The keyboard shortcut to open FL Studio’s step Sequencer is F6. We’ll start with the steps inside the Sequencer. Want to try out Beat Building Blocks before making the decision to buy the full tool kit Download a FREE SAMPLE and test-drive what you get when you buy the entire pack. Inside the sequencer, there’s a couple routes you can take to copy and paste notes from sound to sound, or pattern to pattern. AND…I’m not trying to spam, I’m just really excited about the Tracker and want to spread the love so to speak. Copying Patterns and Notes in FL Studio’s Sequencer. If you see a block thats a darker color (or has a different number in the project file), its because its a different pattern, usually a variation of Pattern 1. All that to say, thanks for your kind words and, I LOVE this machine. Sometimes youll see two or more blocks merged together, because the pattern lasts longer than 1 bar. My goal here is to put out some sort of record on Bandcamp before school starts back up (I’m a teacher) and to contribute to this and other online communities (help, samples, feature requests, inspiration, whatever) any way I can. There’s just something about the PT that is very inviting to me and it screams “yes, please load in those 20 variations of Funky Drummer you sampled off vinyl and organized and warped to different bpm in Ableton!” All I know is I’m going to keep using this thing and ride this creative wave and if all my stuff comes out as jungle, DnB, squarepusher-esque, derivative-sounding stuff, so be it.

The Tracker reminds me a little of that FL Studio interface, especially back when they still had the pattern blocks. If I’m in the right mood, I can spend hours on the details it has a calming, meditative effect on me. Maybe because the interface made it easy to do, I don’t know. I always played in rock bands and did the singer-songwriter thing but the minute I sat down in front of Fruity Loops in 2003, this is the kind of stuff I was doing (even before I ever heard Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, et. I have always enjoyed this type of music but it’s not something I actively listen to or seek out. I feel like I get bored and leave everything half-finished. It’s funny because I think I could spend more time on it and add more details.

Fl studio pattern blocks