Beachball in GarageBand for Mac

Help! I've used GB for podcasting for years, and with my most recent upgrade all I get are spinning beachballs when I take action. What on earth can I do to stop this insane slowness? I have nothing else open when I'm editing audio.

James Vanosdol1 wrote:
all I get are spinning beachballs when I take action.
try the "oddball problems" fix:
http://www.bulletsandbones.com/GB/GBFAQ.html#oddballprobs
(Let the page FULLY load. The link to your answer is at the top of your screen)

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