an application for iOS and OS X that allows users to create music and podcasts
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Keyboard Issues Garage Band
Alright so I've been working in Garageband for about a month and have made a few tracks, but I've just come across a problem that I have yet to encounter, and I can't find anything about it online. ...
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how to remove distortion from concert video file in iMovie or GarageBand?
I was at a concert last night and recorded a few little videos on my Canon camera, but the sound was so loud that it's very distorted.
I can hear vocals and guitar on the video, but the distortion ...
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Rubato part in Garageband?
I'm playing around with Garageband, and in the track I'm creating, I want to add a rubato part; that is, a part where there is no fixed rhythm. After this part, I want Garageband to resume counting ...
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How to make my Garage Band '11 ringtone louder?
I created a ringtone using Garage Band '11 and my bass directly inputted to my MAC. I was able to create the ringtone I wanted, and selected the 30 second loop, however the volume is really low. I've ...
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GarageBand - volume maxing out
I have a multi-track mix in GarageBand. Each individual track has been recorded without clipping, and at no point during the song do any individual track volume levels go into the 'red area'.
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Working with audio samples on an iPad
I'm looking for an iPad app that allows me to work with audio samples that I can later use in GarageBand (iOS) to create songs. The GarageBand audio sampler is useful, but its functionality is a bit ...
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Midi import into GarageBand
I recorded a midi file on my electric piano. When I import it into GarageBand, the tempo is changed and the instrument tracks sound different. The music sounds terrible after being converted into ...
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Sound Output from Garageband (on iPad) using Bluetooth
Is it possible to use bluetooth to listen to the sounds of Garageband on iPad? I don't succeed to do it. I hear the sound from the ipad's speaker... But I can do it when I listen to iTunes for ...
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Mac App Store update stuck (Installing - Calculating…)
I opened GarageBand for the first time, to find that most of the loops required me to download the Apple Loops from Software Update. I agreed to this.
The App Store opened and gave me the option to ...
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Garageband: Error while trying to synchronize Audio and MIDI
Could anyone help me, i getting this error message
Error while trying to synchronize Audio and MIDI.
Sample Rate 48000 recognized
Check conflict between GarageBand and external device.
i heard ...
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How to fix Magic GarageBand missing files?
I hadn't used the Magic GarageBand feature before today (I generally don't use GarageBand that often) and when I went to try it, everything seemed to work until I clicked Open in GarageBand in the ...
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How do I restore lost Garageband instruments?
I opened Garageband after a long time and noticed that all my instruments are lost. The .exs and sampler files are still where they are supposed to be: /Library/Application ...
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GarageBand copied from another Mac
I just copied Garageband on a memory stick from a friends new iMac to my older Macbook Pro which I recently updated (clean install) to Mountain Lion. Unfortunately, during the upgrade I lost ...
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How do I stop GarageBand from always popping up with the message “The Number of Midi Inputs Have Changed”
How do I stop GarageBand from always popping up with the message "The Number of Midi Inputs Have Changed"
Every time I unplug or plug-in my Midi keyboard GarageBand always pops up with this message ...
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Can't burn podcast sounds to disk
I am trying to burn some sounds and a recording of my voice to a disk using GarageBand. It is set on podcast.
When I click burn to disk, it looks like is working, but then it says it can't burn to ...
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Can I import songs I downloaded into garageband on my iPad, with no laptop fileshare?
Im a rapper, so all I want to do is import a beat onto garageband and record my vocals over that. Problem is I don't have a laptop, just the iPad. I have downloaded instrumetals on other apps. Is it ...
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Garage band doesn't get the “note off signal” when using the pedal on my keyboard. What can I do?
I'm connecting my nord stage piano via USB to my laptop for midi recording with garage band, but for some reason it doesn't get the "note off" signal when I use the pedal. The notes just keep ringing ...
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How Can I Transfer Songs Between Garageband for iOS and OS X?
I have Garageband in iPad, iPhone and OS X. How can I transfer the music between them? I have enabled iCloud with iPad and iPhone but cannot understand how to get the music from there to OS X? I have ...
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Why aren't all my garageband loops present?
It says I have to update the software but there isn't an update for garageband on the App store.
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How do I move GarageBand to a new Mac?
I have a copy of GarageBand 4 (I think it's branded as "iLife 08" in the retail box) on an old Mac. I bought a new Mac, and want to transfer the app to it. (By my reading of the license, this is ...
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You have updates available on another account
I received this Mac as a gift. Everything worked fine, now in the App Store the default applications GarageBand, iMovie and iPhoto refuse to update, since it asks for the Apple ID of the previous ...
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Displaying 'note keys/labels' on Garageband for iOS (specifically iPad)
I'm wondering if there is a way to display all the 'note letters' on the keys in the Keyboard on GarageBand for iOS.
At the moment it only displays the 'C notes' - for example C2, C3 and C4.
I ...
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Quicktime sound bank in GarageBand
I'm trying to use the 128 MIDI instruments from Quicktime. I clicked on DLSmusic device in the instrument menu, but when I click on the edit button (the one with three dots on lines) the Quicktime ...
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Can GarageBand's yellow edit bar be shortened to less than 5 seconds?
I'm trying to export a 2 second sound from GarageBand, and I've seen other posts here (please link to them) that recommend turing on the cycle region button and adjusting the yellow bar that appears ...
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Why does GarageBand have the older window control buttons?
This isn't a huge deal, but it is kind of bugging me since I actually like the smaller ones that were introduced in Lion better than the bigger ones. In all other apps, the "traffic light" window ...
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Garageband: Audio from mic very quiet
I use a USB mic (this one http://www.mxlmics.com/microphones/usb/007/) to record spoken audio in Garageband. My problem is that when I go to edit the audio I've recorded, it's far too quiet to hear in ...
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Soundfonts in GarageBand: where can we select the .sf2 files?
I am trying to use soundfonts with GarageBand '11 (version 6.0.5). I downloaded 2 files from HammerSound, I put them in Library > ...Banks, and, in GarageBand, I created a new project, went to the ...
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Re-Installing GarageBand from iLife '11 DVD (Guitar Tracks Issue)
Due to an issue regarding the creation of Guitar Tracks in GarageBand '11, and that none of the reported fixes (here and here) have worked, I am looking to re-install. However, I don't appear to be ...
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Import and export chapter markers from garage band or using command line tool
I want to be able to import and export chapter markers to and from a garage band podcast.
There are several possibilities:
Use apple script to do this within garage band
Use a command line tool to ...
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No More Vocals Instruments in GarageBand '11?
I'm trying to change my voice on Skype using this tutorial http://www.erzsabet.com/mySLSound.html, which I got working with GarageBand '09. However, I just bought GarageBand '11, and there doesn't ...
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Export from garageband to audacity
I want to export ALL the audio tracks from garageband to audacity. I searched on the internet and it is apparently not possible ( here for instance), or better it is possible but one track at time.
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samples on Garageband on the iPhone?
Is it possible to import samples into the iPhone version of Garageband?
I have see that its possible to do this on the iPad & mac version but I am not sure if I can do it on the iPhone.
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How do I use piano pedals in Garageband?
I created a new piano project in Garageband. When I click the on-screen keyboard, it plays notes. On a normal piano, one of the pedals causes notes to continue playing even after they are released (I ...
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Where does GarageBand put its downloaded instruments and loop libraries?
I've been using the new(ish) GarageBand on Lion for a month or so now. Early on, it prompted me to download instrument sample libraries and loops of around 1.5 GB which were not included in the ...
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How do I import files into GarageBand on iPod touch?
I'm trying to import the m4a files that iTunes synchronized from the Voice Memo app, but the files are not showing up in the GarageBand app in iOS when I open it.
Any idea how to import these sound ...
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Can I play along to Garageband lessons with an instrument which isn't connected to the computer?
When I try launching a piano lesson in GarageBand '11, it says the following:
GarageBand has detected that you don to have a musical keyboard attached.
Please connect your USB or ...
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Will iRig connect my electronic guitar to my MacBook Pro?
I know Apogee iJam can do this, but it's a little expensive for me. iRig can connect a guitar to iOS devices, but will iRig connect a guitar to a MacBook Pro?
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How do I remove GarageBand?
I'm nearly out of space and ~/Library/Application Support/GarageBand is taking up 1.5 GB and GarageBand.app is taking up 381 MB of my hard disk space.
Can I simply remove the app itself and this ...
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connect speaker and guitar to macbook with only one 3.5 mm jack
I want to connect eletro acoustic guitar and a speaker too to my Macbook.
My Macbook has only one 3.5 mm jack and for connecting 2 devices simultaneously I need to have two 3.5 mm jacks. Is there any ...
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Asking QuickTime Player 7 to play MIDI files through GarageBand
By just launching a MIDI file it will play by default using QuickTime Player 7, but the volume is rather low and the sound is far from polished.
How can I ask QuickTime player 7 (or any other ...
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Why won't my files import into garageband?
I'm attempting to import an mp3 into garageband for some basic editing.
I used the media browser to locate the file and then I 'dragged and dropped' main area ('drag apple loops here!')- a quick ...
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Use GarageBand's metronome for practice
In GarageBand '09, I find that the Metronome plays only when I'm recording.
How do I use the Metronome just for practice?
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How can I get more keyboard software instruments for GarageBand?
I've been using GarageBand to play my MIDI keyboard for a few years, just because of its built-in software instruments for keyboards. Now I'm thinking about purchasing some jam packs only for the ...
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Installed GarageBand Jam Pack 2 Remix Tools but can't find it
The installer installed it to my hard drive but I don't see an icon that I'm supposed to click on to access it. Can anyone help me understand this
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Garageband on 10.4.11: which version and where to find it?
I'd love to install garageband on an old mac mini...
Which version will it run on 10.4.11?
Can I download it from apple site or any other source?
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Can I have custom GarageBand track icons?
Is it possible to manually define a custom icon on track in GarageBand? Having something like a usericon I see on web sites makes knowing whose track I'm editing much easier than having to read ...
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Using Garage Band sounds for commercial purposes
Im making a Drumming app for the iphone and the ipod touch.
I was searching for good drum samples around the internet, but couldn't find anything fitting. Then i thought of garageband and its drum ...
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How can I change sound depth and frequency characteristics in GarageBand?
How can I change depth (bits) and frequency (kHzs) characteristics when recording session in GarageBand?
If I can't then what are the default values?
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Remove seconds of silence at end of GarageBand exports
Whenever I export a song to disk from GarageBand, it automatically adds a few seconds of silence to the end.
I don't want that silence, as the files I'm exporting are sound effect mixes to be played ...
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Adjusting the scale in GarageBand track visualization?
I've recorded some audio from an external mic and an acoustic guitar with a mic. I can hear it just fine when I play it back, but in the visualization it is almost invisible. There are just some ...
