@Sam King Yeah that’s a really fair take. I think a lot of the Session View workflow probably came from older versions of Ableton, so it stuck with people even though Arrangement View is way more capable now. For me, I still find Session View useful sometimes just for focusing purely on meters and levels without getting pulled into the timeline, especially early on. But I agree that once the arrangement is there, it makes way more sense to stay in Arrangement and work in context. At the end of the day though, you’re right, it really just comes down to what helps you make better decisions faster

@Randall Juhl Yeah that makes a lot of sense, having that full big picture view is super helpful when balancing everything together. I’ve been leaning more towards that mindset too, seeing all tracks and levels in context instead of isolating things too much. Feels like it leads to more consistent decisions overall.

My take is to keep the originals and do a focused redo pass on only the strongest track or two, rather than stripping everything back and rebuilding all of them. If you are using Ableton, it actually supports working with multiple versions in the same Project, and it also keeps Backup Sets of your most recent saves, so you can compare old vs new without losing the original idea. For the redo pass, make it a deliberate practice session, not a “fix everything” session. Research on music performance describes deliberate practice as structured, task-specific training with clear improvement goals, so I would pick one goal per track, like gain staging, low-end balance, or arrangement clarity, and then move on once that goal is hit. That way you keep learning from the old tracks, but you also keep finishing new music instead of getting stuck in revision mode:)

Hi Rob, great initiative. Here are my 2 suggestions. 1. A dedicated track feedback space or weekly feedback thread would be huge. Since this is a mixing and mastering community, getting focused feedback on WIPs would help members turn their tracks into release-ready versions much faster. 2. A more strategic addition would be structured mix breakdowns or track teardowns from members and pros. Seeing the actual decision-making behind a strong mix would give a lot of people a clearer roadmap to follow.