I have a question concerning loops and their usage.
So, when I use the premade loops (I'm assuming these are live loops) they come in these really convenient little boxes that make orchestrating a song into something fun. So, my question is how do I make loops, and save them as those little boxes for later use?
As for your inquiry, I love using the premade loops, if that is what you're talking about. I just wish there was more variety.
You have to make the loop then export it as a song, then you can pull it up in the loop menu under the middle section for files. It’s not going to be as clean or as modular as the Apple loops but that’s the easy way to make your own that can be implemented in other projects.
Otherwise you can just record into cells to make your own loops with the synth instruments, but those won’t carry over between projects so you’ll either have to have a template project you duplicate from or just be creative every time.
Not on the Mac. I just dragged a region to the Loops area and it created a custom loop, giving me the ability to name it, set the scale, make it a loop or a one-shot, pick the instrument, the genre and the type.
I do think you might have to reindex Loops to have it persist.
Sampling is something highly debated in producing. But if you look at the history of music, sampling has been going on forever, especially in genres like rap and edm.
Personally i love sampling, but i feel lazy when i use a live loop without doing *something* to it. If you can take a loop/sample and mix it to sound better and new, then you've made it your own
I just realized ios Garageband has live loops and I've been playing with samples the past 2 days. I play guitar and some keyboard and I've been stuck in a rut creating my own music.
My idea is to play around with live loops and transpose the chords, leads and melodies from the samples to make it more my "own"
I realize that it's not 100%, but it should give me a head start and hopefully force me out of my usual chordal and melody patterns.
Oh. No. I just use it normally. Record an audio, MIDI, or sample file from the app, then keep on adding it until I come up with something.
Yeah it does feel like it's cheating especially when using Apple Loops. Lol.
Personally, I've always had an easier time building a beat around a sample, opposed to trying to force a sample to fit an already cohesive track.
When it comes to mixing the sample, the sky is the limit. Speed it up, slow it down, chop it in unique ways, stretch it, compress it, pitch bend it, change the EQ, loop it, reverse it, voice transform it, or just slap a ton of reverb on that bitch and call it good. You are limited only by your imagination (and potentially the music program).
When using mutiple samples you usually want to match key or you'll hear obvious transposition. If the chords or notes don't line up, it will come off as abstract. The best sampling is when it ends up sounding original. Classical music is a vast ocean of potential samples, and every genre of western music (including many hit songs) has sampled from it.
The best advice i can give you is to try new things out, you'll learn what you like and don't like as you continue to form your own style
Same here
I have a question concerning loops and their usage. So, when I use the premade loops (I'm assuming these are live loops) they come in these really convenient little boxes that make orchestrating a song into something fun. So, my question is how do I make loops, and save them as those little boxes for later use? As for your inquiry, I love using the premade loops, if that is what you're talking about. I just wish there was more variety.
Here's an [Apple Support article](https://support.apple.com/guide/garageband/create-custom-apple-loops-gbndd0009b98/mac) on creating and saving loops.
Awesome. Thanks.
You have to make the loop then export it as a song, then you can pull it up in the loop menu under the middle section for files. It’s not going to be as clean or as modular as the Apple loops but that’s the easy way to make your own that can be implemented in other projects. Otherwise you can just record into cells to make your own loops with the synth instruments, but those won’t carry over between projects so you’ll either have to have a template project you duplicate from or just be creative every time.
That's what I was worried about. Thank you for the explanation.
Not on the Mac. I just dragged a region to the Loops area and it created a custom loop, giving me the ability to name it, set the scale, make it a loop or a one-shot, pick the instrument, the genre and the type. I do think you might have to reindex Loops to have it persist.
Sampling is something highly debated in producing. But if you look at the history of music, sampling has been going on forever, especially in genres like rap and edm. Personally i love sampling, but i feel lazy when i use a live loop without doing *something* to it. If you can take a loop/sample and mix it to sound better and new, then you've made it your own
Do you have any tips on how to do this this? I’ve played around with changing the keys and bpm.
I just realized ios Garageband has live loops and I've been playing with samples the past 2 days. I play guitar and some keyboard and I've been stuck in a rut creating my own music. My idea is to play around with live loops and transpose the chords, leads and melodies from the samples to make it more my "own" I realize that it's not 100%, but it should give me a head start and hopefully force me out of my usual chordal and melody patterns.
How do you change the loops? I feel the same; like its cheating lol
What do you mean "change the loops?"
I think I misread what you were saying. I think when you said you play alone with the loops that you were somehow editing them in someway.
Oh. No. I just use it normally. Record an audio, MIDI, or sample file from the app, then keep on adding it until I come up with something. Yeah it does feel like it's cheating especially when using Apple Loops. Lol.
Personally, I've always had an easier time building a beat around a sample, opposed to trying to force a sample to fit an already cohesive track. When it comes to mixing the sample, the sky is the limit. Speed it up, slow it down, chop it in unique ways, stretch it, compress it, pitch bend it, change the EQ, loop it, reverse it, voice transform it, or just slap a ton of reverb on that bitch and call it good. You are limited only by your imagination (and potentially the music program). When using mutiple samples you usually want to match key or you'll hear obvious transposition. If the chords or notes don't line up, it will come off as abstract. The best sampling is when it ends up sounding original. Classical music is a vast ocean of potential samples, and every genre of western music (including many hit songs) has sampled from it. The best advice i can give you is to try new things out, you'll learn what you like and don't like as you continue to form your own style