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Using Apple Loops Utility
Some audio files you use in Soundtrack Pro can include metadata called
tags.
Tags
provide information about the audio recorded in a file. Soundtrack Pro uses tags in one
of two ways:
of two ways:
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To help locate files using the Search feature in Soundtrack Pro
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To provide information that Soundtrack Pro uses when matching the file’s tempo and
key to the project tempo and key, for the best possible playback quality
key to the project tempo and key, for the best possible playback quality
Both AIFF and WAV file formats can include tags. Libraries of audio files created for use
with loop-based music software are usually tagged, and Soundtrack Pro recognizes the
tags used in most popular file formats.
with loop-based music software are usually tagged, and Soundtrack Pro recognizes the
tags used in most popular file formats.
What Is Apple Loops Utility?
Apple Loops Utility is a companion application to Soundtrack Pro that you can use to
view and manage tags in audio files. You can add and change tags using
Apple Loops Utility; you can also tag multiple files, a process known as
view and manage tags in audio files. You can add and change tags using
Apple Loops Utility; you can also tag multiple files, a process known as
batch tagging
.
Apple Loops Utility can read both AIFF and WAV file formats. When you save changes
you make to either type of file, the file is saved as an AIFF file, the default file format for
Soundtrack Pro. The set of tags you can work with using Apple Loops Utility includes all
of the tags in WAV files tagged for use with Sony’s ACID music application, as well as
additional tags.
you make to either type of file, the file is saved as an AIFF file, the default file format for
Soundtrack Pro. The set of tags you can work with using Apple Loops Utility includes all
of the tags in WAV files tagged for use with Sony’s ACID music application, as well as
additional tags.
Tagged audio files can also contain information about
transients.
Transients indicate
where beats occur in the file, and Soundtrack Pro uses transients to play back audio
files at the highest level of quality. Apple Loops Utility can detect transients present in
an audio file, and you can use Apple Loops Utility to add markers for additional
transients and move them to new locations.
files at the highest level of quality. Apple Loops Utility can detect transients present in
an audio file, and you can use Apple Loops Utility to add markers for additional
transients and move them to new locations.
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