Feature Request: Playlist & Mixer Unification (Automatic Routing Mode)

Status/Context:
FL Studio has the best piano roll and step sequencer in the world, but the loose separation between the Playlist, Instrument Channels, and Mixer remains the single biggest bottleneck for large-scale arrangement, audio tracking, and traditional mixing.
Core Proposal:
Introduce an optional, togglable project setting called "Linear Workflow Mode" or "Unified Track Mode."
When this mode is active, the DAW behaves with a standard linear logic:

1. Automatic 1:1 Link: Creating a new track lane in the Playlist automatically spawns a corresponding Instrument Channel (Channel Rack) and a dedicated Mixer Track. All three are automatically color-coded, named identically, and routed together out-of-the-box.
2. Dynamic Reordering: Moving a track lane up or down in the Playlist automatically rearranges the corresponding Mixer channel and Channel Rack slot.
3. In-Lane Automation Toggling: Instead of creating separate, standalone Automation Clips that clutter the Playlist, clicking an "Automation" button on a specific Track Lane reveals dropdown lanes directly under the audio waveform (similar to how standard DAWs handle automation envelopes).

Why this benefits Image-Line and users:

* Attracts Engineers: It makes FL Studio highly viable for traditional recording studios, bands, and professional mixing/mastering engineers who currently avoid the DAW due to the tedious manual routing required for large sessions.
* Maintains Core Identity: By making it an optional mode, veteran users who love the free-form, disconnected "Fruity" workflow lose absolutely nothing.
* Drastically Speeds Up Workflow: It eliminates the time spent renaming, coloring, and linking tracks three separate times just to organize a 100-track pop or orchestral project.

17 days since last posting this: I guess ...

BinaryBorn wrote: ↑Tue Aug 04, 2026 5:37 am 17 ...

I would love to have this feature aswell... I r...