Apple Loops Utility 3 User Manual (en)
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1. click Save When you save multiple files using the Save As dialog the files are saved to the selected directory and their names are unchanged When you save changes to files in the WAV format by default they are converted to the AIFF format and saved in the same location as the original WAV files The new AIFF files have the same name as the WAV files but with the aiff file extension You can change this default behavior in the Apple Loops Utility Preferences window See Apple Loops Utility Preferences for more information Chapter 1 Using Apple Loops Utility 17 Removing Files from the Assets Drawer You can remove files from the Assets drawer To remove files Select the file or files in the Assets drawer then click the Remove File button at the top of the drawer or press the Delete key If you remove files to which you have applied changes a dialog appears letting you choose whether to save or discard your changes Apple Loops Utility Preferences You can set preferences for the startup behavior and default file saving behavior in the Apple Loops Utility Preferences window 260 Preferences Startup Mi Show Open Panel On Launch Saving When Converting a WAV to AIFF G Show Conversion Alert O Close WAV and Edit AIFF O Keep Working in WAV Startup Show Open Panel On Launch When this checkbox is selected an Open dialog appears each time you open Apple Loops Utility Saving When Converting a W2. herein are trademarks of their respective companies Mention of third party products is for informational purposes only and constitutes neither an endorsement nor a recommendation Apple assumes no responsibility with regard to the performance or use of these products Preface Chapter 1 Appendix AOU 14 14 16 17 18 18 19 19 20 20 21 21 Contents Welcome to Apple Loops Utility About Apple Loops Utility About the Apple Loops Utility Documentation Additional Resources Using Apple Loops Utility About the Apple Loops Utility Interface Opening Files in Apple Loops Utility Tagging Files in Apple Loops Utility Working with Transients Saving Changes to Files Removing Files from the Assets Drawer Apple Loops Utility Preferences Apple Loops Utility Keyboard Shortcuts General and File Navigation Key and Scale Type Tagging Descriptor Tagging Transients Welcome to Apple Loops Utility Preface 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 pla
3. make changes to a file s tags a dot appears in the Changes column next to the filename to indicate that the file has been changed You can select a file or group of files and make one or several changes and then select another file or group of files and make different changes Apple Loops Utility remembers all the changes you make as you work with different files When you finish making changes you can save changes to only the currently selected files or save changes to all files marked in the Changes column of the Assets drawer Note Changing a file s tags has no effect on the actual audio data recorded in the file Changing the tag for the number of beats for example only changes the information used when Soundtrack Pro searches for files not the actual number of beats recorded in the audio file Similarly changing the tag for key has no effect on the actual musical key of the audio file To tag a single audio file Select the file in the Assets drawer If the drawer is closed click the Assets button to open it Note When a single file is selected you can use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys to move up and down the files in the Assets drawer You can listen to the file using the playback controls Make the changes you want to the file s tags in the Tags tab See Tags Tab for information about the options in the Tags tab Click Save to save changes to the selected file or click Save All to save all changes When multiple file
4. AV to AIFF These options determine Apple Loops Utility behavior when converting WAV files to AIFF files Show Conversion Alert Shows the conversion alert dialog when you try to save a WAV file Close WAV and Edit AIFF Automatically converts the WAV file to an AIFF file closes the WAV file and opens the AIFF file for editing Keep Working in WAV Leaves the WAV file open Chapter 1 Using Apple Loops Utility Apple Loops Utility Keyboard Shortcuts Appendix You can use the following keyboard shortcuts to work quickly and efficiently in Apple Loops Utility This appendix covers the following General and File p 19 e Navigation p 20 e Key and Scale Type Tagging p 20 e Descriptor Tagging p 21 e Transients p 21 General and File Keyboard shortcut Function Creates a new blank Apple Loops Utility window and opens the Open dialog ae fo Opens the Open dialog from which you open files in Apple Loops Utility Closes the current window f 3 sain w Closes the selected files Saves changes to the currently selected files If any of the files are WAV files a dialog appears asking if you want to continue editing the files as WAV files or save them as AIFF files 6 3 Ha VE s Opens the Save As dialog to save the currently selected file with a new name ni Saves all open files Selects the file above the current file in the Assets drawer Selec
5. Apple Loops Utility 3 Copyright 2009 Apple Inc All rights reserved Your rights to the software are governed by the accompanying software license agreement The owner or authorized user of a valid copy of Final Cut Studio or Logic Studio software may reproduce this publication for he purpose of learning to use such software No part of his publication may be reproduced or transmitted for commercial purposes such as selling copies of this publication or for providing paid for support services The Apple logo is a trademark of Apple Inc registered in he U S and other countries Use of the keyboard Apple logo Shift Option K for commercial purposes without he prior written consent of Apple may constitute trademark infringement and unfair competition in violation of federal and state laws Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this manual is accurate Apple is not responsible for printing or clerical errors Note Because Apple frequently releases new versions and updates to its system software applications and Internet sites images shown in this manual may be slightly different from what you see on your screen Apple 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino CA 95014 408 996 1010 ww com Apple the Apple logo Logic Logic Studio Mac and Soundtrack are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries Finder is a trademark of Apple Inc Other company and product names mentioned
6. Utility The Assets drawer contains a Name column that lists the name of each open file and a Changes column that indicates which files have changes applied Add File and Remove File buttons Changes column Playback and File Management Controls The bottom of the Apple Loops Utility window contains a set of playback controls so that you can listen to the file in Apple Loops Utility The playback controls do not affect the file s tags only the playback of the selected file Note When multiple files are selected the playback controls are not available You cannot play more than one file at a time Assets button Go to Beginning button Stop button Tempo slider Play button Volume slider Key pop up menu Go to Beginning button Starts playback from the beginning of the selected file Play button Plays back the selected file Stop button Stops playback of the selected file Key pop up menu Transposes the selected file to a new key for playback Chapter 1 Using Apple Loops Utility 13 Tempo slider Sets the playback tempo of the selected file You can also enter a value in the field Volume slider Sets the playback volume of the selected file You can also enter a value in the field Assets button Shows and hides the Assets drawer Save button Saves your changes to the currently selected files in the Assets drawer Opening Files in Apple Loops Utility You can open audio files from within Appl
7. an Assets drawer located to the right of the main window where you manage open files Tabs Main window Playback controls Assets drawer Chapter 1 Using Apple Loops Utility Tags Tab The Tags tab includes areas for different types of tags as well as a set of playback controls you can use to listen to a file open in Apple Loops Utility Listening to a file can help you decide which tags are appropriate for the file File Info Kind AIFF Length 1 13 237 Date Modified Thursday March 17 2005 Bit Depth 16 bit Sample Rate 48 kHz stereo NJA Loops Apple Loops for Soundtrack Pror Smnindiideac Transnartatian Airnian in l Single O O Ensemble atO Orit Acoustic O Electric Dy O O Processed Clean O O Distorted Cheerful O O Dark Relaxed O O intense REAREAAA Property Tags These tags let you specify a variety of information in a file Number of Beats field Displays the number of beats in the file File Type buttons Set the file type which can be Non looping or Looping Key pop up menu Sets the key of the file Scale Type pop up menu Sets the file s scale type The choices are Major Minor Good for Both and Neither Time Signature pop up menu Sets the file s time signature The choices are 4 4 3 4 5 4 6 8 and 7 8 Author field Displays the name of the file s author You can enter a new name by typing in the field Copyright field Displays the file s co
8. axed Intense Grooving Arrhythmic Melodic Dissonant Sets Batch Tagging to All Sets Batch Tagging to None PPO Voge A Transients You can use the following keyboard shortcuts when working with transients Keyboard shortcut Function Increases sensitivity Appendix Apple Loops Utility Keyboard Shortcuts 21 22 Keyboard shortcut Function a Decreases sensitivity Increases sensitivity five times E Decreases sensitivity five times Nudges the selected marker by one pixel to the left Nudges the selected marker by one pixel to the right gt Selects the previous marker ae Selects the next marker Appendix Apple Loops Utility Keyboard Shortcuts
9. e Loops Utility or directly from a Soundtrack Pro project You can have up to 2000 files open at the same time When you open files in Apple Loops Utility the files are displayed in the File list of the Assets drawer To open an audio file in Apple Loops Utility Do one of the following Choose File gt Open then select the file in the Open dialog Choose File gt Open Recent then choose a file from the submenu Click the Add File button in the Assets drawer Drag files from the Finder to the Assets drawer To open multiple files in Apple Loops Utility Do one of the following Choose File gt Open then Shift click the files in the Open dialog Drag the volume or folder containing the files from the Finder to the Assets drawer You can have multiple Apple Loops Utility windows open at the same time so that you can compare different files Each time you open an Apple Loops Utility window an Open dialog appears letting you choose the file or files to open in that window You can change the open window behavior in the Apple Loops Utility Preferences window See N Apple Loops Utility Preferences for more information Tagging Files in Apple Loops Utility To tag files you select the files in the Assets drawer and then make changes to the selected files tags in the Tags tab When you change the settings in the Tags tab the changes are applied only to the currently selected files Chapter 1 Using Apple Loops Utility When you
10. of keywords describing the mood or character of the music recorded in the file Each pair of keywords has a row of buttons allowing you to choose either one keyword from the pair or neither keyword Chapter 1 Using Apple Loops Utility Transients Tab The Transients tab contains a large waveform display with a Beat ruler and a horizontal scroll bar Markers indicate the position of transients in the file Typically transients correspond to the peaks or most pronounced amplitude changes in a sound s waveform The Transients tab includes controls for the beat division and sensitivity with which Apple Loops Utility detects transients in the file You can also listen to the file using the playback controls to help determine where transients occur Transient Division pop up menu Sensitivity slider Transient marker i Waveform of audio file Transient Division pop up menu Sets the beat value at which Apple Loops Utility detects transients e Sensitivity slider Sets the degree of sensitivity at which Apple Loops Utility detects transients Chapter 1 Using Apple Loops Utility 12 Assets Drawer The Assets drawer lists the files open in Apple Loops Utility The drawer is open by default when you open Apple Loops Utility Tabs Main window Playback controls Assets drawer To show or hide the Assets drawer Click the Assets button at the bottom of the Apple Loops Utility window Chapter 1 Using Apple Loops
11. pple products from around the world where you can search for an answer post your question or answer other users questions go to e http discussions apple com Preface Welcome to Apple Loops Utility Using Apple Loops Utility 1 You use Apple Loops Utility to view and manage metadata tags in audio files Some audio files you use in Soundtrack Pro include tags Tags provide information about the audio recorded in a file This chapter covers the following About the Apple Loops Utility Interface p 7 Opening Files in Apple Loops Utility p 14 Tagging Files in Apple Loops Utility p 14 Working with Transients p 16 Saving Changes to Files p 17 Removing Files from the Assets Drawer p 18 Apple Loops Utility Preferences p 18 About the Apple Loops Utility Interface There are two main tabs in Apple Loops Utility that you ll use to work with tags You may want to open Apple Loops Utility so you can familiarize yourself with the interface To open Apple Loops Utility In the Finder double click the Apple Loops Utility icon in the Utilities folder within the Applications folder You may choose to add the Apple Loops Utility icon to the Dock for easier access For more information see Mac Help The interface consists of a window with two tabs the Tags tab and the Transients tab The bottom of the window includes a set of playback controls and file management buttons Apple Loops Utility also includes
12. pyright data if it exists You can enter new data by typing in the field Comment field Displays any comments about the file You can enter comments by typing in the field Chapter 1 Using Apple Loops Utility Search Tags These tags are used by the Search feature in Soundtrack Pro when you search for files matching specific criteria Collection Displays the name of the collection the file is affiliated with if one exists You can enter new data by typing in the field Theme Displays the name of the theme the file is affiliated with if one exists You can enter new data by typing in the field Genre pop up menu Displays choices for the musical genre of the file Instrument list Displays choices for the musical instrument or instrument category recorded in the file Selecting an instrument category in the left column displays the list of instruments in that category in the right column File Info This information is for viewing only and cannot be edited in the Tags tab Kind Displays the file type Length Displays the length of the file Date Modified Displays the last date the file was modified Bit Depth Displays the bit depth of the file Sample Rate Displays the sample rate of the file e Channels Displays a description of the number of channels in the file Tempo Displays the tempo of the file File Location Displays the full path to the file Descriptors Descriptors are complementary pairs
13. s are selected only the tags that apply to all the selected files can be changed Items in the Tags tab that do not apply to all the currently selected files are dimmed and unavailable To tag multiple files Select the files in one of the following ways To select adjacent files in the Assets drawer Shift click the files To select nonadjacent files in the Assets drawer Command click the files To select all files in the Assets drawer Press Command Shift A Make the changes you want to the available tags for the selected files in the Tags tab See Tags Tab for information about the options in the Tags tab 3 Select the checkboxes next to the tags for which you want to save changes Click Save to save changes to the selected files or click Save All to save all changes There are many keyboard shortcuts to simplify the task of tagging files For a complete list of keyboard shortcuts see Apple Loops Utility Keyb wd snortcuts Chapter 1 Using Apple Loops Utility 15 16 Working with Transients Transients are the points in an audio file where beats occur Typically transients occur at the widest areas of a waveform in the waveform display During playback Soundtrack Pro adjusts looping files using a technique called stretching to achieve the best audio quality based on the loop s transients Non looping files are not affected by stretching When you open a file in Apple Loops Utility it looks for transient
14. s at every 16th note position based on the file s tags for tempo and the number of beats You can change the beat value at which Apple Loops Utility detects transients using the Transient Division pop up menu To display a file in the Transients tab Select the file in the Assets drawer then click the Transients tab The Transients tab can display only one file If multiple files are selected no waveform is displayed in the window The waveform display in the Transients tab displays both the transients detected by Apple Loops Utility and transients you add to the file You can add transients and move existing transients in the Transients tab To add a new transient Click in the darker area above the Beat ruler in the waveform display To move a transient marker Drag the marker by its handle in the area above the Beat ruler To change the beat value of detected transients Choose a beat value from the Transient Division pop up menu Choosing a larger beat value results in fewer transients being detected Choosing a smaller beat value results in more transients being detected if they are present in the audio recorded in the file on vV Whole Notes ig 1 2 Notes 1 4 Notes 1 16 Notes 1 32 Notes 1 64 Notes Sometimes transients occur at points in the audio file other than on a beat value You can have Apple Loops Utility detect additional transients in the file using the Sensitivity slider When you increase the
15. sensitivity of transient detection Apple Loops Utility considers points of higher amplitude in the waveform as transients regardless of whether or not they occur at a beat value Chapter 1 Using Apple Loops Utility To change the sensitivity of transient detection Drag the Sensitivity slider to the left to decrease the sensitivity or to the right to increase the sensitivity of transient detection To remove a transient Do one of the following Click the transient s handle in the area above the Beat ruler then press the Delete key Drag the transient out of the area above the Beat ruler Saving Changes to Files When you save changes in Apple Loops Utility you can save changes to only the currently selected files or to all files marked in the Changes column of the Assets drawer Any other file tags are unchanged This is especially useful when working with a large group of files When saving multiple files the checkbox next to the tag must be selected if changes to that tag are to be saved For information about tagging multiple files see Tagging Files in Apple Loops Utility To save changes to the currently selected files Click the Save button Saving changes to a large number of files may take several minutes To save all changes Click the Save All button in the Assets drawer To save multiple files to the same directory Choose File gt Save As Navigate to the directory where you want to save the files then
16. ts the file below the current file in the Assets drawer 19 20 98 sui a Selects all files in the Assets drawer Navigation Makes the Tags tab active Makes the Transients tab active Makes the Assets drawer active Key and Scale Type Tagging Keyboard shortcut Function Turns on keyboard tagging Sets the key to A Sets the key to A A sharp CJ Sets the key to B Sets the key to C Sets the key to C C sharp ca Sets the key to D Sets the key to D D sharp Sets the key to E Sets the key to F shitt Sets the key to F F sharp CJ Sets the key to G Sets the key to G G sharp E Sets the scale type to Major SEDEER 8 Appendix Apple Loops Utility Keyboard Shortcuts Keyboard shortcut Function Sets the scale type to Minor cv Sets the scale type to Both Sets the scale type to Neither Descriptor Tagging You can use the following keyboard shortcuts when working with descriptor tags For the following descriptor keyboard shortcuts pressing the key once selects the first left item pressing the key again selects the second right item and pressing the key a third time selects Neither the center button Keyboard shortcut Function Single Ensemble Part Fill Acoustic Electric Dry Processed Clean Distorted Cheerful Dark Rel
17. ut Soundtrack Pro see the Soundtrack Pro User Manual Apple Loops Utility User Manual This comprehensive document describes the Apple Loops Utility interface commands and menus Soundtrack Pro User Manual This is a comprehensive document that describes the Soundtrack Pro interface commands and menus and gives step by step instructions for creating Soundtrack Pro projects and for accomplishing specific tasks It is written for users of all levels of experience Additional Resources Along with the documentation that comes with Apple Loops Utility there are a variety of other resources you can use to find out more about Apple Loops Utility Soundtrack Pro Website For general information and updates as well as the latest news on Soundtrack Pro go to e http www apple com finalcutstudio soundtrackpro Apple Service and Support Websites There are a number of Apple websites that you can visit to find additional information For software updates and answers to the most frequently asked questions for all Apple products go to the general Apple Support web page You ll also have access to product specifications reference documentation and Apple and third party product technical articles e http www apple com support For software updates documentation discussion forums and answers to the most frequently asked questions for Soundtrack Pro go to http www apple com support soundtrackpro For discussion forums for all A
18. yback 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 e About Apple Loops Utility p 5 About the Apple Loops Utility Documentation p 6 e 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 About the Apple Loops Utility Documentation The Apple Loops Utility User Manual this document describes the Apple Loops Utility application only For information abo
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