Sharing garageband files

Awile back, a poster was asking about sharing GB files and noted that these files (30mb+/-) were too large for email.
Just saw this on an apple seminar site:
"Metheny also takes advantage of Apple Internet services like .Mac to work with band members outside the studio. When he’s working with large audio files, he can drop the files in to his iDisk Public folder. iDisk mounts on the desktop like any other hard drive. Once you drop your audio files into your iDisk Public Folder, and provide read/write access, your colleagues on either Macs or PCs can review, make comments, and place the file back in your Public folder, without ever having to email the large file back and forth or burn a CD."
would this solve the problem and allow people to edit and mix each other's GB songs?

I don't have a .mac account, so I couldn't do it that way (I'd FTP it to one of my servers). I'm so used to using FTP that it's simple for me, but I could see the ,mac method being convenient for folks that have it.

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Merging Garageband Files

Hi
I'm getting involved in a music project that will involve me and some other musicians sharing Garageband files. One of us will record some initial tracks, and then will send the file to the others, each making his own contribution. The issue is that in the end, we'll end up with 3 different Garageband files, each with different parts. Is there a way to merge these files so that all the tracks (as well as plug in settings, automation, etc.) can be merged into a single file, so that we can mix the entire song? The only solution I've found involves bringing a mix-down from one file into another, but this looses the ability to adjust the mix on the imported tracks.
Thanks
John

The only problem that can arise is when e.g. you send version 1 to, say, the bassist and the guitarist, they are recording their tracks and come up with version 2 and 3, respectively.
What you can do: Open version 2, copy the bass track, open version 3, create an empty bass track, paste the track you just copied. Immediately do a "Save as Archive", otherwise the project won't contain the recording.
I'm not sure if a volume curve is pasted this way (you'd have to lock it to the track before copying). Also, track settings aren't copied, you'd have to manually set them again. Or, if one of the guys created a custom track setting, copy that manually from the GB folder of the other machine (do a Spotlight search by name and put it in exactly the corresponding folder on the other machine).
If possible, you should create all the tracks and their settings in the first place, so each of you has a copy of the project with the same settings.
(I'm not sure this is what you want to do. For groove reasons, I wouldn't encourage recording two parts independently in parallel.)

Where is the Garageband file sharing area in iTunes?

I am trying to import some loops that I've made using FunkBox on my iPad which I have then uploaded to my Mac, I now want to import it back into my GarageBand on the iPad. In the Help section of GarageBand it says to add the files to the Garageband file sharing area in iTunes, but I can't find it. Any clues/ I'm flummoxed & just a little frustrated!

You can restore much of the look & feel of the previous version with these shortcuts:
Cmd-B to turn on the menu bar. (Ctrl on Windows)
Cmd-S to turn on the sidebar.
Cmd-/ to tunn on the status bar.
Click the magnifying glass top right and untick Search Entire Library to restore the previous search behaviour.
You can also open the menu bar temporarily by pressing Alt (Windows, not sure of the Mac equivalent).
tt2

How can I import iPhone Garageband Files to Mac Garageband?

How can I import iPhone Garageband Files to Mac Garageband? I've found lots of threads about this but no direct answers/how to.
Thanks

With the latest build of GarageBand on the device, move to the My Songs view, tap the Edit button at top right, select the shaking song you want to export, then tap the sharing arrow symbol at top left, tap iTunes, then GarageBand.
Connect the device to iTunes, select it in the left-hand column, then select the Apps tab. You should find the exported file in the File Sharing area of the GarageBand app and from there you can copy it to your computer, then open it with the GarageBand application.
tt2

HT4692 Ok. Now how to I get the garageband file BACK onto my iPad?

Ok. I have successfully transferred garageband files from my ipad to my itunes into file sharing and then saved them onto my mac in a file. Now, the question is.... how do I (after deleting garageband files off of my ipad) put them BACK on???
My iPad is just too full because of my garageband files. I want to be able to take these files off and put back on certain ones when I would like to work on them again. Thanks -R

Step 1
First you put the the GarageBand Project back onto the GarageBand Documents area of you iTunes File Sharing section and make sure your iPad syncs with iTunes.
Step 2
Now in GarageBand, go to the My Songs window, click the + button and select "Copy from Tunes". You should see all the GarageBand Projects that are available in your iTunes FIle Sharing section (from step 1). Tap on it to copy the Project to the My Songs window.
Now you can open it.
Hope that helps
Edgar Rothermich
http://DingDingMusic.com/Manuals/ 'I may receive some form of compensation, financial or otherwise, from my recommendation or link.'

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That's it! I had already tried emailing it to myself but on iPad mail the file would just open to a playback bar. But if I held down the attachment a little longer, the "open in" window appeared, and on of the choices is Amazing Slow Downer.

Transferring GarageBand files from iTunes to iPad 2

I haven't discovered a way to transfer GarageBand files from the MacBook Pro via iTunes to my iPad with GarageBand installed.
I have selected 3 simple files i have done and added them to the GarageBand list on the Apps screen in iTunes. Each is a .band file and doesn't contain any plugins or video.
Each time I sync and open GarageBand on the iPad 2, I select the load icon that is supposed to show these three files from iTunes. Nothing is there.
Did I miss something?

Deacon272 wrote:
But that begs the question, "Why the Load File icon?" It doesn't have any function per se that I can see.
i believe that its purpose at this time is for shareing GBi projects between iPads. perhaps a future releasse will allow for GBX to GBi transfers. if it's a feature you want, be sure to let Apple know:
http://www.bulletsandbones.com/GB/GBFAQ.html#sendfeedback
(Let the page FULLY load. The link to your answer is at the top of your screen)

Transfer GarageBand files from Windows7 PC to iPad via iTunes

GarageBand for iOS: Sharing songs with iTunes for Windows - Apple Support
According to the above link iTunes for Windows version 11.4 and later is said to have fixed the issue of iTunes displaying GarageBand files as folders. I have been stuck with this for last few months since I performed a factory reset on my iPad Mini. I had backed up my GarageBand working files to my Windows7 PC before proceeding with the factory reset. At the moment I am using iTunes for Windows version 12.0.1.26 (went through 3 or 4 version upgrades since I took the back up) on Windows 7 and I still see the GarageBand files as folders and can't transfer my previously exported files back to my iPad Mini which is running iOS 8.1.1 currently. Am I missing something here? Hoping someone has some answers for me.
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Cannot open iOS garageband files on Mac

Read various threads; I have GB 2.0.6 on iOS (8.1.3, iPad 2) and OSX 10.0.3 on Mac (Yosemite) with iCloud installed and working mostly.
I can upload files from iOS GB, and their icons get a tiny cloud sigil, but I can't find them on iCloud website or locallly. There is no GB folder.
I set up iTunes to File-share GB, and I've shared several files. They show up in iTunes Apps>File Sharing>Garageband Documents, but again I can't find them or export them from iTunes.
In GB/Mac File>iCloud>Import GarageBand for iOS Song shows a window which says "No Songs"
Any Suggestions?

I can upload files from iOS GB, and their icons get a tiny cloud sigil, but I can't find them on iCloud website or locallly. There is no GB folder.
That is how it is supposed to be, unfortunately.
GarageBand 10 accesses the GarageBand iOS files, that you share to iCloud, differently. They are not (yet) visible on iCloud Drive.
Use the File > iCloud menu in GarageBand 10 to access the GarageBand for iOS files.
See this Help page to share your GarageBand iOS songs to iCloud: http://help.apple.com/garageband/ipad/2.0/index.html#chsdfe5c2c2

How to put exported iPod Garageband files back onto Garageband?

Hi,
Last year before I got a new iPod Touch I exported my Garageband song files onto my laptop using the "file sharing" feature on iTunes, at the bottom of the "apps" screen. I now want to put these files back onto Garageband on my latest iPod but am not sure how. The songs have saved in folders titled *songname*.band and upon entering the folders I am presented with more folders entitled ontents, media, output and thumbs. There is also a standalone file named ProjectData. I've tried adding the ProjectData file to garageband, but this has no effect.
Both iPods were 4th gen. My current IOS is 6.1.6.
So in short, how can I get the songs contained in these folders back into my iPod touch?
Thank you for any assistance.

You should be able to sync your projects back to the iPod, if you add the .band files back to the GarageBand file sharing area in iTunes, when you sync your iPod again.
But this will only work, if you did not open the projects in GarageBand on your Mac and convert them to GarageBand for Mac projects.

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In iMovie when I try to share a project to a file on an external hard drive it will work the first time but subsequently it says it is sharing but gives no time and file name and in fact just sits there not sharing the file.

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How do I move GarageBand files from iPad 2 to New iPad?

My laptop is a PC, not a Mac.
At the Apple store I was told it was no problem. I merely back up my iPad 2 and then restore my New iPad (3) from that backup. So far it isn't working and I've tried several times.
Weirdly, when I first set up my New iPad (3) iTunes set it up as the default "Steve's iPad" which is what I called my iPad 2 on iTunes, and my GarageBand files appeared on my new IPad (3). So I know it's possible.
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This was my steps
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2. Find the folder "com.apple.mobilegarageband" in iExplorers browser
3. Drag and drop your folder .band to the folder "Documents". (!! Your'e not done yet!)
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