How to make a slot machine arpeggio in Ableton

This is a quick exercise to practice sound design using three basic ingredients: an old-school type synth, a delay and an arpeggiator.

• Create a midi track and add a major chord with at least 8 notes, in my example i added two full octaves.

For the example I used an old-school synth simulator, but you should experiment with what you have in your DAW.

• Arpeggiator: Use the down style. Adjust the rate and gate to your taste.
• Synth: Choose the square wave, and keep a short Decay and Sustain and Release.
• Delay: I think this is where the magic happens. You can see the setting in the screenshot.

This is how it sounds:

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