User Guide

Chapter 7 Using Apple Loops 63
Note: If a new Apple Loop is created, it will need to be indexed to make it visible in the
Loop Browser. Loops can reside in any directory, but you need to tell Logic Express
where to find them.
You will probably not need to convert Apple Loops as often as standard audio files
when working with Logic, as Apple Loops offer a major advantage: If the sample rate
of your song is changed by choosing Audio > Sample Rate > … from the main menu
bar, the playback speed of all Apple Loops currently used in the song will automatically
be adapted to the newly selected sample rate.
Fading Apple Loops
Apple Loops do not support fades, so you can’t directly assign a fade to them. As you
can’t apply fades to an Apple Loop, no fade parameters are displayed in the Region
parameter box when an Apple Loop is selected.
If you’d like to achieve a fade effect, you need to export the Apple Loop (choose File >
Export > Region as Audio file in the Arrange window). Import this file into the Arrange
window and apply the fade to it.
Apple Loop File Paths
The file paths used for Apple Loop installations in Logic Express 7.2 are as follows:
/Library/Audio/Apple Loops
Used for any Apple Loops libraries that ship with Logic Express 7.2. This folder is also
used for GarageBand versions higher than 2.0 and any additional Jam Pack libraries
(higher than volume 4).
~/Library/Audio/Apple Loops/User Loops
Used for user-created Apple Loops.
/Library/Application Support/GarageBand
Used for all Apple Loops libraries that were released before Logic Express 7.1 (including
the libraries that ship with Logic Express 7 and GarageBand 1, as well as Jam Pack
library volumes 1 to 3).
~/Library/Application Support/GarageBand
Used for all Apple Loops created with Logic Express 7, Logic Express 7.0.1 (or any
GarageBand 1 versions)
Note: Apple Loops dragged from the Finder into the Loop Browser window, in
conjunction with the “Copy to Library” option, copies the Apple Loop(s) to this location.
You may, of course, keep additional copies of Apple Loops in their original Finder
location(s).