Phil, Indeed, all of the "included" loops in Garageband are in 4/4 time. When you purchase Main Stage, Apple's live performance tool for $29.00, you can download all of the additional Apple Loops. It's a very good deal, as all of the packs used to cost something in the neighborhood of $129 a piece. Anyway, there are a small amount of 3/4, 6/8, & 12/8 loops in these additional packs. However, it's pretty limited, still. So, IMO, you've got to start purchasing, downloading, scavenging other time signature loops.
Good luck, CJ On Jan 14, 2013, at 4:18 PM, Phil Halton <philh...@comcast.net> wrote: > Okay, you're all probably a little tired of this subject by now, but I have > found what I think is the problem and its solution, and think I should detail > it here for future reference. > > It seems that a project must be in 4/4 time signature for the loop browser to > work. My project was in cut time (2/4) and I decided to create a new project > in 4/4 and voila, loops all over the place - the place was lousy with them! > > Then, to confirm my suspiscion I created another project, in 2/4 time again, > and not a loop to be found. > > I guess it makes sense as apple loops are created with a certain beat > information embedded in the file and its probably based on a time signature > of 4/4. Anything other than that brings up no matchs in the loop browser's > sick logic. > > I suppose I should experiment with other time sigs (3/4 etc) to see what the > limitations actually are, but for now, this is big news for me and a big > relief (I was beginning to think Apple had it out for me personally) > > Oh yeah, I also successfuly rebuilt the apple loop index as follows in case > there is interest. > (this procedure comes from Apple support pages and several other sources on > the web) > > 1) deleted all the entries in the /library/audio/apple loops index/ folder. > 2) open GarageBand and try to open the loop browser, GB reports that there > are no loops installed. > 3) drag the /library/audio/apple loops/ folder and drop it on GB's loop > browser. > > to do this I found it necessary to: > 1) place GB and Finder side-by-side on the screen with the resize window > functions (VO shift tilda) > 2) Mark the Apple Loops folder with VO comma > 3) command tab back to GBB, interact with the loop browser, and drop the > folder of loops with VO period. > > It took a few minutes for GB to rebuild the index. After rebuilding, the > apple loops index folder contained 8 new entries (1 for each of my loop > folders) > > I hope this is useful to others out there who are pulling their hair out and > crying themselves to sleep over this problem. > > Also, if you have anything to add to this information, please do - that's how > we learn. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email tomacvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email > tomacvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
