Specifications

76 Chapter 8 Using Apple Loops
Playback and File Management Controls
The bottom of the Apple Loops Utility window contains a set of playback controls,
allowing you to audition the selected file. These controls do not affect the file’s tags.
 Go to Beginning button: Starts playback from the beginning of the selected file.
 Play button: Plays back the selected file.
 Stop button: Stops playback of the selected file.
 Key pop-up menu: Transposes the selected file to a new key for playback.
 Tempo slider: Sets the playback tempo of the selected file.
 Volume slider: Sets the playback volume of the selected file.
Note: When multiple files are selected in the Assets drawer, the playback controls are
not available. You cannot play more than one file at a time in this window.
There are two additional buttons at the bottom of the window, the Assets button and
the Save button.
 Assets button: Shows and hides the Assets drawer.
 Save button: Saves your changes to the currently selected file(s) in the Assets drawer.
Creating Apple Loops From Split Stereo Files
Logic Pro allows you to create Apple Loops from split stereo files, placed on (Universal
Track Mode) stereo tracks. The split stereo file must first be converted to an interleaved
stereo file. When you add the Region to the loops library or open it in the Apple Loops
Utility, a dialog will ask if you want to convert the file. Confirm this by pressing Convert.
Converting ReCycle Files Into Apple Loops
Logic Pro allows you to convert ReCycle files into Apple Loops. You can either import
ReCycle files as Apple Loops or convert multiple ReCycle files with the Project
Manager’s Batch Convert function.
To import single ReCycle files as Apple Loops:
1 You initiate a ReCycle import by using the same options as for audio files:
 Choose Audio > Import Audio File (or use the Import Audio File key command). You
can also Shift-click an audio track with the Pencil (or Command-Shift-click with the
Pointer tool).
Select the desired ReCycle loop in the ensuing file selector box.
Go to Beginning button Play button
Stop button
Volume slider
Tempo sliderKey menu