protools and garageband

Jackie · 2nd January 2007

so. i have been approached by a band to mix some stuff they have recorded. the issue i am having is their files are all in garageband. i do not own garageband, just protools le. I am curious to know what I can tell them, or what I might be able to do to get those files importable for protools.

any ideas??

s.d.finley · 2nd January 2007

Buy Garageband and bill it to them....

sardi · 3rd January 2007

HAHAHA!! Yeah, good idea. I must start doing things like that.

As for perhaps a more realistic option, just get them to solo each track in Garageband and set up the loop points for the entire duration of the track, and then export each track to iTunes (I wish Apple would just include a NORMAL export function) and then get them to burn all the tracks as data onto a disc for you.

Just make sure that the export all the individual tracks from zero so yu can line them up quickly and painlessly. Maybe also get them to mute any FX they may have added if you dont want/require them.

Also note that (AFAIK) Garagebnd only exports to 16/44. It will import 24 bits fine without scaling the bitrate down, but the exports always seem to be at 16/44.

Good luck.

James Wilsey · 3rd January 2007

GarageBand song files are actually OS X 'packages".

Control Click on the song file file and select 'Show Package Contents' from the popup, and you will see any audio files contained within the song.

You can then copy them out to another location and import into Pro Tools.

Any loops or MIDI would have to be rendered or recreated.

theblue1 · 3rd January 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by James Wilsey

GarageBand song files are actually OS X 'packages".

Control Click on the song file file and select 'Show Package Contents' from the popup, and you will see any audio files contained within the song.

You can then copy them out to another location and import into Pro Tools.

Any loops or MIDI would have to be rendered or recreated.

Thanks for that info!

I'm thinking it could happen that I have to deal with some GB tracks in the not too distant future and that's a great thing to know, especially for a darkside denizen like myself.

James Wilsey · 3rd January 2007

Glad to help (on my first post!).

JW

theblue1 · 3rd January 2007

I missed that!

Welcome to GearSlutz....

Just remember... if you're browsing from your dayjob or at the church you do sound for... when they look over your shoulder and see you looking at a thread called "Show me your rack!" at a place with the word Slutz in its name... you better be quick to show them a picture of someone's rig. Audio rig, that is.

2nd January 2007	#1
Jackie Gear interested Joined: Feb 2006 Location: new york Posts: 4 Thread Starter	protools and garageband so. i have been approached by a band to mix some stuff they have recorded. the issue i am having is their files are all in garageband. i do not own garageband, just protools le. I am curious to know what I can tell them, or what I might be able to do to get those files importable for protools. any ideas??

3rd January 2007	#3
sardi Lives for gear Joined: Oct 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 1,233	HAHAHA!! Yeah, good idea. I must start doing things like that. As for perhaps a more realistic option, just get them to solo each track in Garageband and set up the loop points for the entire duration of the track, and then export each track to iTunes (I wish Apple would just include a NORMAL export function) and then get them to burn all the tracks as data onto a disc for you. Just make sure that the export all the individual tracks from zero so yu can line them up quickly and painlessly. Maybe also get them to mute any FX they may have added if you dont want/require them. Also note that (AFAIK) Garagebnd only exports to 16/44. It will import 24 bits fine without scaling the bitrate down, but the exports always seem to be at 16/44. Good luck. __________________ Available & forthcoming releases: http://www.myspace.com/sardisonics

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theblue1 Gear Guru Joined: Mar 2005 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 15,095	I missed that! Welcome to GearSlutz.... Just remember... if you're browsing from your dayjob or at the church you do sound for... when they look over your shoulder and see you looking at a thread called "Show me your rack!" at a place with the word Slutz in its name... you better be quick to show them a picture of someone's rig. Audio rig, that is.