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Chapter 3 Getting Started With Soundtrack Pro 57

Looping and Non-Looping Files

Soundtrack Pro supports two types of audio files: looping and non-looping files. Most

audio files are non-looping files unless they contain tags for tempo, key, and other

information.

Many of the Apple Loops that come with Soundtrack Pro, as well as other tagged audio

files, can be looping files. Looping files may contain music, rhythmic sounds, or other

repeating patterns. You can resize a looping file to fill any amount of time. Looping files

adjust to the project tempo and key, letting you use loops recorded in different keys

and at different tempos in the same project.

Non-looping files do not adjust to the project tempo and key. You can shorten or

lengthen a non-looping file, but lengthening it beyond the size of the original file adds

only silence to the lengthened part. You can search for non-looping files in the Search

tab using the Search text field.

Both looping and non-looping files can contain tags with information about the file,

including mood, genre, and musical instrument. Soundtrack Pro recognizes tags in

audio files intended for use with loop-based music applications. You can open an audio

file in Apple Loops Utility and add tags, and can convert a looping file to a non-looping

file, or convert a non-looping file to a looping file. For information about tagging audio

files using Apple Loops Utility, see Appendix A, “Using Apple Loops Utility,” on

page 263.

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