A few facts:
• It was first released together with Soundtrack as a Final Cut Pro bundle in 2003 under the name “
Soundtrack Loop Utility
”
• It is now also bundled with Logic still under the name “Soundtrack Loop Utility”. Version 1.2 ships with Logic
• It is now called “
Apple Loops Utility”
with the new “
Soundtrack Pro
” application and has version number 1.3
• It is stored in the “/
Applications/Utilities
/ directory.
• The old (Soundtrack Loop Utility) and the new (Apple Loops Utility) are identical except of the File Type label.
The workflow of the Utility is fairly simple:
• Open a wav or aiff file in the Utility
• The transition marker, needed for the tempo matching is automatically created
• The basic file info (bit depth, sample rate, channel) is displayed
• You enter the available tags
• You fine tune the transition marker (as needed)
• You preview your loop
• You save it as an Apple Loop (tagged aiff audio file)
User Interface:
The interface is also fairly simple. It has three main areas:
• The main area has two tabs
o Tags: for setting up the tags
o Transients: for setting up the transient markers
• The bottom area has the preview controls
• The Asset button opens the sliding drawer with the list of all the loaded audio files
Apple Loop File icon
You can open both aiff and wav files in Apple Loops Utility but after you add the tags and save it, it becomes an “Apple Loops tag formatted aiff file”
The icon of the saved aiff file is different if you save it from “Apple Loops Utility” and “Soundtrack Loop Utility”, but the format is the same.
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