Q: Mac Garageband projects won't go to iCloud
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Jun 9, 2016 9:42 AMby chris_g1,Hello dolphinsplash1,
Thank you for being part of the Apple Community!It looks like the problem you are having is getting the music you create in Garageband onto your iPhone.
As long as the iCloud Music library is enabled on all your devices, all your music should be accessible: Sync Apple Music across your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and computer. The icon you are describing indicates a duplicate version of the song exists in the iTunes library on your computer. You can see what all the icons are by looking here: About iCloud Music Library icons and status. You can check for duplicates by following these instructions: Find and remove duplicate items in your iTunes library
You can also use iTunes to sync to your iPhone: Sync your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iTunes on your computer using USB
Have a great day!
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Jun 9, 2016 11:02 AMby dolphinsplash1,Hi!
I checked and iCloud is enabled on all of my devices. All of my other music that I "add to my library" from Apple Music syncs fine. However, the music that I create in GarageBand on my computer and then export to itunes will not transfer to my iPhone. Even when I plugged it in by USB, it wouldn't work. I don't understand why these two apple programs would not be compatible.
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Jun 9, 2016 12:16 PMby srbwanderer,Hello dolphinsplash1,
Be sure that the export from Garageband is in a format that is supported on your iPhone.Audio formats supported: AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
If the songs are in the correct format, and they play in iTunes, they should sync to the iPhone.
If that does not help with your issue, please reply back with a detailed description of what happens when you try to transfer via iTunes.
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Jun 9, 2016 7:01 PMby dolphinsplash1,Hi there,
To originally export from Garageband (version 10), I hit "Share" and then "Song to iTunes" which puts it in the correct audio format. It shows up in my iTunes library fine. However, I have Apple Music, and iCloud Music Library is enabled on both my Macbook pro and my iPhone. So, my GarageBand songs did not show up on my iPhone presumably because Apple cannot match the file with anything available in the iTunes Store. However, in the past, my GarageBand songs would appear in my music on my iPhone no problem. It's just now that it stopped working (updated to Yosemite and Garageband 10). I have received the notification that my songs "aren't eligible for iCloud" which doesn't make sense to me. I also tried hooking up my phone via USB to my computer and syncing it that way. I have it set to import everything. However, the songs didn't show up after doing that either. Any suggestions?
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Jun 10, 2016 7:56 AMby srbwanderer,Good day dolphinsplash1,
When Apple is not able to match one of the songs in iTunes, the song is uploaded to iCloud to make it available to all your other devices. You can see the details here: Add music from your own collection to your Apple Music library
When GarageBand exports a song to iTunes it is typically in AAC format by default. This should allow it to be synced to your iPhone. Since it is not letting that happen, try changing the format to MP3 and see if that allows it to upload. Here is how to convert a song that is already in iTunes:
Convert songs that are already in your iTunes library
- Open iTunes Preferences. Windows: Choose Edit > Preferences. Mac: Choose iTunes > Preferences.
- Click the General button, then click the Import Settings button in the lower section of the window.
- From the Import Using pop-up menu, choose the encoding format that you want to convert the song to. To save the settings, click OK.
- Select one or more songs in your library that you want to convert.
- Choose File > Create New Version, then Create [format] Version. The format shown is the one that you chose in step 3. For example, if you chose Apple Lossless Encoder, select Create Apple Lossless Version.
New song files appear in your library next to the original files.
More information can be found here: Convert a song to a different file format with iTunes
If you don't see File > Create New Version, try using File > Convert > Create MP3 Version.
You'll also want to ensure that when sending the song to iTunes in GarageBand, you're selecting a quality higher than 96 Kbps. From our About iCloud Music Library icons and status page, files encoded at 96 Kbps or less are not eligible for upload.
Have a great day!
