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i'm a Mac (and GB ) newbie - so with that said maybe i won't need to app any further.
what i doing is this: all my projects originate in Band in a Box (biab)[ because i think the RealTracks are so cool]
the tracks created in biab[usually drums, bass, rhythm guitar, and piano] are then xferred [drag/drop] to GB. now i select an apple loop [usually some type of guitar or piano for fill in) and extend the loop for the length of my tracks. i play the imported tracks [with the loop track muted] and listen - whenever i hear a chord change, i put my index marker at the precise point and splice[cut] my loops track at that point. let's say the chord prog of the song goes from the root - and then up 5 semitones. i then highlight the right portion [remember when i cut the loop, it gave me a right and left side) of the loop and increase it +5 semitones with the pitch slider and let it [the loop] continue to play at +5 semitones until the song changes chords again and i simply repeat the aforementioned process for the next chord change. i know i haven't been around the Mac and GB very long but there'GOT TO BE A BETTER/ QUICKER / SIMPLER WAY. if there is - please reply.
other issues:
1) if your key signature is G and the song goes to a B min - how do you make this chord change.
2) if the song goes from G > G7 - how do you allow for 7th chords - augmented and dim ? ? ?
3) suppose there's a chord change in the middle of a measure ? does this present any special problems ?
4) lastly - sometimes on a piano loop, even though i've written a chord change for that precise point, when-
ever it plays, it doesn't sound like the piano is following the song chords.. when i look closely at the loops
track - there is in fact a chord change where it's supposed to be but the loop doesn't seem to be following
it
sorry for such a long post but i didn't know of a shorter way to post it. ANY help greatly app.
thanks in adv
5string
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Wow, Five, that's a lot of question!
I'm no expert, but I've found the same thing - GB is NOT a good program for chord changes.
I think I can help with some of the "other issues":
(1) a loop has either major or minor tonality - you can't "move" it from one to the other - you've got to use a different loop
(2) same concept as above - if the "loop" was based on a seventh chord, you can't "move" it to another chord type (no way to eliminate a flatted seventh note from the loop and use it as a major chord)
(3) and (4) I don't believe you can "shift" a loop in the middle of it - that is, if it is a two measure loop, I don't think you can shift it after one measure
Hope that makes some sense. Good luck
Bruce
Macbook Pro 2018
2.6 GHz 6-core Intel Core i7, 16 GB RAM
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helps a lot
many thanks bruce
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you're welcome - glad to be of some help! Bruce 
Macbook Pro 2018
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Just out of curiosity why would you consider using an apple loop with all the RT's available? I cut and paste RTs from multiple generations to get what I need for solo and rhythm tracks. And, of course, with no concerns regarding the key or chords. Often I'll have 7 or 8 generations of the same RT in GB to chop up and paste where needed. Not being critical -- just wondering.
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