Using garageband and an IO dock Footswitch

I want to use garageband on my Ipad with an Alessis IO doc and a footswitch.
But it doesnt look like it works, does anyone know if this is ever going to be added as a fix?

Replying to my own post......
At this point looks like Alesis and ios 5 are incompatible.
Turns out if you are looking for it there is a bit of info on the web.
There is a disconnect between Apple and Alesis, some finger pointing etc...
In the end there is a disconnect and the consumer is paying the price.
I am within the return window with the retailer i purchased it from and I am taking it back.

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Hi Christoph,
I cannot see anything wrong with the EMU0404. This is what puzzels me ... Garageband looks OK - headphones are OK - EMU looks OK.
Thanks anyway
Paul

I'm trying to record audio into my iPad2 using GarageBand and an iRig, but I can't monitor my tracks at the same time as recording, meaning if I lay down a drum track and attempt to record guitar, I can't hear the drums while recording. Thoughts?

I'm trying to record audio into my iPad2 using GarageBand and an iRig, but I can't monitor my tracks at the same time as recording, meaning if I lay down a drum track and attempt to record guitar, I can't hear the drums while recording. Thoughts?

Hi, I have this exact same problem. I haven't been using an iRig, just a cheap USB-jack cable. I managed to do this with the first cable I bought, but since it broke I've been unable to find a replacement that allows me to hear the drums while recording. DId you manage to get over this issue? If so I would really like to know how. Thanks and best wishes.

I am using Garageband and saving my tunes as iTunes files but can´t find them in iTunes on my computer after syncing. Where are they?

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My answer in the older thread is still valid
Maybe the "iTunes Music" folder is hidden.
Please open Terminal and issue the following command
ls -ladO /epoche/Music/iTunes/iTunes\ Music
you should get a line similar to this
drwxrwxrwx 13 yourusername staff hidden 442 12 Mar 21:49 /epoche/Music/iTunes/iTunes Music
Numbers, date and time may differ.
If you see hidden then the folder is hidden. To unhide "iTunes Music", in Terminal issue the following command
chflags nohidden /epoche/Music/iTunes/iTunes\ Music

Using ipad 2 with Garageband and Alesis io Dock....problems!

I understand this is not new.....so, it's not resolved.
This is with the io Dock and two microophones.
Crazy distortion, levels redlining, it seems intermitant.......?
Obviously there is no fix yet!?
My purpose for this set up is to record live to two track with the ipad.
Io Dock seems to do the trick.
Garageband on the other hand is tenuos at best.
Assuming the buggs were fixed, I can only get up to 30 mins of record time
in a given session or "song" and that just isn't going to cut it.
Does anyone know of a two track recording app for ipad 2 that will work with io Dock???

Replying to my own post......
At this point looks like Alesis and ios 5 are incompatible.
Turns out if you are looking for it there is a bit of info on the web.
There is a disconnect between Apple and Alesis, some finger pointing etc...
In the end there is a disconnect and the consumer is paying the price.
I am within the return window with the retailer i purchased it from and I am taking it back.

Converting a tape to MP3 using Garageband and my MacBook...

I'm having a problem converting some of my old books on tape to MP3 using my MacBook and my stereo. I have a cord with mini-plig attachments on both ends - one end is connected to the headphone out jack on my stereo and the other is connected to the mini-attachment next to the headphone jack on the MacBook. For whatever reason whenever I try to record all I get is distorted static.
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You may need to adjust the volume levels both on the stereo output and the MacBook Sound Input Level in System Preferences. You need to adjust it so that the signal isn't amplified too much resulting in clipping or distortion.
You should be able to preview the sound coming into the MacBook to adjust those levels until it has an acceptable sound quality.

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Hi guys,
Quick computer question, I currently record my podcast on a Macbook Pro - 2010 model - 2.4Ghz intel core 2 duo processor, 8GB RAM, NVIDOA GeFore 320 256MB.
I've been offered a chance to upgrade to a current MacBook Air at work. I'd quite like an Air as I carry my computer around, etc. I record using Garageband and a USB microphone, but I've had some issues with the system crashing in the past.
Would a current MacBook Air be OK to record and edit podcasts on? If so, which current model would be best suited to this?
Sorry if this a really obvious question, I just want to make sure I make the right choice!

I've been offered a chance to upgrade to a current MacBook Air at work.
A new MacBookAir with Mavericks will come with the current GarageBand 10.0 version and not GarageBand '11. And unfortunately, GarageBand 10.0 does not support the podcast feature. So be aware, that you will need to find a way to install GarageBand '11 on the new MBA. If you have installer disks for iLife '11 or the system install disks with the bundled iLife applications, create disk images, while you still have a mac with an optical drive. The MBA has no longer a CD/DVD drive.

Is it possible to use Garageband in conjunction with external midi devices?

We want to set up a music project for people with disabilities, using Garageband and various external midi devices, such as a 'Roland' keyboards, 'Alesis' AirFX, 'Alesis' SynthFX, soundbeam, 'Norton' sound sequencer etc.....is it possible?? We have used all this equipment with 'Steinberg Cubasis' software, but now want to try it with Garageband if it is possible!! Help?????!!!

daveandgit wrote:
I'm guessing that as we're using a midi to usb interface, it would work with Mac anyway??
as long as the inteface is mac compatible, yes
daveandgit wrote:
Also, would using an 8 or 16 channel mixer unit work to increase the amounts of tracks playable??
audio and MIDI are seperate things, and wouldn't help on any computer with any MIDI interface. for GB:
http://www.bulletsandbones.com/GB/GBFAQ.html#maxnumrecordabletracks
(Let the page FULLY load. The link to your answer is at the top of your screen)

I have an 11" Macbook Air. When I use Garageband it opens in a window so large that the bottom corner is not accessible so I can't decrease the window so that I can see the top and bottom of the window at the same time. Any suggestions?

When I use Garageband the window is so large that I can't reach the bottom corner to decrease the window to fit inside the display so that I can see the top and bottom of the window at the same time.
Any suggestions?

You can reduce the window by grabbing any edge or corner. You don't have to use the bottom right anymore.
You could also temporarily move the dock to the left/right so you can reach the bottom.

We have 30 ipads at our school and it is great. We are about 850 student on my school and everyone are using the ipads. One hour at the time. (we have a booking system.) I teach music and are using Garageband. I need to find away were my students that

We have 30 ipads at our school and it is great. We are about 850 student on my school and everyone are using the ipads. One hour at the time. (we have a booking system.)
I teach music and are using Garageband. I need to find away were my students that are working on a project can export the files and save them somewhere, so when they 7 days later open Garage band can import there song with all the correct midi-tracks. When I export the song to Icloud the song become an Mp4 file (I think). And I can import the files via Icloude.
This is because too many times the song has been sabotages during the week
Dan Sweden

Dan,
your students could store their projects in iCloud, only you would continously have to change the AppleIDs of the iPads, so each student could store the songs with their own AppleID. I don't think this will be feasable.
The other possibility would be to share the projects to iTunes and to download them to iTunes on a Mac at the end of each lesson. Does your school have Macs? This will not work with PCs.
See this link: GarageBand for iPad: Get answers fast http://help.apple.com/garageband/ipad/1.2/index.html#chsec12c387
Look at the section "Share GarageBand songs",
Send a GarageBand song to iTunes:
-- Léonie

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Two previous questions may not have been as clear as I would have liked. I recently upgraded my MacBook 2008 (10.5.8) to Snow Leopard (10.6.8). With the updates came iTunes 11.1.1 and Quicktime 7.6.6. I am still using Garageband 2008 and iPhoto 2008. When I create music in Garageband I usually adjust the volume and save it. Even now when I share the Garageband created files with iTunes 11.1.1, the volime I previously set in Garageband is retained. However, when I use the music to create a slide show in iPhoto 2008 and export to Quicktime 7.6.6, the volume level I previously set is lost and seems to default to a low level. The problem seems to be either in the slide show export from iPhoto 2008 to Quicktime 7.6.6 or in Quicktime itself. Is there a work around, so that I can retain the volume level I had previously set in Garageband, a volume level that seems to transfer without problem to the new iTunes. But then iPhoto 2008 (slide show) possibly or Quicktime 7.6.6 do not cooperate. Before I did the upgrade to Snow Leopard, the new iTunes and Quicktime I had no problems with the set volume being retained in the old Quicktime. The reason I need control over the volume is that all these music files are uploaded to YouTube.

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I would like to use GarageBand to remaster downloaded music files that are in iTunes. Poorly mastered files keep clipping and damaging my speakers. When I try to use an iTunes file as a new project, it greys out the iTunes songs so I can't select them.

I would like to use GarageBand to remaster downloaded music files that are in iTunes. Poorly mastered files keep clipping and damaging my speakers. When I try to use an iTunes file as a new project, it greys out the iTunes songs so I can't select them. Any ideas?

As I said - look whether your original file is damaged or not. If not, I wouldn't change it and find out what in your system makes it sound like it's clipping.
Good sound file, with volume maxed out. No need to change anything.
The same song clipped - no chance to repair.

Sony CCD-FX525 won't import color in IMovie9 with MacBook Pro. Dipswitch 2 is on. It's NTSC. Using yellow composite cable to ADVC110 converter. Opened GarageBand and played some, then quit. Still no color. 9pin firewire on Mac to 6pin on Canopus. ??

Using Canopus ADVC110 analog to digital converter.
VTR on.
Dipswitch 2 is on. Camcorder is NTSC.
Using RCA cables to connect to front of Canopus.
9pin firewire on MacBook Pro to 6pin firewire on back of Canopus.
Held the input select button for 25 seconds since copyright not an issue (home movies).
Opened Garageband and played some. Quit. Reopened IMovie.
Still can't get color. Can see video but color not solid.
Any ideas?

Thanks for getting back to me. I've tried two different yellow RCA cables and went out and bought a yellow composite cable on one end and the S-video on the other to connect to the ADVC110. Still didn't work. The picture comes through but the color is not quite there. I tried connecting camcorder directly to the TV via the yellow RCA cables and same thing so now I'm wondering if it's the camcorder or the analog to digital tv issue. I'm almost ready to give up.

I used a GarageBand loop in a video I made for youtube. I want to submit this video for revenue. First, is this legal? Second, youtube requires written permission to use songs, and provides a comment box for proof of permission. What do I put in this box?

I used a GarageBand loop in a video I made for youtube. I want to submit this video for revenue. First, is this legal? Second, youtube requires written permission to use songs, and provides a comment box for proof of permission. What do I put in this box to prove It's ok for me to make ad revenue from my video?

Yes, you can use GarageBand loops for commercial purposes. Here's the Apple Doc:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2931
(Basically the only thing it excludes is to re-distribute the loops as loops.)
I don't know about the YouTube form, maybe you just fill in "Apple Loops", they certainly have come across this before.

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http://www.apple.com/support/garageband/podcasts/

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