Apple Logic Pro 7 - Manual (Page 75)

Chapter 1 Using Logic 75
If you select a Region in Logic’s Arrange window and choose Audio > Open in Apple
Loops Utility the following window opens:
The Apple Loops Utility window consists of the Tags and Transients panes. The bottom
of the window includes a set of playback controls and file management buttons. The
Apple Loops Utility also includes an Assets drawer, located to the right of the main
window, where you manage open files.
Tags Pane
The Tags pane includes areas for different types of tags. It also includes a set of
playback controls that you can use to listen to an open file.
Property Tags
• Number of Beats field: Displays the number of beats in the file.
• File Type button: sets the file type, which can be One-shot (One-shots are audio files
not suitable for repetition) or Looped.
• Key pop-up menu: Sets the key of the file.
• Scale Type pop-up menu: Sets the file’s scale type. The choices are Major, Minor,
Good for Both, and Neither.
• Time Signature pop-up menu: Sets the file’s time signature. The choices are 4/4, 3/4,
5/4, 6/8, and 7/8.
• Author field: Displays the name of the file’s author.
• Copyright field: Displays the file’s copyright date, if one exists.
• Comment field: Displays any comments about the file.
Search Tags
These tags are used by the Search feature in Logic’s Loop Browser when you search for
files matching specific criteria.
• Genre pop-up menu: Displays choices for the musical genre of the file.
• Instrumentation list: Displays choices for the musical instrument or instrument
category recorded in the file. Selecting an instrument category in the left column
displays the list of instruments in that category in the right column.
File Info
This area of the Tags pane includes rows with Kind, Length, Date Modified, Sample
Rate, Channels, Tempo, and File Location information. This information is for viewing
only, and cannot be edited in the Tags pane.
Descriptors
Descriptors are complementary pairs of keywords that describe the mood or character
of the music recorded in the file. Each pair of keywords offers a row of buttons,
allowing you to choose either one keyword from the pair, or neither keyword.