Import .mp3 to garageband 10.0

I cannot import mp3 from iTunes. please help!!!! It is lowercase .mp3 and it says its not an audio track. I do this all the time I have no idea why it no longer works with the update.

I'm having the same issue. The .mp3 tag is correct (verified it in iTunes/Info). But I don't even have Garageband giving me an error message saying that anything's wrong. It just won't allow me to drag it either from my desktop nor from the media section of Garageband. It refuses it and bounces it back to the original location. I tested the file in Garageband to see if the Media/iTunes file would play and it did, so nothing is wrong with the file (it also works in iTunes). Please advise. Thank you! I've also done the new OS X software updates today and that did not fix the issue and my Garageband is updated as well.

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Importing mp3 to garageband

I am trying to import a MP3 into GB. This is from a CD. It shows it importing, but then there is nothing in the timeline. Where is it? Thanks! Kelly

That's really a glitch in iTunes - you don't see what kind of a file you have there and easily confuse an MP3 with an AIFF, for example. One thing you can do is to add a column with the file size to your iTunes view (by ctrl-clicking on the top row) and sort by it. I just did it and discovered a lot of huge files that I thought were small MP3s ...
(You can also add a column with the sample rate - but not with the file type.)

: how can I import mp3s from my gmail account into my iTunes application so that I can import audio for recording into GarageBand ?

: how can I import mp3s from my gmail account into my iTunes application so that I can import audio for recording into GarageBand ?

Save the file from Gmail onto your computer and add it to iTunes. How you save from Gmail is a Gmail question (their own support pages), not an iTunes question.

GarageBand 11 - my track won't let me select, as I did with GB '08. Also unable to change tempo and pitch of imported MP3 songs.

I have a Mac desk top. I think my operating system is IOSx 6. Snow leopard. II used to have GarageBand 08 and was able to select my imported MP3 audio, as well as change the tempo and pitch of a song. GarageBand 11 is not allowing me to do any of that. I am at my wits and end and thinking about buying an expensive editing program since I have spent hours researching, to no avail. I used to use the AU pitch option in '08 version but I can't even see options to edit MASTER TRACK, in order to select AU PITCH from the drop down menu.

Susie Alverson wrote:
GarageBand 11 is not allowing me to [change pitch and tempo]
http://www.bulletsandbones.com/GB/GBFAQ.html#changeimporttempogb6
This FAQ entry also offers a Minute GarageBand video tutorial
(Let the page FULLY load. The link to your answer is at the top of your screen)

Garageband Not importing mp3's

Hello all, I noticed that my garageband is not importing mp3's from my iTunes library. The problem started without so suddenly and I didn't change any settings neither on the macbook or garageband. I tried to import mp3 on another profile and it was completely fine, so I uninstalled garageband and installed it again, but the problem is still there.....Could anyone help? Thank you!

first things to try for “oddball” probs:
http://www.bulletsandbones.com/GB/GBFAQ.html#oddballprobs

Importing MP3 to latest GarageBand

Just bought iLife 06 and cannot get it to import MP3 recordings of my voice made on my iRiver. It opens songs just fine, but not the recordings I actually need to import into GarageBand. Does anyone out there have any suggestions as to what might be wrong. This is driving me nuts!!

That's really a glitch in iTunes - you don't see what kind of a file you have there and easily confuse an MP3 with an AIFF, for example. One thing you can do is to add a column with the file size to your iTunes view (by ctrl-clicking on the top row) and sort by it. I just did it and discovered a lot of huge files that I thought were small MP3s ...
(You can also add a column with the sample rate - but not with the file type.)

Can't Import MP3 or AAC Files

Hello All,
I can't seem to import MP3 files (or aac) into Garageband. I've tried dragging a variety of formats and sample rates (including 44.100). If I drag an MP3 from Itunes to a space in the time line, it says "importing file" but then no waveform or file shows up anwhere! Maybe I'm doing something stupid, but I've looked at every tutorial video and how to video I can find and I can't figure out if I'm just missing something.
Macbook Pro 2008, Garage Band 4.1.2 all updated.
Thanks,
Ian

UPDATE
After much experimentation, I realized that files which I imported to my new MacBook Pro from an original source (downloading or ripping from DC) can be imported to Garageband on that computer. I discovered this by organizing my library in Itunes by the "Date Added" field. All other songs that won't import to GarageBand were transferred recently from my old Dell.
I also played around trying to isolate the issue.
1. I took a file that had been imported from my dell to the Itunes on my new MacBook pro. It wouldn't import to GarageBand.
2. I re encoded it as a WAV file using Itunes. Then it would import ok.
3. I re encoded the WAV file back to MP3 using Itunes. It would then import again ok.
So it seems it's how the file is encoded that is the issue. The original MP3 file that wouldn't import to GarageBand was a high quality 320KBS, 44.100 kHZ copy. Only after using the Itunes encoder would it work. But the odd thing is new files I download to the MacBook computer work fine too.
Go figure. If anyone has a suggestion for how I can make GarageBand recognize the thousands of songs I imported from my old computer I'd appreciate it. Ideally it's an easy fix!!
I also tried to reimport an older file from my Dell in case it was file path issue (which doesn't really ever happen with macs, right?). I deleted the old file off my hard drive. Then I had Itunes reimport the file from my desktop. That would work. It took totally converting the file using Itunes to make it work with GarageBand.
Hope this helps some confused soul out in cyberspace.
Cheers,
Ian

Turn mp3 into garageband format?

Hello everyone,
I was wondering, is it possible to take one of your mp3 files and "import" it to garageband thereby making it so you can remix it? All the tracks would be separated and you could add them to your loops?
I hope i am explaining that right. I am new to this so please bear with me.
If this is possible to do, could someone explain how it would be done?
Thanks in advance

can you break the song up and create your own homeade loops?
Yes, once you make it a purple region
http://www.thehangtime.com/gb/gbfaq2.html#orangetopurple

Can we import audio into GarageBand?

I'd like to import an MP3 (or any supported format) into a Garageband track.
Can it be done?

I know this thread was last posted some time ago, but since this still comes up on the google results when asking this question, I thought I'd post the solution here as well:
You CAN import audio into GarageBand on the iPad, though you need a computer to do it. Open iTunes on your Mac or Windows machine, connect the iPad. Open the iPad up, at the top of the screen should be a tab for "Apps". Go there, then scroll down. You should see a list of apps that can share information with a computer (on mine I only have three, GarageBand, Kindle, and Clean Writer). Click on GarageBand and you'll have a chance to add files to the list. Once you've selected the files from your hard drive (i've only tried mp3 files so far), click apply.
When you go into garageband on the iPad, you can create a new track in the multi-track view, tap on the "loops" icon, tap "Audio Files" and you should see all the files you copied over from your PC or Mac. You can then drag them into the timeline. Now you can play along with your own audio.
Here's a video someone else made of the process:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0X80kB4f8O4
I just wish the iPad version of garageband had some more effects. I like to practice with my iPad and my electric bass, and on the PC I can use EQ to "remove" the bass from the original song and playback with my recordings. No EQ on the iPad makes this a bit more difficult. Still a gret product, though.

I get an error when trying to import MP3 files in iTunes?

When I try to import mp3 files into iTunes (version 6), I get an error message of:
The file "song file name" can not be imported An unknown error has occurred (-50).
I have already imported these files into iTnes on my old computer, but run into this problem with my new laptop. I downloaded a new version of iTunes just like I installed all my new programs on this new laptop.
For some reason, I run into this problem when trying to import any mp3 files (as mentioned, even mp3 files that I successfully imported into iTunes previously).
(I've tried a complete removal and re-install, but that didn't help)
Anyone know why I'm getting this error message and how to correct things?
Thanks in advance for any help !!!

C:\DOCUME~1\Mark\LOCALS~1\Temp\WERe357.dir00\iTunes.exe.mdmp
C:\DOCUME~1\Mark\LOCALS~1\Temp\WERe357.dir00\appcompat.txt
those are the files that are sent as an error report... i dont know what the problem is! this is starting to get me mad! I need my music! some1 help plz.
I cant load that one folder, what could be the problem? I've loaded another folder similar to this one but it was alot smaller and everything worked out fine, but for my big one its messing up.

How can I change the tempo of an imported track in GarageBand 10.0.1?

Hi - I am trying to change the tempo of an imported track in GarageBand. I am very new to this and need basic help! My son was able to change the tempo on his older version of GarageBand but we can't seem to do it on my version 10.0.1. Thanks.

Woolsey5 wrote:
I am trying to change the tempo of an imported track in GarageBand [...] version 10.0.1.
http://www.bulletsandbones.com/GB/GBFAQ.html#changeimporttempogbv10
This FAQ entry offers a Minute GarageBand video tutorial
(Let the page FULLY load. The link to your answer is at the top of your screen)

Imported mp3 file of 6 Mb increased FLA by 47 Mb

Imported an mp3 file of 6 Mb and the FLA file increased by 47
Mb.
Compressed and saved - no result. Removed mp3, compressed
FLA, imported
MP3 - same story. Is this supposed to be like that? If not ho
do I sort this
out?

create a new empty fla (say soundAssets.fla) and add all the sounds to its library. in (advanced) properties, tick "export for actionscript" and "export in frame 1" and set class name.
in publish settings, tick "export SWC" in "flash" tab and then publish swf. this will produce a soundAssets.swf and soundAssets.swc file - you just need the swc
finally, in your main fla, goto actionscript settings and in "library path" tab, add the swc by clicking on the + sign and then the flash symbol (f).
now you can reference the sounds by class as before but they are stored in another fla. each time you change the sounds in soundAssets.fla, you will need to republish the swc

How do I import mp3 from you-tube to mac i-tunes

How do I import mp3 files from you-tube to mac i-tunes.
Thanks
Sirchief

Use the pre installed Mac app Image Capture located in your Applications folder instead.

Unable to Import Mp3

I've tried many things.
I've changed the Mp3 ID, I've tried many different mp3s. I've
tried importing them into new documents as well as existing
documents. I have even changed the bitrate. I have gone through 16
to 128 but mp3s simply will not import. I have tried dragging mp3s
onto the stage. It just will not work.
WAVs will import, but sometimes they play at double the
speed.
One or two mp3s will import on a rare occasion.
I used to be able to import mp3s before.
I have not recently changed any hardware.
The message is : "One or more files were not imported because
there were problems reading them"

Two possibilities:
1. If the file name is longer than 31 characters, import will fail. Try shortening the name if this is the case.
2. Sometimes Logic seems to have trouble converting the MP3 to AIFF successfully on import. When it does, I use a different program to convert first (Peak in my case, though iTunes would probably do the job too), then import the AIFF into Logic.
HTH

Import MP3 files to N97

I have tried to import MP3 files to N97 device. I am using Nokia Music. After I copy required MP3 file into Nokia Muisc I can right click and see an option "Tranfer to" menu option. But this is disabled. Can you let me know what is wrong.
I am able to copy directly to mass stores device using file manager and I can play required files by browing to sepcif folder. Any how this is not a neat way of doing it. Appreciate any help on this.
Bye
Jinachandran
Solved!
Go to Solution.

once you have transfered music to your mass memory using file manager go to the music player>options>refresh library. once finished you will find all your music through the player
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Import .mp3 to garageband 10.0

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