diff --git a/src/lib/exporters/ableton/builders.ts b/src/lib/exporters/ableton/builders.ts
index 65b3a7b..62fec15 100644
--- a/src/lib/exporters/ableton/builders.ts
+++ b/src/lib/exporters/ableton/builders.ts
@@ -635,6 +635,13 @@ async function buildDrumRackDevice(koTrack: AblTrack, abletonVersion: AbletonVer
   const device = structuredClone(drumRackTemplate.DrumGroupDevice);
 
   device.Branches.DrumBranch = [];
+  device.ReturnBranches = {};
+  device.LastPresetRef.Value = {};
+  device.ShouldShowPresetName['@Value'] = 'false';
+  device.UserName['@Value'] = '';
+  device.Annotation['@Value'] = '';
+  device.IsReturnBranchesListVisible['@Value'] = 'false';
+  device.AreSendsVisible['@Value'] = 'false';
 
   for (const [idx, subtrack] of koTrack.tracks.entries()) {
     if (!subtrack.sampleName) {
@@ -655,6 +662,7 @@ async function buildDrumRackDevice(koTrack: AblTrack, abletonVersion: AbletonVer
     drumBranch.BranchInfo.SendingNote['@Value'] = subtrack.drumRackSendingNote ?? subtrack.rootNote; // not sure if this matters
     drumBranch.BranchInfo.ChokeGroup['@Value'] = subtrack.inChokeGroup ? 1 : 0;
     drumBranch.MixerDevice.Volume.Manual['@Value'] = subtrack.volume;
+    drumBranch.MixerDevice.SendInfos = {};
     const branchDevices = await buildSimplerDevice(subtrack, abletonVersion);
     assignDeviceListIds([branchDevices]);
     drumBranch.DeviceChain.MidiToAudioDeviceChain.Devices = branchDevices;
diff --git a/tests/ableton-hybrid.test.ts b/tests/ableton-hybrid.test.ts
index ee7f7bf..7cec276 100644
--- a/tests/ableton-hybrid.test.ts
+++ b/tests/ableton-hybrid.test.ts
@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@ test('serializes every nested Live 10 Simpler as an identified list member', asy
 
     assert.ok(simplerTags.length > 0);
     assert.ok(simplerTags.every((tag) => /\sId="\d+"/.test(tag)));
+    assert.doesNotMatch(xml, /<ReturnBranch\s/);
+    assert.doesNotMatch(xml, /<AudioBranchSendInfo\s/);
   } finally {
     await server.close();
   }