Apple Logic Pro 9 - Manual (Page 334)

Creating a Collection of Your Favorite Apple Loops
The Fav (Favorites) column offers a checkbox for every displayed loop. Simply select this
box to add the loop to the Favorites category.
This feature 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 replaced or added to easily as your project advances, but the use of
favorites may form a great starting point for many of your songs.
Searching for Apple Loops
The search field is used to find Apple Loops by name or partial name. It works in
conjunction with the options discussed in
Setting Limitations Before Browsing for
Apple Loops .
Search menu
Cancel button
To search for an Apple Loops file
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Enter a search term into the search field, and press the Return key.
The search term can be alphabetical or numerical. Any files that match your search term
are displayed in the file list.
The Cancel button to the right (which appears as soon as any text is entered) clears any
entered text. It also clears the search history.
The Search menu to the left (the magnifying glass) retains a history of recently used search
terms. Click it to select a previous search term.
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