, many releases out on underground electronic labels.
I use FL because of the pattern blocks, its the flow I love in creating the percussion and beats.
Like Grindhard Productions has noted.
No other D.A.W can help you get the basics down so well.
I have been struggling to use the new system as I like to really play around with my vast percussion lib of samples.
I welcome the other improvements found in FL 10. Thank the Lord I have found the legacy Pattern setting. I was going to move over to use another D.A.W as the new system is not fully developed in making percussive based music. It really is crap.
I will not update to other versions if they decide to get rid of the legacy feature as writing music became frustrating to keep the flow.
Its all in the flow at the start of a new production… not getting wound up.
When enabling the option to see the old blocks, FL Studio tells us that they have become obsolete. This is not true! The view is neccesary when in live mode trying to set the pattern to repeat, the looping arrow button only appears in front of the patterns in the classic block view.
Otherwise I prefer the new view, it gives more information about the clips by looking at them, you can put different patterns on the same line (although sometimes this might be inconvenient) and you can mute a whole line, and there are many more features.
Only the repeat pattern option for live mode isn’t covered…
Thanks for the tip.
Just to let u know… I won’t be updating if they go that way.
My evolution stops here.
PS: if we wanted fl to be like other D.A.W.s we wouldn’t be here!
I’ve always wondered why the legacy blocks view had been disabled in FL10. I tried (and managed) to work with the new layout, but I was missing the old ergonomic way you had to scroll through channels at the speed of light. Like others said, PLEASE keep this option available in the future.
I don’t get the point in removing the option, as it doesn’t change anything for users, if it’s disabled by default…
Personally, I love the new playlist style. It gives me way more flexibility in my style of production.
Mines doesn’t have the option of legacy blocks on the settings
I have been making beats with FL since the year 2000. This is by far the DUMBEST thing Image Line could have done to FL. From a technical standpoint it ruins the whole structure and understanding by making the ability to have ANY pattern on ANY spot of the playlist. Playlist clips are nothing but a new age way of doing things. The old saying is “if it ain’t broke? Don’t fix it.” I remember back when FL was such a light weight it could basically be ran on a blackberry lol. It was a lot funner back then too. You can try to scare your users by making it say “this function is obsolete and won’t be included in future FL” but as the rest said thats the point I walk away from FL and never look back.