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Apple
Loops & Instant Gratification
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Q:
How do I create a chord progression that the Apple
Loops can follow during playback in Logic 7?
1. In the Arrange Window's View menu, ensure that
the following are enabled:
a. View > Global Tracks
b. View > Global Track Components > Chord
c. View > Global Track Components > Transposition
2. Insert the chord progression using EITHER ONE
of the following methods:
a. Select the appropriate MIDI Region(s) that contains
the chord progression and click on the Analyze button
in the Chord track, OR simply drag the appropriate
MIDI Region(s) onto the Chord track (this analysis
will automatically generate the chord progression),
OR
b. Use the Pencil tool and click on the desired
measure in the Chord track. Enter the relevant information
into the Define Chord window that appears.
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Chord Progression in
the Global Tracks: Both the Chord and Transposition
tracks are inter-related - any changes in
either track will affect the other. As such,
the entered chord progression will also be
automatically reflected in the Transposition
track.
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Note: As pitched Apple Loops follow chord
progressions via pitch transpositions, they cannot
change their chord qualities (where applicable).
Q: How do I access the Apple Loops library in Logic
7?
From the Audio
menu, select Loop Browser (Audio > Loop Browser).
The Loop Browser is an interface which allows the
user to quickly search, audition and import the
desired Apple Loops into Logic.
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Loop Browser: Simply
select one or more categories in the matrix
and a list of matching Apple Loops will appear.
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Q: Why do some Apple Loops have a blue icon while
others have a green icon?
Apple Loops with the blue sound wave icon can only
be added to the Audio Track (edited as Audio Regions)
while loops with the green note icon can be added
to the Audio Track (edited as Audio Regions) as well
as the Audio Instrument and MIDI tracks (edited as
MIDI regions, e.g. note editing). Apple Loops that
are added to the Audio Instrument track will be inserted
together with their corresponding software instruments
and effects.
Q:
How do I import an Apple Loop into a Logic 7 song?
Simply drag the desired Apple Loop from the Loop Browser
to the appropriate track and measure in the Arrange
Window. This simple drag and drop procedure will then
insert the relevant Apple Loop into the Logic song.
Q:
How many Apple Loops are there?
Current Apple computers come included with a huge
library of more than 1,000 great sounding loops. Thousands
more Apple Loops can be added with the optional Jam
Packs - presently, there are 4 other Jam Packs available:
Remix Tools, Rhythm Section, Symphony Orchestra and
World Music. Each Jam Pack contains more than 2,000
Apple Loops (more than 3,000 in the World Music pack)…
installing all of them would provide more than 10,000
Apple Loops at your finger tips!
Q:
Are there any new Logic Notes downloads this month?
Yes, the Logic song templates have been updated to
show all Global Track Components in Screenset 3 while
streamlining the hidden Global Tracks in the other
screensets. The updated Logic templates (v1.1) can
be found in the Logic 7 downloads section.
This new update will make it more convenient to integrate
Apple Loops into Logic. After all, support for Apple
Loops files is not found in other audio production
software on the MS Windows platform (although they
can be played back as regular AIFF audio files), so
why not take advantage of it?
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