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CHAPTER 12. LAUNCHING CLIPS 163
12.6.5 Mixing up Melodies and Beats
You can let Follow Actions perform unpredictable remixes and solos for you: Use a clip
containing a beat or melody, and copy it so that there are several instances of it forming a
group. Alternatively, you can use several different beats or melodies that you want to mix
together. The start and end for each clip can be set differently, as can clip envelopes and
other clip settings. As long as Follow Action Time in each clip is equal to the length of the
clip that you want to play, you can set up two Follow Actions with different Chance values
in each clip, launch a clip, and surprise yourself.
12.6.6 Creating Nonrepetitive Structures
Follow Actions are great when it comes to sound installations, as they allow you to create
structures that play for weeks or months and never exactly repeat. You can set the Follow
Action Time controls in a series of clips to odd intervals, and the clips will interact with each
other so that they never quite play in the same order or musical position. Remember that
each clip can have two different Follow Actions with corresponding Chance settings... have
fun!