lessergoldfinch
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Q: groove track will not show in garageband

I followed instructions.  I enabled show groove tracks.  I moved the mouse pointer to the left edge of the track header. Nothing shows.  No star.  No check boxes.  I closed and reopened garageband.  I googled for answers.  Nothing.  I hope someone can help me here.

MacBook Air (11-inch Mid 2013)

Posted on Sep 10, 2016 9:13 AM

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Q: groove track will not show in garageband

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  • by lessergoldfinch,

    lessergoldfinch lessergoldfinch Sep 10, 2016 9:15 AM in response to lessergoldfinch
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    Sep 10, 2016 9:15 AM in response to lessergoldfinch

    I hope someone answers.  No one has ever answered any of my questions.  And this one I have worked hard to figure out. 

  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Sep 10, 2016 9:24 AM in response to lessergoldfinch
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    Sep 10, 2016 9:24 AM in response to lessergoldfinch

    Which version of GarageBand are you using?,

    Since I upgraded to GarageBand 10.1.2 the Groove Track controls simply do not show in the Track Header any longer for any project and in any user account.

    It looks like a bug to me.

  • by lessergoldfinch,

    lessergoldfinch lessergoldfinch Sep 11, 2016 3:58 PM in response to lessergoldfinch
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    Sep 11, 2016 3:58 PM in response to lessergoldfinch

    Same as your version.  Now it works sometimes and other times it doesn't. 

  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Sep 11, 2016 11:46 PM in response to lessergoldfinch
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    Sep 11, 2016 11:46 PM in response to lessergoldfinch

    When I try to show the Groove Track - either using theTrack > Track header menu, or ctrl-clicking the Track header, the menu item will change from "Show Groove Track" to "Hide Groove Track", but the little star is never displayed. So it is not possible to select a groove track.

    GarageBand recognizes the "Show Grove Track" command, or the state of the menu would not change, but the graphical user interface seems be broken.

    I tried trashing the preferences, reinstalling GarageBand, starting over with a new project, making sure flex editing is enabled for all tracks, but nothing helped.

     

    Now it works sometimes and other times it doesn't.

    In the same project? Or only in some projects?  Is there any clear pattern, when it does work and when not?

  • by lessergoldfinch,

    lessergoldfinch lessergoldfinch Sep 12, 2016 10:06 AM in response to léonie
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    Sep 12, 2016 10:06 AM in response to léonie

    Not same project.  Oddly, now it is working all the time.  So maybe whatever the problem was it just went away.  But that you for responding.