Recently upgrade to Live 12 Windows 11 from 10 for specs (not sure if thats related)..

Have a basic 4x4 kick pattern on a drum rack using a kick sample in Simpler

The first kick is nice and strong, the second hit of it (same sample, all settings the same, have triple checked but of course could be missing something) but the other 3 in the 4 beat pattern are weaker/lower velocity (though the velocity is full/127 in the velocity editor window).

If I loop the pattern to 8 or 16 bars etc., the first kick of every repeat is strong as above with the following three being weaker just the same... so if its 16 bars, then kick hit 1, 5, 9, 13 have the ideal strength, and 2-4, 6-8, 10-12 and 14-16 are identically weak.

I can't figure it out. I've turned off all effects, all muted any other samples in the drum rack and its the same (though if other samples are on they ALSO are strongest at the 1 hit and weakest anywhere else until the 5th 9th 13th beat etc.

Curious if anyone has run into anything similar and/or knows a solution