"GarageBand could not open the file." MANY steps taken, still not working.

Hi all,
VERY Stressed right now. I had a defective hard drive switched out by Apple, an in-warranty service, about a month ago. All of a sudden, GarageBand refuses to open any saved or new project. I can't even open loops! I have taken the following steps multiple times with absolutely no success:
-Delete prefs, repair permissions
-Remove and re-install GB
-log in as root user and completely remove any file associated with the program, re-install GB
-Completely re-install OSX, restore from Time Machine
NOTHING has worked. I've referenced Apple communities, MacForum, and just about every other site as well. I'm getting very worried that I've done permanent damage than cannot be fixed.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time

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