Apple Logic Express 8 - Manual (Page 280)

280 Chapter 11 Adding Pre-Recorded Media
Sorting Apple Loops in the Loop Browser
You can sort the results of your search or browsing in the Loop Browser:
 Click on any of the column titles to sort the list of results by: Name, Match, Tempo,
Key, and so on.
 Click on the arrow in any selected column title to sort the list in ascending or
descending alphabetical, match percentage, tempo, key, beat, or favorite order.
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Tip: You may freely swap column positions by click-dragging on the column name
field, and moving it left or right. Column widths may be resized by click-dragging on
the vertical lines that separate the column name fields.
Creating a Collection of Your Favorite Apple Loops
The Fav (Favorites) column offers a checkbox for every displayed loop. Simply check this
box to add the loop to the Favorites category.
This facility is ideal for compiling a collection of Apple Loops that you use regularly. As
a producer of dance-floor music, you may often construct projects by starting with
drum loops. You could conceivably have a basic four on the floor kick pattern, eighth
and sixteenth note hi-hats, two or four beat snare or clap patterns, and so on, and use
these favorite loops as a groove construction kit—at least while creating your shell
arrangement.
These loops can be easily replaced or added to as your project advances, but the use of
favorites may form a great starting point for many of your songs.