- On-Screen Keyboards
- External Instruments
- Choosing a GB Instrument
- Recording Options
- Recording a Track
Importing Files
Have a song file or an audio CD track that you'd like to use in a GarageBand creation? Importing audio files into GarageBand is quick and easy.
GarageBand allows you to import the following types of audio files: AIFF, WAV, AAC, Apple Lossless Encoder, and MP3.
If you already have the file on the computer or a data CD, simply drag the file's icon into a blank area of the GarageBand window. A small green plus sign will appear beside the cursor when you're in the correct spot. Drop the file in the window, and GarageBand will import it as a new track.
If your song is on an audio CD, you will first need to import the CD into iTunes. For information on how to do this, see our iTunes 6.0 tutorial. Once the desired song appears in your iTunes library, just drag the song from the iTunes window into the GarageBand window.
Imported files may be lengthy and difficult to process, so be patient; it may take GarageBand awhile to fill in the imported track. Using imported files will also make the program run more slowly.
Once you've imported a file, it will appear as an orange Real Instrument track.
Now, you can edit and manipulate it as you would any other Real Instrument track.
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