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Figure 8-3:

The Add Region to Apple Loops Library window.

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You can create the following:

\\Loop: A loop will follow the project tempo. Loops are great for regions

you want to repeat again and again.

\\One-shot: A one-shot will not follow the tempo and will play until the

region completes. One-shots are great for sound effects or sounds that don’t have rhythmic content.

You can also choose the scale, genre, and instrument descriptors. Click the

Create button and your Apple loop will be added to the loop browser.

Adding Prerecorded Audio to Your Project

If you have audio files on your hard drive that you want to bring into your project, Logic Pro makes the process a breeze. In most cases, adding audio files to your project is a simple drag-and-drop process from Finder or from one of the Logic Pro browsers to an empty audio track.

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Adding audio to your project

All the audio you record or import into your project will show up in the project audio browser. Click the Project tab in the browser window to see all the audio that’s been collected in your project (refer to Figure 8-4).

At the top of the project audio browser are three menus:

\\Audio File: Add audio files from anywhere on your computer. You can

delete, back up, and move files. You can also convert audio files to different formats or convert selected regions to independent audio files on this menu.

\\Edit: Cut, copy, paste, and delete audio files. You can also select all,

used, or unused files on this menu. The project browser has its own undo history, which you can access on this menu.

\\View: Sort, show, hide, or group your audio files in the browser.

The file list has the following four columns:

\\Name: Displays the file name with a disclosure triangle next to it. Click

the disclosure triangle to display all the regions that use the audio file. Clicking a region will select the region in the tracks area. You can doubleclick the file and region name to rename them.

\\Icon: Displays icons that tell you whether the file or region is time-

stamped, follows the project tempo, contains tempo information, or is missing.

\\Info: Displays sample rate, bit depth, input format, and file size. It also

displays a waveform with an anchor icon. You can drag the icon to edit the absolute start time of the region. Click the center of the waveform to audition the audio file.

\\bpm: Displays the tempo of the audio file if the file contains tempo

information.

You can audition these files by clicking the play icon at the bottom left of the browser. Click the play icon again to stop. Click the loop icon to repeat the audio file after you click the play icon. A volume slider adjusts the volume of the audio file you’re auditioning.

You can drag the audio files and regions to existing audio tracks or to an empty area in the tracks area or track list, where a track will be created to contain the region.

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Adding audio from the all files browser

The third tab in the browser window is the all files browser. If you want to add audio, MIDI, or movies from your computer, you would do it from this browser, as shown in Figure 8-6. The all files browser is like the Finder app.

Figure 8-6:

The all files browser.

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Here’s a description of the elements in the all files browser:

\\Back and forward icons: Use these icons to navigate backward or for-

ward, respectively, in your browsing history.

\\Computer, home, and projects icons: These three icons will take you

to your Macintosh HD, user home directory, or Logic Pro projects directory, respectively.

\\List and column view icons: These icons display your files in list view

or column view, respectively.

\\File path selector: The file path is displayed in this area and is clickable

so that you can navigate up the file hierarchy.

\\Search field: Use the search field to find files in your current folder.

The plus icon to the right of the search field allows you to add up to 10 search filters.

\\Results list: Your current search results are displayed in this area. You

can sort the three columns — Name, Date, and Size — by clicking the column headers.