
About Apple Loops
Apple Loops are prerecorded music files that you can use to easily add drum beats, rhythm parts, and other repeating patterns to a project. Loops contain musical patterns that can be repeated seamlessly. You can extend a loop to fill any amount of time in a project.
When you add an Apple Loop to a project, GarageBand creates a region for the loop in the timeline. GarageBand automatically matches the tempo and key of the region to the project’s tempo and key. This lets you use several loops together, even if the loops were recorded at different speeds and in different keys.
There are two types of Apple Loops: Real Instrument loops and Software Instrument loops.
- Real Instrument loops can be added to Real Instrument tracks, and can be edited like other Real Instrument regions in the editor. You can also set whether Real Instrument loops match the project tempo or follow their original tempo.
- Software Instrument loops can be added to both Real and Software Instrument tracks, and can be edited like other Software Instrument regions in the editor, including editing individual notes.
Using the GarageBand loop browser, you can quickly find loops with the instrument, genre, and feel you want, preview them, and add them to your project. For information about using the loop browser, see Related Topics below.
Related Topics
Finding loops with the loop browser
