Apple GarageBand '08 - Manual (Page 31)

Chapter 4 Tutorial 2: Adding Apple Loops 31
Finding Loops You Want to Use
GarageBand includes a loop browser that lets you search for loops by instrument,
genre, mood, and other criteria. You can also search for loops by name and refine your
searches in several ways. No matter how big your collection of loops becomes, you can
quickly find the ones you want using the loop browser.
If the loop browser is not visible, show it so you can use it to search for loops.
To show the loop browser:
m Click the Loop Browser button (the button with the open eye).
You can search for loops using either column view or button view (there’s also a special
view for podcast sounds, which is covered in Chapter 10). In column view, you choose
from different keyword types, categories, and keywords to find matching loops. In
button view, you click keyword buttons to find loops that match the keywords. You can
select either view using the view buttons in the lower-left corner of the loop browser,
and move back and forth between them freely.
To choose column or button view:
m Click the left button (with columns) to show column view, or click the center button
(with musical notes) to show button view. (The button on the right shows podcast
sounds view, covered in Chapter 10.)
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.
Results list Keyword type
column Keyword
column Category
column