TracksBuilder

Product Roadmap

From the first beta to a production-ready Ableton set builder.

Available now

TracksBuilder v1 is here

Build complete Session or Arrangement View sets from your multitracks in seconds, using your template or your own Build Settings.

Download TracksBuilder v1

v0.1.0

Oct 1

FoundationDONE

Session View set builder from scratch.

  • Creates tracks & imports clips
  • Generates MIDI click
  • Groups, recolors, & routes
  • Routing templates & custom groups

v0.1.1

Nov 15

Speed + StabilityDONE

Build-time improvements and stability tweaks.

  • 2x faster build times
  • Stability fixes
  • Known issues listed

v0.2

Nov 25

Universal MacDONE

Major update adding Intel + Apple Silicon compatibility.

  • Intel support
  • Apple Silicon optimization
  • Universal binary

v0.3

Jan 6

New UI + Build-Into-TemplateDONE

Major UI redesign + ability to build inside pre-existing templates.

  • Build into existing templates
  • Build Settings Templates
  • Grouping & routing options
  • Click/cues customization

v0.4

Jan 7

Planning Center AutofillDONE

Planning Center API integration to pull setlist metadata.

  • PCO API integration
  • Pull song title/artist/key
  • Start build from PCO plan

v0.5

Jan 15

UX OverhaulDONE

Settings polish, guided setup, and feedback tooling.

  • Settings polish with row-based actions
  • Guided onboarding + first-build tutorial
  • In-app feedback + bug reporting with logs
  • Planning Center selector refinements
  • Build readiness checks when Bridge disconnects

v0.6

Mar 6

Arrangement View BuilderDONE

TracksBuilder now supports both Session and Arrangement builds.

  • Arrangement View builds now supported
  • Faster build times across both workflows
  • More deterministic grouping and routing
  • Cleaner control-track behavior and settings

v0.6.1

Mar 11

UI/UX + Arrangement ReliabilityDONE

UX polish release with Arrangement tempo transition reliability fixes.

  • Setup and core workflow UI/UX refresh
  • Website-aligned sign-in with Google auth in app
  • Arrangement tempo transitions are more reliable on larger sets

v1.0

Jul 6

TracksBuilder v1 is hereDONE

TracksBuilder builds sessions for multitracks playback in Ableton in seconds. Most sessions are built in 1 second.

  • Builds sessions for multitracks playback in Ableton in seconds (most in 1 second)
  • Import from Planning Center setlists
  • Matches and finds multitracks on your computer
  • Works with your own template or highly customizable TracksBuilder Build settings, session or arrangement view
  • Session history - easily find, rename, and open previous sessions from session history in the app
  • Teams support - Manage your team and devices with admin control, up to 5 devices in the Teams plan

Updates

Release notes for TracksBuilder.

July 7, 2026

TracksBuilder v1.0.1

macOS 13+ • Ableton Live 11 and 12

What's improved

  • Bug fixes for generating sessions: build reliability is improved for session generation across recent template and scratch scenarios.
  • Arrangement stability fixes: stronger track cleanup and reference handling reduce corrupt-set failures.
  • Locator detection refinements: section detection fallback behavior is more reliable in production builds.

July 6, 2026

TracksBuilder v1

macOS 13+ • Ableton Live 11 and 12

TracksBuilder now turns a setlist and the multitracks already on your Mac into a complete Ableton Live Set in seconds. Most sets build in about one second.

What's in v1

  • Fast Ableton set building: create complete multitracks playback sets for Session or Arrangement View.
  • Planning Center import: bring songs and song details into your setlist from a Planning Center plan.
  • Automatic multitrack matching: TracksBuilder finds and matches the song folders already on your computer.
  • Your template or your settings: build into your own Ableton template, or start from scratch with customizable grouping, routing, click, and layout settings.
  • Session history: find, rename, reveal, and reopen sets you previously created.
  • Teams support: manage your team and device access with admin controls for up to five devices on Teams.
Download TracksBuilder v1.0.1

TracksBuilder 0.6.2

macOS 13+ • Ableton Live 11/12

What's improved

  • Tempo + time signature transitions hardened in Arrangement View: transition placement is now more consistent across song boundaries, reducing mixed-meter and mid-song tempo drift.
  • Arrangement routing logic improved: more reliable routing behavior in Arrangement View builds, especially in complex sets.
  • Arrangement transposition fixed: transposition now applies correctly in the Arrangement View import flow and matches Session flow expectations.
  • Song length handling fixed in Arrangement View: song span lengths now align with imported track content, reducing over-extension, under-extension, and downstream placement gaps.

Removed / disabled

  • Section locator option removed for Arrangement View: removed due to very long build times and low locator-name accuracy, improving build predictability and runtime performance.

TracksBuilder 0.6.1

macOS 13+ • Ableton Live 11/12

Highlights

  • UI/UX refresh across setup and core workflows: cleaner hierarchy, clearer controls, and a more streamlined first-run experience.
  • Sign-in flow improvements: setup now aligns with the website experience, with Google sign-in available in app setup and account settings.
  • Arrangement tempo transition fix: tempo automation transitions now land more reliably, especially on larger or more complex Arrangement builds.

TracksBuilder 0.6

macOS 13+ • Ableton Live 11/12

What's new

  • Arrangement View is now first-class: Build flow in Arrangement is substantially more stable across scratch and template scenarios.
  • Faster builds: Major speed work reduced end-to-end runtime in both Arrangement and Session workflows.
  • Stronger grouping and routing: End-pass behavior is more deterministic, with fewer failure loops.
  • Cleaner Arrangement settings: The Control MIDI settings section was removed from Build Settings.

Behavior updates

  • Section locator optionality remains: You can keep section locators on or off.
  • Section helper clips still generate: When section locators are off, helper section clips are still created on TracksBuilder Control.
  • Control helper clips are now silent: TB End clips no longer write MIDI note events.
  • Managed control output defaults to no-output: TracksBuilder now attempts to keep TracksBuilder Control routed to No Output.

TracksBuilder 0.5

Settings polish, guided onboarding, and better feedback tools.

What's new

  • Settings polish: Row-based actions and a clearer hierarchy, with account management and integrations behaving consistently.
  • Setup + tutorial upgrades: A cleaner, guided onboarding flow with a first-build tutorial that follows the UI.
  • Feedback + bug reporting: In-app feedback and bug reports that can include recent logs when enabled.
  • Planning Center refinements: Cleaner selectors for service type, date, plan, and import mode.

Reliability and workflow

  • Build readiness checks: Build is gated when the Bridge is not connected, so you get fewer false "build failed" cases.
  • Better guidance: Setup and tutorial steps are more explicit about required actions.

TracksBuilder 0.4

Planning Center meets TracksBuilder — autofill your setlist in seconds.

What’s new

  • Planning Center integration (optional): Connect your Planning Center account, pick a service type + date, and import a plan into your TracksBuilder setlist.
  • Richer plan metadata: Imported songs include best-effort metadata when available: Artist, BPM, Meter, and Key.
  • Auto-match after import: After importing from Planning Center, TracksBuilder can immediately run the library match step so you can get to Build faster.
  • Much faster plan loading: Plan lookups by date are now fast and responsive.

Subscription requirement

  • Planning Center integration is available for subscription plans only (Teams/Solo monthly or yearly).
  • Legacy plans will see an upgrade message with a link to pricing: https://www.tracksbuilder.com/pricing.

Logging (helpful for support)

Planning Center diagnostics are written to: ~/Library/Logs/TracksBuilder/pco.log

TracksBuilder 0.3

Template builds (major), faster imports, and build workflow improvements.

What’s new

  • Template builds (major): Import into existing Ableton templates/sessions while keeping each song’s stems in the correct place (no cross‑song drift).
  • Click/Cues reliability: Click/Cues lanes stay pinned left, with Auto‑Gen Click generating a per‑song MIDI click loop from tempo/meter.
  • Faster + more reliable imports: Audio stems import via Ableton’s API (ClipSlot), reducing focus/selection issues and improving speed.
  • Smarter reuse + cleanup: Reuse/repurpose where possible; remove truly unused tracks/groups/clips when overwriting songs in a template.
  • Routing + recolor improvements: More consistent routing group behavior and better recoloring for scenes/groups/tracks/clips.
  • UI overhaul + build usability: Clearer progress, and better “long build” ergonomics.

Build workflow improvements

  • Cancel builds: A Cancel button appears during builds and stops the run cleanly.
  • Done state: When a build completes, the Build button becomes Done; pressing it clears the previous run state (plan/progress) so you can start fresh.

Notable behavior changes

  • Auto‑Gen Click never uses Finder: No Finder/Open‑Panel import for MIDI click. The click MIDI clip is generated via the Live API, and TracksBuilder installs the default click sample automatically.
  • Messy sets fallback: If a session is too ambiguous to classify as a template, TracksBuilder prefers the non‑template build path instead of guessing a template mode.

Compatibility

  • Ableton Live 11 and 12
  • macOS 13+

TracksBuilder 0.2

Universal Mac support.

What’s new

  • Universal Binary: Now runs natively on both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs for maximum performance.
  • Stability: Addressed several edge cases in the build process.

TracksBuilder 0.1.1

Build time improved (~2x). Minor fixes.

What’s new

  • Faster builds: Build time improved by ~200% thanks to packaging and pipeline changes.
  • Track creation: Pre‑mapping now limited to Click/Guide only to avoid edge cases; general routing stability improved.

Known issue

  • In certain Live UI states, header selection can drift right. The app verifies actions and undoes/retries as needed, but a subset of songs can still exhibit drift timing.

TracksBuilder 0.1.0

macOS 13+ • Ableton Live 11/12

What’s new

  • Build Sets Fast: Imports matched stems into Ableton Live’s Session View with deterministic slot placement.
  • Auto‑Gen Click: Per‑song MIDI click generated from tempo/meter; installs default sample and loads Simpler automatically.
  • Click/Cues Utility: Ensures lanes, groups them, and keeps them to the left of song tracks.
  • Smart Grouping & Routing: Organizes tracks by stem type with consistent colorization; optional subgroups per song.
  • Multi‑Song Runs: Processes full setlists with slot verification and clear progress reporting.
  • Bridge Integration: Ships a Python Remote Script (OSC/UDP JSON) for reliable LOM operations and state checks.
  • Apple Silicon Optimized: Tuned timings and flows for modern macOS.
  • Live Compatibility: Supports Ableton Live 11 and 12.
  • Updates Ready: Sparkle auto‑update support.

Known limitations (beta)

  • Session View only. Builder operations target Session View and do not run in Arrangement View.
  • Integrates with Ableton templates for existing key/MIDI mappings, but the builder uses its own layout (as configured in the app). Do not expect template arrangement injection.
  • Subsequent builds in the same app session can fail. Recommended workaround: close and re‑open TracksBuilder before each new build.
  • Build pacing is intentionally conservative for safety and consistency; overall speed will improve during beta.

These limitations are expected to be addressed during the beta period.