Unfortionatly a true midi sequencer in max is a real pain to do. There is a post last week discussing the use of ICE tools (look at my previous posts, its on there somewhere if you are interested). However, not to let you down, heres a simpler way to go about it, its pretty simple, but can be expanded as far as you like. However if you've only been using max 4 weeks, this'll get you started.

Any questions about its use etc, let me know. Tristram