
My loops don’t appear in the loop browser
When you install GarageBand, an index for all the included Apple Loops is installed on your computer. The loop browser uses the index to find loops and show information about them in the results list. If you want to add more loops to your collection, you need to add them by dragging them to the loop browser so they are added to the index.
GarageBand can also use loops created for other music software. In some cases, these loops may not appear in the loop browser.
If your loops don't appear in the loop browser, try the following:
- Choose GarageBand > Preferences, click Loops, and deselect the “Filter for more relevant results” checkbox. When this option is selected, only loops in keys close to the project’s key appear in the loop browser.
- Be sure to add new loops by dragging them to the loop browser. Do not copy or drag them directly to the Apple Loops library. When you drag loops over the loop browser, GarageBand adds them to the the Apple Loops library and to the index.
- Open the Track Info pane and choose Show All from the pop-up menu at the top.
- If you add loops other than Apple Loops, and they do not appear in the loop browser after being indexed, you may need to drag them from the Finder to the timeline to add them to a project. Loops dragged from the Finder will not appear in the loop browser.
