Tags tab – Apple Soundtrack Pro User Manual

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Appendix A

Using Apple Loops Utility

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Tags Tab

The Tags tab includes areas for different types of tags, and also includes a set of
playback controls you can use to listen to a file open in Apple Loops Utility. Listening to
a file can help you decide which tags are appropriate for the file.

Property Tags
 Number of Beats field: Displays the number of beats in the file.
 File Type buttons: Set the file type, which can be Non-looping or Looping.
 Key pop-up menu: Sets the key of the file.
 Scale Type pop-up menu: Sets the file’s scale type. The choices are Major, Minor, Good

for Both, and Neither.

 Time Signature pop-up menu: Sets the file’s time signature. The choices are 4/4, 3/4,

5/4, 6/8, and 7/8.

 Author field: Displays the name of the file’s author. You can enter a new name by

typing in the field.

 Copyright field: Displays the file’s copyright data, if it exists. You can enter new data

by typing in the field.

 Comment field: Displays any comments about the file. You can enter comments by

typing in the field.

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