Right click on the tab of the browser (it's a per-tab setting) and choose 'Zoom'

 

i still use F11 & Windows 7 ! [Dinasour] Better sound! & Ai is making it easy for idiots with no music knowledge.

 

did they ever bring back being able to view all file types in the file browser window ?

that was the greatest thing ever for drag dropping nki into kontakt , or dropping presets onto vst/i .

 

I am a permanent FL12 user. I like the FL workflow, it's flexible. First time I tried Bitwig I almost had a panic attack realizing every synth I load in has to have its own track and I cant just layer two synths in one pattern like I'm used to (though I realize this is the de facto standard). Contrary to the cliché of insanely complicated FL playlists... my project playlists are quite compact and logical (to me at least). I can arrange things just how i want and there's a lot of creative ways to tuck things in. I'm not sure I'd be able to do that with other DAWs.

But I'm stuck with FL12 and refuse to upgrade. I still use 32-bit plugins and FL12 has native support for both 32-bit and 64-bit plugins through separate executables, and a built-in bridge as needed. I'm used to it, if I know I'll be using modern plugins I launch 64-bit FL, if I know I'm using older plugins, I use 32-bit FL. It's not a problem.

FL 20 killed the native 32-bit version, and with it killed some built in synths that I happen to use.

Then FL 21 decided online DRM was necessary, which I am against. If I was going to ever pay them, this killed that chance completely.

And now I'm hearing they're going subscription-based? Well now I'm glad I never gave them a cent.

Maybe if it ever gets pirated I'll try it, but I'd sooner switch to Bitwig, Reaper or even Renoise and see if I can adjust, or just die stuck with FL12. Basically only DAWs with good 32-bit VST2 bridges are on the menu. I'd rather decompile these plugins into CLAP ports one by one rather than give them up.

 

I agree,why follow the sheep! if you are happy with what you have produced then stick with it.

 

why would i use the worst daw ever ?

 

Just because it's 32-bit doesn't mean it should be discarded. Many plugins that may be only 32-bit are timeless and good on CPU and load fast (though the GUIs can be a bit tiny for people with dense high DPI displays, but that's an invented problem).

Bridges are fine, but AFAIK Cubase, Ableton and Studio One do not have their own bridge, and I've heard jBridge is not as compatible as native bridges (are there better plugin bridges than jBridge?). I just deal with the DAWs that have their own bridges, such as FL, Reaper, Bitwig, Renoise and even OpenMPT IIRC (free tracker).

I just don't like saying "I can't" - there are tons and tons of 32-bit plugins that work totally fine, and I hate the idea of using something that is going to tell me I can't use it.

 

Because you're the worst musician ever?

 

What I would like to know is how to NOT upgrade to 24 and just maintain the status quo. I don't want or need chord progression suggestions, samples or any of that puffy floating cloud stuff IL is hawking. I just want the samo samo horrible audio recording workflow with the good piano roll that I'm used to since FL version 5. Will I get sucker punched when I try to update?

 

They are unnecessarily complicating the software. Many of its things are redundant and do nothing but make it crowded.

 

its crazy how people cant read this simple fact

 

I would never in a million years believe what Thanos had to say, even about so mundane a topic as FL 24. I thought you'd know better!

 

I was already pretty comfortable with the make unique workflow but shift+v has really sped things up for me.