Bad Snacks demonstrates how Ableton's Operator macros connect to the underlying signal chain in real time. With a melody already looping, she tweaks delay macros while the instrument plays, making it easy to hear exactly what each macro is doing.
Hitting the signal chain expand button reveals what's actually running under the hood: in this patch, a compressor, overdrive, and delay. That view makes it clear which processors the macros are tied to, and you can hide the chain again once you've seen enough.