Hummm Sounds 2 me like what U r really missing is the ability 2 control every little fine detail in the prodution stage like u can do with a software seq. Live is generaly raw, meaning less processing/ efx/ etc... U generally concentrate on the strong points of yer track and work around that... Use more live tweeaking of synths, use more drum variations.. that generaly keeps a track going without it becoming boring!!

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