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That idea is (if I understand it correctly) rather like the track overview in Digital Performer. And why not?

The tab idea has a lot of potential and hopefully we'll see it used more in the next revision of Live.

If the fellows at Ableton can implement these suggestions while still keeping the ...

It would be relatively simple for the programmers and designers to make mixer functions available in the arrangement view.

There would just have to 3 tabs instead of the current two at the bottom right of the Live window.

The first tab would show midi data (or sound file date) as it does now. The ...

Hello Ptal and abort,
Thanks for the comments. Much appreciated

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I've always found the 2 zone idea tedious. Although I've been using Liver for several years I've never really become a huge fan. And the session/arrange split is the cause.

The design is great. The ease of use is great. It's the 2 zone thing that I find tedious. Setting the levels for sends in the ...

Splendid. Many thanks for that. Side-chaining was the only issue preventing me using Live extensively. Live's interface is light years ahead of all other DAWS and using it again will be a pleasure.

... but just side-chaining for LIVE's Compressors. Not for 3rd party.

I'd like to be able to use side-chaining on my Sonnox dynamics plug-in. They have the facility (as AU but not VST) to accept a side-chain signal but Live seems to offers no means of applying it.

Ah.... just found side chain input.

Side chaining on compressors (and limiters and gates for that matter) would be useful.