Chapter 5. Working with Apple Loops

Lesson Files

GarageBand 3 Lessons > Lesson_05 > 5-1 Loops start; 5-2 IvoryDreams start; 5-3 IvoryDreams melody; 5-4 IvoryDreams draft; 5-5 IvoryDreams final

Time

This lesson takes approximately 1 hour to complete.

Goals

Understand the rules for combining Real Instrument and Software Instrument regions and loops

 

Resize the Loop Browser

 

Move keyword buttons to a different position in the Loop Browser

 

Change the keyword on a keyword button

 

Mark favorite loops

 

Duplicate, resize, split, and extend loops to build a song

 

Draw and edit notes in the editor

 

Convert Software Instrument loops to Real Instrument loops

 

Reset the Loop Browser to its default settings

Apple Loops are prerecorded music files that are designed to repeat ...

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