You can create Apple Loops from your own audio and software instrument recordings. When you create an Apple Loop from a region, it’s added to the loop library and appears in the Loop Browser, so that you can use it in other projects.
You may also find that when you move loops from their location on your hard disk to another folder or hard disk you need to reindex your Apple Loops library.
In Logic Pro, select one or more audio or software instrument regions in the Tracks area.
Do one of the following:
Choose File > Export > Region/Cell to Loop Library.
Control-click the regions, then choose Export > Add to Loop Library from the shortcut menu.
Drag the regions into the Loop Browser.
Press Control-Shift-O.
In the Add Region to Apple Loops Library dialog, select the text in the Name field and enter a new name. If you are adding multiple regions to the loop library at once, the Apple Loops retain the names of the original regions.
If you want the loop you are creating to be part of an existing loop family, give your loop the same name as the rest of the loop family and append the next consecutive number to the end of the name. For example, if you have a loop family consisting of two Apple Loops, Mod Beat 01 and Mod Beat 02, and you want to create your loop as part of that loop family, name the new loop Mod Beat 03.
Select the Type of Apple Loops to create by clicking one of the two radio buttons:
Loop: These Apple Loops conform to project tempo, scale, and key. In order to ensure that the loops conform properly, the region lengths must match a whole number of beats. Choose Loop for loops of musical material.
One-shot: These Apple Loops ignore tempo, scale, and key information, and have a fixed duration. Choose One-shot when creating Apple Loops of sound effects, dialog, and other sounds that are not necessarily musical in nature.
Note: If your region lengths do not fall exactly on a beat, One-shot is the only option available. If you want to create Apple Loops but the option isn’t available, check to make sure your regions begin and end exactly on a beat, and if they don’t, adjust the length of your regions accordingly.
Choose the scale type for the loops from the Scale pop-up menu. If you do not choose a scale type, the scale type of the project is used.
Choose the musical genre for the loops from the Genre pop-up menu.
Choose the key for the loops from the Key pop-up menu. If the project has key changes that affect the regions being exported, those key changes will be written into the Apple Loops. If you do not choose a key, the project key is used.
The Tempo field shows the tempo of the Apple Loops to be created. The tempo for the loops is determined by the project tempo and includes any tempo changes that affect the regions being exported. If you wish to change the tempo for the loops, click Cancel and then change the project tempo at the desired position in the timeline.
Select an instrument category from the left column of the Instrument Descriptors list, then select an instrument from the right column.
Click the mood buttons to the right of the Instrument Descriptors list that fit the loops to add mood descriptors for easy searching. The mood buttons you click will be applied to all the loops you are exporting.
When you’re finished, click Create.
The loops are added to the Loop Browser and to the loop index, and saved as User Loops in the User Library. You can find your new loops by choosing My Loops in the Sound Packs pop-up menu, by using the keyword buttons or menus, or by entering text in the search field at the bottom of the Loop Browser and pressing Return.
In Logic Pro, click the Sound Packs pop-up menu at the top of the Loop Browser, then choose Reindex All Loops from the bottom of the menu.
