The techno one sounds cool tho, BUT i miss the old trance template which literally was the perfect starting project for any genre and helped me speeding up my workflow like a trillion times…
For me, no worries, i just made a backup with an old project file by doing a quick "save as…" (for beginners: just type another name in the project when saving and it makes a copy) and removing everything sound related on the channels, that way i also had the kick above 3 bass channels and then 6 drum channels below alongside 4 chords, 4 leads, 2 fx noise and 6 audio channels with some effects already loaded into. So my own trance template (which is stemming from the OG trance template) is saved and i can start working in an instant no matter if melodic hyper progressive psytrance, melodic progressive, progressive techno, melodic house, mnml and whatever 4/4 bass heavy genre i'll produce - and that's the point, the OG trance template is just perfect for everything, just change the tempo, kick, snare/claps and tweak the bass a little and you got a solid basis for many subgenres - even far away from trance music.
I know, it's not that much of an issue for me bc i don't start new projects via the "new" button bc i always load up my advanced and costumized trance preset… BUT listen, beginners won't find the way through the fl mobile app with such simplified 3 track nonsense templates… like not even the worst pentium 4 2005 system would use 3 tracks for phonk, drill and techno… it's just sad and it kinda hides the huge potential this app has to new users… which is really really really sad, i'm working in the industry for 15 years and starting some serious 30-45 channel sketches on fl mobile became a part of my workflow, like 80-90% of songs i produce for clients had a start in fl mobile and then got finished on my mac (so easy, just open it up on the fl mobile app on the mac appstore and then drag all the things to the daw of your choice or open directly in fl studio…)
I even use it alot for writing melodys and chord progressions for my own music which is melodic progressive psytrance and bigroom progressive… yeah, it's on a phone and i get that marketing has to target this audience, but PLEASE, don't forget all the professionals in the industry which are using this app for serious work - it's the ultimate timesaving workflow machine! And i love y'all for that! 🩶
Made my life so much easier and faster, but i'd appreciate to see a comeback of the OG templates. Y'all could make sections like "simple/beginners" "advanced/intermediates" "complex/professionals" so the users can choose how many channels and instruments and stuff should be preloaded when they start a new project.
Sorry to say that, but those new 3 track starters make the app seem like a cheap toy with no professional use to someone who opens it up for the first time, but it's indeed no toy, it's a powerhouse workhorse used by many pros in the industry while travelling or whenever you hear that sounds in your brain, quick grab your phone and 20 seconds later it's written down in fl mobile, like an interactive professional audio notepad.
Like i said, don't worry about me i found my ways, BUT i can't stress this enough: those new templates make the app totally useless for beginners and it's dragging down it's reputation by hiding it's real potential…
Cheers and thanks for sorting things out whenever we power-users have some problems, much love to the image-line team!
🩶Happy xmas time and have a nice day,
Sergej