
Logic Pro 7.1 – Apple Loops (2005-0905) 7 of 23
Column View
• Column View has three column
• Column 1: This is the main column called “Loops” which lists the four
search fields “Genre”, “Instruments”, “Moods”, Favorites” and an
additional field “All”
• The second and third columns list only keywords if they exist in any of
your indexed Apple Loops.
• Column 2: This column lists the content of the selected field in the
first Column:
o
: lists all Genre values which exist in the indexed Apple
Loops, max 10
o
: lists all Instrument values that exist in your
indexed Apple Loops, max 79 Instruments in 15 Instrument
Categories.
o
: lists all Mood values which exist in your indexed Apple Loops, max 18
Column 3: This column lists all valid Instruments and Moods that exist in your indexed Apple Loops, based on all search criteria you
entered. The number in parenthesis displays how many Apple Loops with that tag exist. Selecting any tag value in column 3 displays all
Apple Loops carrying that tag in the Results Pane
The first 4 search fields (Scale, Signature, Name, Folder) are always active together with the selection in the Column. That means that what
you see in Column 3 is the combined search. i.e. if you select the columns “By Instruments > Bass” then the result in column 3 includes
also the search criteria “Minor”, “4/4” “Show All” if these are the values of the popup menus above.
Refine search: You can change the entry in the Scale field and Name filed and it will affect the results in column 3 and the result list
Reset column selection: If you change the Signature or the Folder popup menu however then the column selection will be reset! and not
refined like with the Scale or Name field (maybe a bug?)
Pro:
Column View lets you see possible search hits (the number in parenthesis) before you select the value and display the result in the Result
Pane, which lists only those Apple Loops with that particular Instrument or Mood. This is a good method if you want to make a small selection
of possible good search hits.
Con:
You can’t make a combined search with multiple values like “Genre: Urban”, “Instrument Guitar”, “Mood: Clean AND Dry AND Melodic”. You
can do his in the Matrix View
Matrix View
Interface
• The Matrix View has 54 buttons (6x9)
• Each button can be freely assigned to any tag value from an existing
value list
o Right click on a button will popup a menu with the three
search fields “Genre”, Instruments”, “Description” which is the
same as “Mood” in the Column View (note to Apple, please
clean up the GUI)
o The three search fields have more submenus from where you
select the tag value for the button
o The “Reset” and “Favorites” button cannot be reassigned
• The default arrangement assigns the first three columns to
Instruments, then one column for Genres and last two columns are
setup for the 9 pairs of opposite moods (Relaxed-Intense, Single-
Ensemble, etc)
• The buttons can have three modes which reflect the search criteria of the 4
search fields above (Scale, Signature, Name, Folder):
o
: there is at least one indexed Apple Loop that matches
the search criteria of the first four search fields and this tag value
o
(Grayed out): there is no Apple Loop which matches the search
criteria of the first four search fields with this tag value
o
(Highlighted): The value tag is selected and part of the search criteria.
The “Reset” button un-selects all selected buttons
Search Rules
At least one button has to be selected (highlighted) to complete a search (if no Name
search was entered) and have the matching Apple Loops displayed in the Result Pane
below
The buttons are “self-eliminating”: Every time you change any of the search fields, the
buttons changing the mode to display which tag value exists for the current search
criteria. You can narrow your search by further selecting or un-selecting buttons
If you change the selection of the first four search fields and which results in “No
Match”, i.e. selecting the 7/8 Signature, then all the selected buttons are un-selected
(Reset)
Because the Loop Browser performs a “live” search, every change in the search fields or
selection of the buttons will change the display of the Apple Loops in the Result Pane
that match the search criteria. (Except the Name entry field)
Popup menu
Instruments
Sub-categories
Button Modes:
available – not available - selected
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