Search Results
After choosing or entering search terms, your results will be listed on the right side of the loop browser. Click once on a loop to listen to it. Click on it again to stop the preview.
The results list includes a tempo, key, and number of beats for each loop.
Tempo is the suggested tempo, in bpm , for that loop. Notice that the loops in my results have a variety of suggested tempos. However, when I preview the loop, it will not play at this tempo; it will play at whatever tempo I have chosen for my song (remember, you can change this on the right side of the time display).
When you add a loop to your song, it will play at the same tempo as the rest of your song. So, you can add loops with different suggested tempos to your song, and they will all play at the same tempo. However, some loops may sound strange at different speeds; if you want to mold a song around a particular loop, you may want to adjust your song's tempo to the loop's suggested tempo.
Key is the original key of the loop. When you preview a loop, it will play in this key. However, when you add it to your song, it will automatically transpose (change its key) to match the key you've chosen for the song. For many loops, this is not a problem. However, loops with melody and harmony lines may sound unnatural when played in a different key.
Beats is the number of beats that a loop lasts. You can extend a loop to repeat over any number of beats (after all, they are called loops!), but the number listed here tells how many beats will play before the loop starts over.
Not every loop will include all of these elements; some do not have a specified tempo or key. However, every loop will list the number of beats that it spans.
You can keep track of your favorite loops in the browser's Favorites category. To add a loop to it, click the Fav checkbox in the results list.
| Note : Most of GarageBand's loops were created to be used in 4/4 time (i.e. four beats per measure). If you create a song with a different time signature, the loop browser will not bring up many, if any, loops. For example, when I create a song in 3/4 time (used for waltzes), only four loops are available to me in the browser. |
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