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Enable the rack sends and add return chains to the rack as required. Ah, I didn't know you could do that. So you can create a separate send / return chain within the Drum Rack - thanks for pointing that out. Perhaps they could make it a bit more obvious by adding an empty return to the default Drum...

Has no one mentioned MPE? I'm sure that would be the main new feature and a huge gamechanger.

1. Repeatable 'insert shape' curves 'Insert shape' is a great idea that I hate using. Say I want to repeat a square wave every 1/8th note over a two bar clip, maybe to turn a pad into a rhythmic sound. I have to select a 1/4 length of the clip (because I need 1/8 on and 1/8 off), paint the curve fro...

There's a Max for Live device that does this: search for Warp Automator.

The Group tracks dead space is part of it, but I find the way track heights works is quite frustrating. I'm constantly dragging tracks or take lanes or automation lanes or tracks to resize them so I can see what's going on.

Yes there are definitely improvements I'd like to see - I'd like a Send option for each sub track, so I can add reverb to the snare without also doing it to the kick. I know I can extract the sub track but it's a clunky work around.

This one from user polarforsker on Ableton's Reddit subreddit seemed so obvious in retrospect that I almost forgot it was actually new knowledge to me: https://www.reddit.com/r/ableton/comments/mop6bh/simpler_a_discussion_post/gu8epxh/ I had done it with stuff like single-cycle waveforms, but it ne...

Is the kick much louder than other parts of the track? If so, you may want to try dropping it by a few dbs and use more sidechaining and EQ and mild saturation to make it cut through more at a lower volume, then introduce the limiter afterwards. I haven't tried this trick myself yet, but I've heard ...

This one from user polarforsker on Ableton's Reddit subreddit seemed so obvious in retrospect that I almost forgot it was actually new knowledge to me: https://www.reddit.com/r/ableton/comments/mop6bh/simpler_a_discussion_post/gu8epxh/ Throw a loop of silence into Simpler. Actually any loop will do...

I did a very rough and ready capacity test using Hive to compare the Live 11 beta and Logic Pro on my 16gb MBP - set up a bass line, a lead and a pad with a four-bar midi chord on a loop and used the same presets in each. I picked Hive because U-he have released a native silicon version now. Initial...