Apple Loops Utility 3 - Manual (Page 5)

Some audio files you use in Soundtrack Pro can include metadata called tags. Tags provide
information about the audio recorded in a file. Apple Loops Utility is a companion
application to Soundtrack Pro that you can use to view and manage tags in audio files.
Soundtrack Pro uses tags in one of two ways: to help locate files using the Search feature
in Soundtrack Pro, and to provide information that Soundtrack Pro uses when matching
the file’s tempo and key to the project tempo and key—for the best possible playback
quality.
Both AIFF and WAV file formats can include tags. Libraries of audio files created for use
with loop-based music software are usually tagged, and Soundtrack Pro recognizes the
tags used in most popular file formats.
This preface covers the following:
• About Apple Loops Utility (p. 5)
• About the Apple Loops Utility Documentation (p. 6)
• Additional Resources (p. 6)
About Apple Loops Utility
You can add and change tags using Apple Loops Utility. You can also tag multiple files,
a process known as batch tagging.
Apple Loops Utility can read both AIFF and WAV file formats. When you save changes
you make to either type of file, the file is saved as an AIFF file, the default file format for
Soundtrack Pro. The set of tags you can work with using Apple Loops Utility includes all
of the tags in WAV files tagged for use with Sony’s ACID music application, as well as
additional tags.
Tagged audio files can also contain information about transients. Transients indicate
where beats occur in the file, and Soundtrack Pro uses transients to play back audio files
at the highest level of quality. Apple Loops Utility can detect transients present in an
audio file, and you can use Apple Loops Utility to add markers for additional transients
and move them to new locations.
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