Hi,
I've been using GarageBand now for about a year, and I am sensing the free nature of it is starting to limit me.
I am a guitarist and many of the tracks I record I like to add string loops in, but I'm finding that the loops are not following the key and chord progression of my guitars.
Before I drop £200 on Logic Pro, is it possible to change keys of loops and have it follow a chord progression?
iMac with Retina 5K display, OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)
Hello NickToye
This is a snapshot of the Logic Pro X (Loop Browser) as you can see we have the option to prelisten the loops in a different key (before adding to Tracks Area) from Loop Browser.
but in GarageBand, we don't have that feature.
in GaragBand you can only audition in your project's tempo and key.( so you have to change your project's key )
this is a snapshot of GarageBand's manual.
It's in the Inspector, Inspector in Logic has two sections Region Inspector and Track Inspector.
every region has its own inspector.
so first copy your loop ( orange one is the copy of the blue one )
then select it.
change the Transpose Value...
That's not in the inspector is it? It's in the loops panel.
Ok, I have dropped a loop of 16 bars into my timeline that is in the key of E Minor, then after 16 bars I want to change the key to G Minor. I don't seem to be able to change the track which has the loop to change key.
Nick Hi
You Can just click on the loop region at bar 16 and transpose it in the INSPECTOR.
Hi NickToye
Yes you can change the keys of loops, you can audition the different keys in the loop browser to hear how they are sounding.
That's something you can't do in GarageBand?
Thats right Nick, you can change the Loop keys in Logic, but NOT in Garage Band, as you can see from Leon's post.
Hope that helps!
Great thanks for that.
I was wondering though if you change the key of the project after say 16 bars, will the loop transpose to that key?
Ok, there doesn't seem to be any transpose option for loops.
Thanks Kerochan for that Great Tip but in GarageBand we don't have Inspector.
I'm saying there isn't a transpose option for loops in Logic Pro X.
Yes there is Nick, see Leons earler post with Logic screen shots.
Yeah I saw that, but when I tried to do this with a Strings loop it wasn't showing up. I'll take another look tonight.
Key changes for loops
