Ableton/Live/UG/35 Push 1/06 Step Sequencing Melodies and Harmonies
- Press Note again for the Melodic Sequencer, where all eight rows place notes. With In Key each row is a scale pitch; with Chromatic, in-key rows are lit. The light blue row, bottom by default, is the root. Each column is a step at the Scene/Grid resolution.
- Hold Note for the loop length pads in the top row;
Shift + Note locks them per track. - Octave Up and Down or the touch strip shift the pitch range;
Shift fine-tunes it. Bright touch strip lights show the visible range and dim lights show where the clip has notes. - Note again switches to Melodic Sequencer + 32 Notes. Velocity and micro-timing are in Ableton/Live/UG/35 Push 1/12 Step Sequencing Automation.
- Each loop length pad is a page of steps; a page's length depends on the step size. Drums at 16ths show two pages, or two bars; the Melodic Sequencer shows one page of eight steps, or two beats.
- Hold one pad and tap another to set the loop; double-tap a pad for a one-page loop.
- Pages follow the play position by default. Single-tap a page to lock the view to it while the loop keeps its length; reselect the loop to follow again. Tapping a page outside the loop sets the loop to it.
- Colors: unlit is outside the loop, white is in the loop but not shown, dull yellow is shown but not playing, green is playing.
Shift + Note locks the pads per track. Hold Duplicate and press two page pads to copy a page on top of the destination; hold Delete and tap a page pad to clear it first.