Apple GarageBand '08 - Manual (Page 37)

Chapter 4 Tutorial 2: Adding Apple Loops 37
Changing Apple Loops in the Same Family
Some Apple Loops belong to a series, or family. Loops that belong to the same family
have the same name, but with a unique number at the end. (For example, Classic Rock
Guitar 01 and Classic Rock Guitar 02 belong to the same family.) When you add a loop
belonging to a family to the timeline, the loop has a pair of arrows in its upper-left
corner. You can change it to any other loop in the same family.
To change an Apple Loop to another loop in the same family:
1 Click the arrows in the upper-left corner of the loop.
A menu appears, showing all the loops in the same family.
2 Choose a loop from the menu.
Creating Your Own Apple Loops
You can save your Real and Software Instrument recordings as Apple Loops. When you
save a region as an Apple Loop, it is added to the loop library and appears in the loop
browser, so you can use it in other projects. Apple Loops you create from recorded
regions match the tempo and key of the project, just like the Apple Loops included
with GarageBand.
To save a region as an Apple Loop:
1 Select the region in the timeline.
2 Choose Edit > Add To Loop Library, or drag the region over the loop browser.
3 In the Add Loop dialog, do the following:
a Type a name for the loop.
b Choose the scale and genre from the pop-up menus.
c Choose an instrument category and instrument name from the list.
d Click the appropriate mood buttons for easy searching.
4 Click Create.