Ableton/Live/UG/37 Sync with Link Tempo Follower and MIDI/03 Synchronizing via MIDI/02 Synchronizing Live to External MIDI Devices
- To follow an external sequencer, set it up to send sync and enable it as a sync source in the Tempo & MIDI Settings. An EXT button then appears in the Ableton/Live/UI/Control Bar; turn it on, or use Options → External Sync. The upper LED beside EXT flashes when usable sync arrives.
- Live accepts song position pointers, so it jumps when the host jumps. With Ableton/Live/UI/Control Bar/Toggle/Arrangement Loop on, positions wrap into the loop.
37.3.2.1 MIDI Timecode Options
- Set per MIDI device by selecting it in the MIDI Ports list of the Tempo & MIDI Settings. Both options apply only when the MIDI Sync Type is MIDI Timecode.
- MIDI Timecode Rate — the SMPTE frame rate to follow. "SMPTE All" detects the format automatically. The Arrangement's display format is set separately under Options → Time Ruler Format.
- MIDI Timecode Offset — a SMPTE time that Live treats as the Arrangement's start.