diff --git a/src/lib/exporters/ableton/automation.ts b/src/lib/exporters/ableton/automation.ts
index 1949a06..3a4067b 100644
--- a/src/lib/exporters/ableton/automation.ts
+++ b/src/lib/exporters/ableton/automation.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export type AbletonAutomationTarget = {
   maxValue?: number;
   soundLength?: number;
   invertValue?: boolean;
+  staticValue?: number;
 };
 
 export type AbletonAutomationTargets = Partial<Record<FaderParam, AbletonAutomationTarget[]>>;
@@ -119,6 +120,19 @@ function getStaticValue(pattern: AblGroupPatternOccurrence, parameter: FaderPara
   return value === -1 ? defaultValue(parameter) : value;
 }
 
+function getConvertedStaticValue(
+  pattern: AblGroupPatternOccurrence,
+  parameter: FaderParam,
+  track: AblTrack,
+  groupMixer: boolean,
+  target: AbletonAutomationTarget,
+) {
+  if (pattern.faderParams[parameter] === -1 && target.staticValue !== undefined) {
+    return target.staticValue;
+  }
+  return convertFaderValue(parameter, getStaticValue(pattern, parameter), track, groupMixer, target);
+}
+
 function getArrangementPoints(
   patterns: AblGroupPatternOccurrence[],
   parameter: FaderParam,
@@ -128,13 +142,9 @@ function getArrangementPoints(
 ) {
   const points: AutomationPoint[] = [];
   let hasAutomation = false;
-  let previousValue = convertFaderValue(
-    parameter,
-    patterns[0] ? getStaticValue(patterns[0], parameter) : defaultValue(parameter),
-    track,
-    groupMixer,
-    target,
-  );
+  let previousValue = patterns[0]
+    ? getConvertedStaticValue(patterns[0], parameter, track, groupMixer, target)
+    : convertFaderValue(parameter, defaultValue(parameter), track, groupMixer, target);
 
   patterns.forEach((pattern) => {
     const beats = pattern.timeSignature.numerator * (4 / pattern.timeSignature.denominator);
@@ -144,13 +154,7 @@ function getArrangementPoints(
     const sourcePoints = pattern.faderAutomation
       .filter((point) => point.parameter === parameter)
       .sort((a, b) => a.position - b.position);
-    const staticValue = convertFaderValue(
-      parameter,
-      getStaticValue(pattern, parameter),
-      track,
-      groupMixer,
-      target,
-    );
+    const staticValue = getConvertedStaticValue(pattern, parameter, track, groupMixer, target);
 
     if (sourcePoints.length === 0) {
       if (hasAutomation) {
@@ -199,13 +203,7 @@ function getClipPoints(
     return [];
   }
 
-  const staticValue = convertFaderValue(
-    parameter,
-    getStaticValue(pattern, parameter),
-    track,
-    groupMixer,
-    target,
-  );
+  const staticValue = getConvertedStaticValue(pattern, parameter, track, groupMixer, target);
   return [
     { time: SENTINEL_TIME, value: staticValue },
     { time: 0, value: staticValue },
diff --git a/src/lib/exporters/ableton/builders.ts b/src/lib/exporters/ableton/builders.ts
index 0687b3c..09c3c0a 100644
--- a/src/lib/exporters/ableton/builders.ts
+++ b/src/lib/exporters/ableton/builders.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,13 @@ function simplerEnvelopeMilliseconds(
   return oneshot ? Math.min(2000, milliseconds) : milliseconds;
 }
 
+function simplerPlaybackDuration(koTrack: AblTrack) {
+  const trimmedFrames = koTrack.trimRight - koTrack.trimLeft;
+  return trimmedFrames > 0 && koTrack.sampleRate > 0
+    ? trimmedFrames / koTrack.sampleRate
+    : koTrack.soundLength;
+}
+
 function setColorValue(node: any, value: number) {
   const color = node.Color || node.ColorIndex;
   color['@Value'] = value;
@@ -121,6 +128,10 @@ function targetFor(parameter: any, maxValue?: number, soundLength?: number, inve
     maxValue,
     soundLength,
     invertValue,
+    staticValue:
+      parameter?.Manual?.['@Value'] === undefined
+        ? undefined
+        : Number(parameter.Manual['@Value']),
   };
 }
 
@@ -196,10 +207,15 @@ function trackAutomationTargets(midiTrack: any, includeArrangementMixer: boolean
 
   findSimplers(midiTrack.DeviceChain.DeviceChain.Devices).forEach((simpler) => {
     const oneshot = Number(simpler.Globals.PlaybackMode['@Value']) === 1;
-    const sampleRef = simpler.Player.MultiSampleMap.SampleParts.MultiSamplePart.SampleRef;
+    const samplePart = simpler.Player.MultiSampleMap.SampleParts.MultiSamplePart;
+    const sampleRef = samplePart.SampleRef;
     const sampleRate = Number(sampleRef.DefaultSampleRate?.['@Value']);
     const sampleDuration = Number(sampleRef.DefaultDuration?.['@Value']);
-    const soundLength = sampleRate > 0 ? sampleDuration / sampleRate : undefined;
+    const trimmedFrames = Number(samplePart.SampleEnd['@Value']) - Number(samplePart.SampleStart['@Value']);
+    const soundLength =
+      sampleRate > 0
+        ? (trimmedFrames > 0 ? trimmedFrames : sampleDuration) / sampleRate
+        : undefined;
     addTarget(targets, FaderParam.PTC, targetFor(simpler.Pitch.TransposeKey));
     addTarget(targets, FaderParam.TUNE, targetFor(simpler.Pitch.TransposeFine));
     addTarget(
@@ -376,6 +392,7 @@ async function buildSimplerDevice(koTrack: AblTrack, abletonVersion: AbletonVers
   const samplePart = device.Player.MultiSampleMap.SampleParts.MultiSamplePart;
   const loopModulators = device.Player.LoopModulators;
   const simplerFilter = device.Filter.Slot.Value.SimplerFilter;
+  const playbackDuration = simplerPlaybackDuration(koTrack);
 
   device.LastPresetRef.Value = {};
   device.ShouldShowPresetName['@Value'] = 'false';
@@ -454,12 +471,12 @@ async function buildSimplerDevice(koTrack: AblTrack, abletonVersion: AbletonVers
     : device.VolumeAndPan.Envelope.ReleaseTime;
   attackTarget.Manual['@Value'] = simplerEnvelopeMilliseconds(
     koTrack.attack,
-    koTrack.soundLength,
+    playbackDuration,
     oneshot,
   );
   releaseTarget.Manual['@Value'] = simplerEnvelopeMilliseconds(
     koTrack.release,
-    koTrack.soundLength,
+    playbackDuration,
     oneshot,
     oneshot,
   );
@@ -469,7 +486,7 @@ async function buildSimplerDevice(koTrack: AblTrack, abletonVersion: AbletonVers
   if (koTrack.faderParams[FaderParam.ATK] !== -1) {
     attackTarget.Manual['@Value'] = simplerEnvelopeMilliseconds(
       koTrack.faderParams[FaderParam.ATK] * 255,
-      koTrack.soundLength,
+      playbackDuration,
       oneshot,
     );
   }
@@ -478,7 +495,7 @@ async function buildSimplerDevice(koTrack: AblTrack, abletonVersion: AbletonVers
   if (koTrack.faderParams[FaderParam.REL] !== -1) {
     releaseTarget.Manual['@Value'] = simplerEnvelopeMilliseconds(
       koTrack.faderParams[FaderParam.REL] * 255,
-      koTrack.soundLength,
+      playbackDuration,
       oneshot,
       oneshot,
     );