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Tags tab – Apple Loops Utility User Manual

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Tags Tab

The Tags tab includes areas for different types of tags, and also includes a set of
playback controls you can use to listen to a file open in Apple Loops Utility. Listening to
a file can help you decide which tags are appropriate for the file.

Property Tags
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Number of Beats field:

Displays the number of beats in the file.

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File Type buttons:

Set the file type, which can be Non-looping or Looping.

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Key pop-up menu:

Sets the key of the file.

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Scale Type pop-up menu:

Sets the file’s scale type. The choices are Major, Minor, Good

for Both, and Neither.

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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.

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Author field:

Displays the name of the file’s author. You can enter a new name by

typing in the field.

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Copyright field:

Displays the file’s copyright data, if it exists. You can enter new data

by typing in the field.

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Comment field:

Displays any comments about the file. You can enter comments by

typing in the field.

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