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4 Advanced Ableton Live Integration
4.2 Screen Controls
ATOM SQ
Owners Manual
4.1.7 Navigation Buttons
The Up, Down, Left, and Right navigation buttons to the left of the
Shift button will navigate through clips and scenes in Session view.
In the Arranger view, the navigation Left and Right buttons will
select the next or previous track and the navigation Up and Down
buttons plus Shift will move the “box up or down respectively.
Note: Pressing the navigation Up and Down buttons without Shift will still control Scene
selection in Session view even though Arranger view is still in focus.
4.1.8 Transport Buttons
These are dedicated transport buttons on ATOM SQ. Some buttons
have a primary and secondary command (when Shift is also held).
Stop. Stops the transport from playing. Press a second time to return to zero.
Shift + Stop. Undo the last command or action.
Play. Starts the transport.
Shift + Play. Enables or disables Loop.
Record. Begins recording from the point of the playhead in Arranger
view. In Session view, toggles Record Overdub mode.
Shift + Record. Enables “Capture MIDI”.
Metronome. Enables or disables the Metronome.
4.2 Screen Controls
The screen commands on your ATOM SQ will change
depending on the currently selected mode.
Press a screen button to either select a function or trigger a
command. Use the Screen Encoder to change the selected screen
parameter’s value in Instrument mode (ex., Octave, Rate, etc.).
While in Song mode, the Screen Encoder will move the playhead forward or back.
Holding down the Shift button while turning the Screen Encoder will change the
master Tempo.
4.2.1 Instrument Mode
Instrument mode will change the screen to display functions used to control
a virtual instrument.