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This gets a +1 from me too. Lots of good arguments here already

Please do this already!!

bumping this. I've moved from pro tools to ableton for creative reasons however im almost considering moving back.

across a 27 inch monitor i will often get the track mixed up.

it takes a lot longer to edit a track and then to scroll across and press arm track etc.

i'm all about increasing workflow and this keeps on getting in the way of big sessions when recording.

thanks for listening. loving everything else mind you!

It seems like a lot of people would prefer this so it should at least be an option you can choose in the settings.

I would prefer it, but I’m used to it the way it is, and it doesn’t bother me.

I'd love that!
Been Ableton user for quite a while and there is soooo much to love... But after all this years I might just use something different for arranging just purely for the same reason. I'd love for the layout to make sense!

I think I know exactly why Live is laid out like this. It is for semiotic reasons.

Every signal flow is represented as moving from Left to Right. You are already familiar with this in the Device List. But in Ableton this concept is carried over to. Everything. Always. So in the Arrangement view the signal path starts on the Left with the audio or MIDI clips which flows to the mixer which is on the Right.

Now, I'm not saying this was the correct decision but I would bet money this was their reasoning. Personally, I've used quite a few DAWs and I don't care which side it's on but I can see why it's irksome to people. So making it a thing in Preferences would make sense.

…i route each send to a dedicated audio track so i can rearrange the order like i want it…couldn‘t that be a solution for you?…

+1

do it.
do it.
do it.
(imagine Ben Stillers voice telling you this, Ableton.)

Oh, and before i forget it: Look at your own Beta Forum, Ableton. Look at it. Look at the Feature requests which are stacking up since more than a decade. Look at the Feature Requests which are upvoted by hundreds of People already. Look at them.

jasper wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 24, 2019 4:39 am

Can you PLEASE, at least explain the decision to put the tracks at the end of the arrangement (on the right) ?
This will help your users.

I understand the focus of Ableton Live is not composition, so putting the audio browser
on the left implies that the audio is the instrument.

Whether or not you care to admit to it, it's a clumsy situation writing in reverse.
It's VERY IMPORTANT in many ways to have the
instruments/mixer channels at the beginning of the field of vision (on the left).
instead of having the content of the song over here and the instruments/mixer at the end.

A Preference for this would be a great gift.

While I don't mind Ableton's current implementation, I would love either a Track Inspector View and/or the ability to simultaneously view Mixer and Arrange.

I strongly prefer current placement as it makes drag & drop of the content from browser into track so much easier and faster

poshook wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 27, 2023 8:27 am

I strongly prefer current placement as it makes drag & drop of the content from browser into track so much easier and faster

Are you saying this, because you fear that Ableton would permanently switch the view?
I hope you realize this is a "preference" feature request, which means: you will not be forced to a different track-placement, it would be optional.

I would add to this feature request: - deep customization of the whole interface. Then we could have the Browser at the right, killing the fear of "drag&drop" being less efficient.

it makes more sense when you realize that almost every aspect of Live is built with quickness/ease of use in an actual live environment as the paramount concern. it makes sense having track settings on the right for right-handed folks (being the majority).

most of the other design decisions Ableton have made with Live that people think are “quirky” can be pretty easily explained with the same understanding.

BUT, there’s no reason it shouldn’t be an option.