Status Bar

The status bar is shown in nearly every view. Its purpose is to navigate the main pages of the app, show important status information and provide quick access to commonly used options and settings.

MANAGE	Use the manage page [link] to organize your projects and files. You can also use it to set up global preferences or purchase extra content from within the app.
SONG EDITOR	Use the song editor [link] to arrange and edit your song. You can also use it to add, remove or rearrange tracks and create track groups.
MIXER	Use the mixer [link] to balance the levels of each track in your song. You can also use it to add, remove or rearrange tracks and instruments, manage insert effects and set up send/return routings between tracks.
INSTRUMENTS	Shows the currently selected instrument. TAP to select. TAP WHEN SELECTED to show the Instrument Overview Dropdown. TAP LEFT/RIGHT ARROWS to move to the previous or next instrument. DRAG LEFT/RIGHT to quickly move to a different instrument.
HISTORY UNDO/REDO	Most operations can be undone or redone. TAP AND HOLD to show the complete list of operations currently held in the history buffer.
SONG POSITION INDICATOR	Indicates the transport's current position, tempo and time signature and metronome mode. TAP to show the Song Settings Dropdown. DOUBLE TAP to toggle between bars/beats or minutes/seconds representation.
STOP/LOCATE	Stops the sequencer when playing or recording. When the sequencer Is stopped: TAP locates the transport to the start of the current loop. DOUBLE TAP locates the transport to the start of the song.
PLAY	Starts the sequencer in play mode. When loop mode is enabled, the circular icon indicates the current position in the loop section. TAP AND HOLD to show the Song Settings Dropdown.
RECORD	Starts the sequencer in record mode. TAP AND HOLD to show the Song Settings Dropdown.

Instrument Overview Dropdown

The instrument overview dropdown is invoked by tapping on the status bar's instrument area when it is already selected. From here you can select, adjust the volume and mute/solo all of the instruments currently used in your project.

Song Settings Dropdown

The song settings dropdown is invoked by tapping on the status bar's song position indicator. Alternatively, it may be accessed with a TAP AND HOLD on the status bar's PLAY / RECORD BUTTONS. The settings are split between pages and are selected by tapping on the large tab buttons on the left hand side of the dropdown.

The PANIC BUTTON is shown on all pages. This is used to forcibly stop all currently playing notes and send 'note off' messages to external MIDI devices and plugins, in the rare cases where a 'hanging note' occurs.

PLAY Page

The play page of the dropdown contains the most commonly used controls for song playback. You can use it to set the song's tempo, time signature and loop enable and control how the metronome behaves.

	There are many methods available for setting the tempo. TAP ON THE TITLE to enter a precise value via the numeric keypad dropdown. To make coarse changes, DRAG THE NUMBER up or down. To make fine changes, TAP ON THE LEFT / RIGHT buttons. You can enable FINE ADJUST to reduce the value increment from 1 BPM to 0.1 BPM. The TAP BUTTON allows you to set the tempo by tapping in time to the music. The NUDGE SLIDER temporarily slows down or speeds up the tempo and before returning it to its current value. This is useful for syncing with an external source when you already have the correct tempo.
	Sets the song's time signature. To make coarse changes, DRAG THE NUMBER up or down. To make fine changes, TAP ON THE LEFT / RIGHT buttons.
	Enables song looping. The song loop points may be set in the song editor [link] by dragging on the time ribbon.
	Metronome settings. OFF disables the metronome completely. REC enables the metronome only when recording. PLAY enables the metronome when playing or recording. NOTE: When enabled, the metronome will play during the count-in and continue to play thereafter. If you only want it to play during the count-in, this behaviour can be changed in the settings [link].
	Ableton Link is a new technology that synchronizes beat, phase and tempo of Ableton Live and Link-enabled iOS apps over a wireless network. It lets you play devices together with the freedom of a live band. Anyone can start and stop their part while others keep playing, and anyone can adjust the tempo and the rest will follow. You can use Link to play with several instances of Ableton Live, with Live and iOS apps, or even without Live in your setup: using Link enabled apps on multiple devices, or multiple apps on the same device.

RECORD Page

The record page of the dropdown contains the most commonly used controls for song recording. You can use it to set real-time quantize, record count-in and punch-in and control how automation and MIDI events are recorded.