From bobbysimons@verizon.net Mon Feb 18 19:43:12 2013
Subject:Re: Garage Pad and Ipad apps


On Feb 18, 2013, at 8:37 PM, Chuck wrote:

> The Apple guy told me that MP3s could be imported into the Ipad and found this wasn't true a while back. Before I ask those guys anything I figured someone here might know.

hags2k
Re: Can we import audio into GarageBand?
Apr 25, 2012 11:36 AM (in response to Joseph Rose)
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.

Bobby Simons
bobbysimons@verizon.net

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