Creating your own apple loops, Adding loops to the loop library – Apple GarageBand 2.0 User Manual
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Chapter 4
Using Apple Loops
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When you add a loop to a song, a region is created from the loop in the timeline. The
edits you make to the region do not change the original loop, so you can always return
to the original sound of the loop or use it in another song.
Now try adding some of the drum and bass loops you found earlier to the timeline.
Creating Your Own Apple Loops
You can save Real and Software Instrument regions you record as Apple Loops. When
you save a region as an Apple Loop, it is added to the loop library and appears in the
loop browser, so you can use it in other songs.
Apple Loops you create from recorded regions match the tempo and key of the song,
just like the Apple Loops included with GarageBand.
To save a region as an Apple Loop:
1
Select the region in the timeline.
2
Choose Edit > Add To Loop Library, or drag the region over the loop browser.
3
In the Add Loop dialog, do the following:
a
Type a name for the loop.
b
Choose the scale and genre from the pop-up menus.
c
Choose an instrument category and instrument name from the list.
d
Click the appropriate mood buttons for easy searching.
4
Click Create.
For information about recording Real and Software Instruments and creating regions,
see Chapters 6 and 7.
Adding Loops to the Loop Library
When you install GarageBand, the loops included with the application are installed in
the Apple Loops library. When you add more loops to your collection, they are installed
in the loop library, and appear in the loop browser for you to use.
To add Apple Loops to your loop library:
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Drag the loops, or the folder containing the loops, over the loop browser. The loops are
added to the Apple Loops library and are immediately available to use in your songs.
If you add loops located on a different drive or partition, a dialog appears asking
whether you want to copy them to the loop library, or index them in their current
location. If you add loops from the desktop, a dialog asks if you want to move them or
index them in their current location.
If you add loops located on a CD or DVD, GarageBand copies them to the loop library.