Garage Band LOOPS question

Hi,
I guess this question can apply to both Logic and GarageBand. When using loops am I locked into the "key" that they appear in? What I mean is this. Let's say I make a song in Amajor in 4/4 time. At that point all my loops appear in the key of A. The problem arises when I want to take the chord progression maybe from I - IV - vi - V - I or something. My question is... can I make those same loops play the appropriate chord for the key signature?
I hope this makes sense.
Thank you for any help you can offer.
B.

..I'm not exactly sure what you're asking. But..All the apple loops I've encountered have a series of different notes in one key. You can transpose them, but then not all of the notes in that loop will sound good with the original key. Does that make sense? For example...if you have a loop in A, then play the loop again in D (the IV of A)..it's likely it will contain G natural...a note that occurs in the key of D, but would sound bad in A.
On top of that..most apple loops are simply melodies. I would recommend layering one of them on top of a bass or piano or synth you'd recorded that would play the chords you want in your song.
Hope this answers your question.

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