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Ableton Live Video Tutorial: How to Use the Step-Sequencer

Mark Mosher

April 5, 2009

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One of the new features introduced Ableton Live 8 is the ability to step-sequence in the Midi Note Editor. This is covered only briefly on page 204 of the manual so I put together a 5 min. video tutorial to help you get your mind around how this feature works.

[Update June 17, 2020 This featured is called Step-Recording in the Live 10 manual and is documented here]

In the video I cover:

How to arm the step recorder
How to enter notes with a MIDI controller and the arrow keys
How to sequence drums
How to sequence notes and chords
How to preview steps with the arrow keys
How to MIDI Map a controller to next and back steps

Watch the video on YouTube.

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Hi, this is Mark Mosher. Welcome to my blog. I’m a synthesist, Composer, Producer, and Visualist living in Boulder CO. I’m also the founder of the Rocky Mountain Synth Meet and Synth Patrol.

I’ve been blogging wince 2005 and this blog is a mix of posts on artistic news as well as synth tech & technique posts under the category Modulate This!

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