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When a track is record armed, you may use the Session Record button [O] to enable overdub
recording of the currently playing clip.
5.1.C – The Session Record Button, which has Capture MIDI as its shift function
Press Shift and Session Record to access Ableton Live’s Capture MIDI function. Live 10 is always
listening to MIDI input on armed or input-monitored tracks andcapture MIDI lets you retrieve the
material you’ve just played on those tracks. If no clip was playing on the armed track, Ableton Live
will place the MIDI notes into a new clip. If a clip was playing, the MIDI notes will be overdubbed onto
that clip.
Press the Play button to play the currently active clips while they are stopped. Press Play during
playback and playback will stop.
5.2 Session Overview
Access Session Overview by holding Session when in Session Mode. This will display a zoomed-out
version of the Session view grid, with each pad representing an 8x8 block of clips. Pressing a pad
will navigate to that 8x8 block, providing a fast way to navigate large Live sets. Alternatively, the
navigational arrow buttons may be used to navigate the Session Overview.
The currently viewed 8x8 block will be lit light brown, while other blocks are blue. If a clip is playing in
a block that is not being viewed, the block will pulse green.
5.3 Clip Functions
Beyond launching and stopping clips, Launchpad Pro provides additional clip functionality that’s great
for production in Live.
5.3.1 Select a clip or empty clip slot
To select a clip without Launching it, hold shift and press the clip. This also works for empty clip slots.
Notice in Live that the selected clip and track will change, and it will become the focused clip. This is
useful for choosing a location to print clips to from the sequencer.