Follow Action Fun - creating new experimental beats.

Hi There,

Today we're going to explore the Follow actions in Live and see how we can create new "random" beats we didn't have know were possible :)

Our plan is to create four 1-bar drum beats and mix them around randomly.

Lets get started!

For this demo I'll use the drum set from "Drum Rack Fun" - a simple 3 piece set:kick/hi hat/snare.

I'll create four really basic loops:

Now select all four clips at once , press the L circle to access follow action menu:

• set them to Legato mode (meaning they wont start from the beginning each launch)
• set the follow action time to 0-1-0 (1 quarter note)
• set the left follow action (the one that always happens on a 1-0 ratio) to "any"

Now press play... Cool isn't it?

You just created a cool breakbeat without even sweating...

Now let's really go crazy:

Create three clips in a group (next to each other in the channel). Each clip should be filled with 1/16th notes of a single drum (1 full of 16th notes kicks,1 full of snares and one full of hi hats)

Sounds pretty stupid, huh?

not really:

Now select all three:

• set them on legato mode
• set the follow action time to 0-0-1 (1 sixteenth note)
• set the left follow action (the one that always happens on a 1-0 ratio) to "any"

Auto breakbeat!

now put a pad and a bass line over that and you're spent!

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Cheers
J