fl studio sussed after 9 years

lol just fired up fl studio ,,,normally id create a tune in the pattern editor by sequentially creating patterns until the tune is done ,,beats ,basses,leads,pads,fx,percussion ,vocals ,,etc....then id individually copy each pattern into its equivalent track in the playlist ,,so pattern 2 would be track 2 ...pattern 1 is basically all the patterns together as a whole creatiion ...that would take forever if id written a pretty hefty track ...the viggester for example was massive with all the vocals ,beats bass,synths ,fx,then id copy out vocals multiple times to add different fx for different channels....lol so longwinded ...anyways now i can ,and this only took me about 5 mins to suss out , drop any sample into the playlist ,edit it down with the cut option .automate any part of it or the fx attached to it ,,gross beat is a git to do and needs an extra plugin to control the automation ,although it can be done in the playlist ..i can now drop any 3rd party vst synth in and via the piano roll create basslines ,pads ,arpeggios,sequences ,leads ,fx ..then just draw it into the playlist and atuomate that ...the time saved doing it this way is immense and took me 5 mins to get up and running but 9 years from first getting fl studio to now to realise it .....to say im quick at learning a daw  is like saying michaelangelo`s cistine chapel is a collection of etchings  lololol