Triggering the record button with the sequencer

I know that you can arm the tape recorder and have it recording when a key is pressed. Is there any way to use the sequencer as a trigger?

I have a drum pattern in the sequencer that obviously loops, so I’d like to be able to arm the track and have it start recording when the sequence starts.

Doesn’t the sequencer start when you press a key on the keyboard?

Sadly, no. It just plays the note under that key.

The only way to get the sequencer to start and loop is to press the orange knob in the sequencer view.

if you leave the sequencer page it‘ll be playable via the keys

Dammit. I knew it was going to be something stupid like that. I thought I’d tried that, but obviously I did something different.

Thank you Johnny.