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we are aware of the fact that there should be a more convenient way to deal with .asd but there is no really easy solution for this. but i am sure we are able to provide a more satisfying solution for this at some point...

– Monolake (co-founder of Ableton) talking about alternative solutions to .asd files... 15 years ago.

Will these pesky little files ever go away? They still annoy me now just as much as they did back then. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Surely a single global .asd file wouldn't be that difficult to implement?

Still waiting. I don't need these files when I render the final wav/aiff.

The ASD files are starting to grow on me now...