diff --git a/Controls/PreviewPane.xaml b/Controls/PreviewPane.xaml
index c16bde8..5399101 100644
--- a/Controls/PreviewPane.xaml
+++ b/Controls/PreviewPane.xaml
@@ -963,164 +963,9 @@
                         </StackPanel>
                     </Grid>
 
-                    <!-- ═══ LIVE CONTROLS (below preview, never overlaps) ═══
-                         Line 1: Socials + TRAX meter (desktop/game audio)
-                         Line 2: Mic meter + volume -->
-                    <StackPanel Grid.Row="2" Orientation="Vertical" HorizontalAlignment="Center"
-                                VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="0,4">
-                        <!-- Line 1: Socials + TRAX -->
-                        <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Margin="0,0,0,4">
-                            <!-- TRAX meter -->
-                            <Border Background="{StaticResource Brush.ScrimDarkStrong}" CornerRadius="6" Padding="12,8">
-                                <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
-                                    <Button Style="{StaticResource YtButtonSecondary}" Padding="8,2"
-                                            FontSize="11" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="0,0,8,0"
-                                            ToolTipService.ToolTip="{Binding TraxToolTip}"
-                                            ToolTipService.Placement="Top"
-                                            Click="TraxButton_Click"
-                                            PreviewMouseRightButtonUp="TraxButton_PreviewMouseRightButtonUp">
-                                        <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
-                                            <Ellipse Width="8" Height="8" Fill="{Binding TraxDotBrush}"
-                                                     Margin="0,0,6,0" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
-                                            <TextBlock Text="TRAX"/>
-                                        </StackPanel>
-                                    </Button>
-                                    <TextBlock Text="Desktop Audio" Foreground="{StaticResource Brush.OnSurfaceVariant}" FontSize="11"
-                                               FontWeight="SemiBold" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="0,0,8,0"
-                                               ToolTip="Desktop/game audio via WASAPI loopback (automatic); TRAX music rides the same channel"/>
-                                    <Border Width="288" Height="14" CornerRadius="7" Background="{StaticResource Brush.SurfaceContainerHighest}" Margin="0,0,8,0"
-                                            ClipToBounds="True" VerticalAlignment="Center">
-                                        <Grid>
-                                            <Rectangle Width="57" Fill="{StaticResource Brush.SecondaryContainer}" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="173,0,0,0"
-                                                       VerticalAlignment="Stretch"/>
-                                            <Rectangle Width="58" Fill="{StaticResource Brush.ErrorContainer}" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="230,0,0,0"
-                                                       VerticalAlignment="Stretch"/>
-                                            <Border HorizontalAlignment="Left" Width="{Binding GameMeterFillWidth}"
-                                                    Background="{Binding GameMeterBrush}" Opacity="0.75"/>
-                                            <Rectangle Width="1" Height="10" Fill="{StaticResource Brush.ScrimDark}" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="36,0,0,0"/>
-                                            <Rectangle Width="1" Height="10" Fill="{StaticResource Brush.ScrimDark}" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="72,0,0,0"/>
-                                            <Rectangle Width="1" Height="10" Fill="{StaticResource Brush.ScrimDark}" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="108,0,0,0"/>
-                                            <Rectangle Width="1" Height="10" Fill="{StaticResource Brush.ScrimDark}" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="144,0,0,0"/>
-                                            <Rectangle Width="1" Height="10" Fill="{StaticResource Brush.ScrimDark}" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="180,0,0,0"/>
-                                            <Rectangle Width="1" Height="10" Fill="{StaticResource Brush.ScrimDark}" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="216,0,0,0"/>
-                                            <Rectangle Width="1" Height="10" Fill="{StaticResource Brush.ScrimDark}" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="252,0,0,0"/>
-                                            <Rectangle Width="2" Fill="{StaticResource Brush.ScrimDarkStrong}" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="173,0,0,0"
-                                                       VerticalAlignment="Stretch"/>
-                                            <Rectangle Width="2" Fill="{StaticResource Brush.ScrimDarkStrong}" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="230,0,0,0"
-                                                       VerticalAlignment="Stretch"/>
-                                            <!-- TRAX error: a terse message that scrolls across the bar
-                                                 (marquee) while the TRAX dot is red. -->
-                                            <Canvas x:Name="TraxErrorMarquee" ClipToBounds="True"
-                                                    Visibility="{Binding TraxError, Converter={StaticResource NotNullToVis}}">
-                                                <TextBlock x:Name="TraxErrorText" Text="{Binding TraxError}" Foreground="{StaticResource Brush.Error}" FontSize="10"
-                                                           FontWeight="SemiBold" Canvas.Top="0">
-                                                    <TextBlock.RenderTransform>
-                                                        <TranslateTransform x:Name="TraxErrorScroll"/>
-                                                    </TextBlock.RenderTransform>
-                                                    <TextBlock.Triggers>
-                                                        <EventTrigger RoutedEvent="FrameworkElement.Loaded">
-                                                            <BeginStoryboard>
-                                                                <Storyboard RepeatBehavior="Forever">
-                                                                    <DoubleAnimation Storyboard.TargetName="TraxErrorScroll"
-                                                                                     Storyboard.TargetProperty="X"
-                                                                                     From="288" To="-220" Duration="0:0:7"/>
-                                                                </Storyboard>
-                                                            </BeginStoryboard>
-                                                        </EventTrigger>
-                                                    </TextBlock.Triggers>
-                                                </TextBlock>
-                                            </Canvas>
-                                        </Grid>
-                                    </Border>
-                                    <Grid Width="16" Height="16" Cursor="Hand" Margin="0,0,8,0"
-                                          VerticalAlignment="Center" ToolTip="{Binding GameMuteText}"
-                                          MouseLeftButtonUp="GameSpeaker_MouseLeftButtonUp">
-                                        <Path Fill="{StaticResource Brush.OnSurface}" Stretch="Uniform"
-                                              Data="M3,9v6h4l5,5V4L7,9H3zM16.5,12c0,-1.77 -1,-3.29 -2.5,-4.03v8.05c1.5,-0.73 2.5,-2.25 2.5,-4.02zM14,3.23v2.06c2.89,0.86 5,3.54 5,6.71s-2.11,5.85 -5,6.71v2.06c4.01,-0.91 7,-4.49 7,-8.77s-2.99,-7.86 -7,-8.77z"
-                                              Visibility="{Binding GameMuted, Converter={StaticResource InverseBoolToVis}}"/>
-                                        <Path Fill="{StaticResource Brush.Error}" Stretch="Uniform"
-                                              Data="M3,9v6h4l5,5V4L7,9H3zM16.5,12c0,-1.77 -1,-3.29 -2.5,-4.03v8.05c1.5,-0.73 2.5,-2.25 2.5,-4.02zM14,3.23v2.06c2.89,0.86 5,3.54 5,6.71s-2.11,5.85 -5,6.71v2.06c4.01,-0.91 7,-4.49 7,-8.77s-2.99,-7.86 -7,-8.77z"
-                                              Visibility="{Binding GameMuted, Converter={StaticResource BoolToVis}}"/>
-                                        <Path Stroke="{StaticResource Brush.Error}" StrokeThickness="2.5" StrokeEndLineCap="Round" Stretch="Uniform"
-                                              Data="M21,3 L3,21"
-                                              Visibility="{Binding GameMuted, Converter={StaticResource BoolToVis}}"/>
-                                    </Grid>
-                                    <Slider Width="130" Minimum="0" Maximum="1"
-                                            Value="{Binding GameAudioVolume, Mode=TwoWay}" VerticalAlignment="Center"
-                                            PreviewMouseLeftButtonDown="GameVolumeSlider_PreviewMouseLeftButtonDown"
-                                            PreviewMouseLeftButtonUp="GameVolumeSlider_PreviewMouseLeftButtonUp"
-                                            LostMouseCapture="GameVolumeSlider_LostMouseCapture"/>
-                                </StackPanel>
-                            </Border>
-                        </StackPanel>
-                        <!-- Line 2: Mic meter + volume -->
-                        <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalAlignment="Center">
-                            <Button Command="{Binding OpenMicPickerCommand}"
-                                    Style="{StaticResource YtButtonSecondary}" Padding="12,4"
-                                    FontSize="11" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="0,0,8,0"
-                                    ToolTip="{Binding MicStatusToolTip}">
-                                <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
-                                    <Ellipse Width="8" Height="8" Fill="{Binding MicStatusBrush}"
-                                             Margin="0,0,6,0" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
-                                    <TextBlock Text="MIC"/>
-                                </StackPanel>
-                            </Button>
-                            <Border Width="288" Height="14" CornerRadius="7" Background="{StaticResource Brush.SurfaceContainerHighest}" Margin="0,0,8,0"
-                                    ClipToBounds="True" VerticalAlignment="Center">
-                                <Grid>
-                                    <Rectangle Width="57" Fill="{StaticResource Brush.SecondaryContainer}" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="173,0,0,0"
-                                               VerticalAlignment="Stretch"/>
-                                    <Rectangle Width="58" Fill="{StaticResource Brush.ErrorContainer}" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="230,0,0,0"
-                                               VerticalAlignment="Stretch"/>
-                                    <TextBlock Text="{Binding MicSourceName}" Foreground="{StaticResource Brush.OnSurface}" FontSize="10"
-                                               VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="6,0,0,0" MaxWidth="270"
-                                               TextTrimming="CharacterEllipsis"
-                                               Visibility="{Binding MicSourceName, Converter={StaticResource NotNullToVis}}"/>
-                                    <Border HorizontalAlignment="Left" Width="{Binding MeterFillWidth}"
-                                            Background="{Binding MeterBrush}" Opacity="0.75"/>
-                                    <Rectangle Width="1" Height="10" Fill="{StaticResource Brush.ScrimDark}" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="36,0,0,0"/>
-                                    <Rectangle Width="1" Height="10" Fill="{StaticResource Brush.ScrimDark}" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="72,0,0,0"/>
-                                    <Rectangle Width="1" Height="10" Fill="{StaticResource Brush.ScrimDark}" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="108,0,0,0"/>
-                                    <Rectangle Width="1" Height="10" Fill="{StaticResource Brush.ScrimDark}" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="144,0,0,0"/>
-                                    <Rectangle Width="1" Height="10" Fill="{StaticResource Brush.ScrimDark}" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="180,0,0,0"/>
-                                    <Rectangle Width="1" Height="10" Fill="{StaticResource Brush.ScrimDark}" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="216,0,0,0"/>
-                                    <Rectangle Width="1" Height="10" Fill="{StaticResource Brush.ScrimDark}" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="252,0,0,0"/>
-                                    <Rectangle Width="2" Fill="{StaticResource Brush.ScrimDarkStrong}" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="173,0,0,0"
-                                               VerticalAlignment="Stretch"/>
-                                    <Rectangle Width="2" Fill="{StaticResource Brush.ScrimDarkStrong}" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="230,0,0,0"
-                                               VerticalAlignment="Stretch"/>
-                                </Grid>
-                            </Border>
-                            <Grid Width="16" Height="16" Cursor="Hand" Margin="0,0,8,0"
-                                  VerticalAlignment="Center" ToolTip="{Binding MicMuteText}"
-                                  MouseLeftButtonUp="MicSpeaker_MouseLeftButtonUp">
-                                <Path Fill="{StaticResource Brush.OnSurface}" Stretch="Uniform"
-                                      Data="M12,14c1.66,0 3,-1.34 3,-3V5c0,-1.66 -1.34,-3 -3,-3S9,3.34 9,5v6C9,12.66 10.34,14 12,14zM17.3,11c0,3 -2.54,5.1 -5.3,5.1S6.7,14 6.7,11H5c0,3.41 2.72,6.23 6,6.72V21h2v-3.28c3.28,-0.49 6,-3.31 6,-6.72H17.3z"
-                                      Visibility="{Binding MicMuted, Converter={StaticResource InverseBoolToVis}}"/>
-                                <Path Fill="{StaticResource Brush.Error}" Stretch="Uniform"
-                                      Data="M12,14c1.66,0 3,-1.34 3,-3V5c0,-1.66 -1.34,-3 -3,-3S9,3.34 9,5v6C9,12.66 10.34,14 12,14zM17.3,11c0,3 -2.54,5.1 -5.3,5.1S6.7,14 6.7,11H5c0,3.41 2.72,6.23 6,6.72V21h2v-3.28c3.28,-0.49 6,-3.31 6,-6.72H17.3z"
-                                      Visibility="{Binding MicMuted, Converter={StaticResource BoolToVis}}"/>
-                                <Path Stroke="{StaticResource Brush.Error}" StrokeThickness="2.5" StrokeEndLineCap="Round" Stretch="Uniform"
-                                      Data="M21,3 L3,21"
-                                      Visibility="{Binding MicMuted, Converter={StaticResource BoolToVis}}"/>
-                            </Grid>
-                            <Slider Width="130" Minimum="0" Maximum="1"
-                                    Value="{Binding MicVolume, Mode=TwoWay}" VerticalAlignment="Center"
-                                    PreviewMouseLeftButtonDown="VolumeSlider_PreviewMouseLeftButtonDown"
-                                    PreviewMouseLeftButtonUp="VolumeSlider_PreviewMouseLeftButtonUp"
-                                    LostMouseCapture="VolumeSlider_LostMouseCapture"/>
-                            <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Margin="10,0,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Center"
-                                        ToolTip="Audio sync (−500..+500 ms). Positive: delays the audio when it runs ahead of the video. Negative: advances it (drops the first |N| ms of the recording) when it runs behind. Calibrate with a clap: is the clap late in the video, move negative; early, move positive.">
-                                <TextBlock Text="AUDIO SYNC" FontSize="9" Foreground="{StaticResource Brush.OnSurfaceVariant}"
-                                           VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="0,0,5,0"/>
-                                <Slider Width="70" Minimum="-500" Maximum="500"
-                                        Value="{Binding AudioSyncOffsetMs, Mode=TwoWay}"
-                                        IsEnabled="{Binding IsEditMode}"
-                                        VerticalAlignment="Center"
-                                        ToolTip="{Binding AudioSyncOffsetMs, StringFormat=Audio sync: {0} ms}"/>
-                            </StackPanel>
-                        </StackPanel>
-                    </StackPanel>
+                    <!-- LIVE CONTROLS moved to the audio dock (2026-10-30): the mic row, the game
+                         chip, TRAX and the sync slider all live there now. One audio surface. -->
+
                 </Grid>
     </Border>
 </UserControl>
diff --git a/Controls/PreviewPane.xaml.cs b/Controls/PreviewPane.xaml.cs
index 1e0dc94..97ad74e 100644
--- a/Controls/PreviewPane.xaml.cs
+++ b/Controls/PreviewPane.xaml.cs
@@ -208,13 +208,6 @@ public partial class PreviewPane : UserControl
         return null;
     }
 
-    private void MicSpeaker_MouseLeftButtonUp(object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e)
-    {
-        if (sender is FrameworkElement { DataContext: MainViewModel vm })
-        {
-            vm.ToggleMicMuteCommand.Execute(null);
-        }
-    }
 
     private void GameSpeaker_MouseLeftButtonUp(object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e)
     {
@@ -227,18 +220,7 @@ public partial class PreviewPane : UserControl
     // TRAX (TASK 9): left-click toggles play/pause (picks a track when none is
     // loaded); right-click always opens the picker. The picker is the OS file
     // dialog — the "never the OS viewer" rule covers the preview, not pickers.
-    private void TraxButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
-    {
-        if (DataContext is ViewModels.MainViewModel vm)
-            vm.TraxLeftClick();
-    }
 
-    private void TraxButton_PreviewMouseRightButtonUp(object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e)
-    {
-        if (DataContext is ViewModels.MainViewModel vm)
-            vm.TraxRightClick();
-        e.Handled = true; // the button's right-click context menu must not fire
-    }
 
     // ─── Webcam / background context menus (right-click on overlay elements) ───
     private void WebcamMenu_ChangeWebcam(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)