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Chapter 4 Using Apple Loops 33
Finding Loops With the Loop Browser
GarageBand includes a loop browser that lets you find loops by musical instrument,
genre, or mood. You can also perform text searches, and refine your searches for loops
in several other ways. No matter how large your collection of loops becomes, you can
quickly find loops with the sound you want using the loop browser.
To show the loop browser:
m Click the Loop Browser button (the button with the open eye).
The loop browser has three views: column view, button view, and podcast sounds view.
In button view, you click keyword buttons to show loops that match the keywords. In
column view and podcast sounds view, you choose from different keyword types,
categories, and keywords to show matching loops. You can select the loop browser
view you want using the view buttons in the lower-left corner of the loop browser.
To choose the type of view:
m Click the button with columns to show column view, click the button with musical
notes to show button view, or click the button with a bell to show podcast sounds
view.
Finding Loops in Column View
In column view, clicking a keyword type in the left column shows categories for that
keyword type in the middle column. Clicking a category shows keywords for that
category in the right column. Clicking a keyword shows matching loops in the results
list. You can expand your results by clicking multiple keywords.
To find loops in column view:
1 Click the column button in the lower-left corner of the loop browser to switch to
column view.
2 Click a keyword type in the left column.
3 Click a category in the middle column.
4 Click a keyword in the right column to show matching loops in the results list.
5 To refine your results, click multiple categories or keywords. This expands the matching
loops to include those that match any of the selected categories or keywords.
Results listKeyword type
column
Keyword
column
Category
column