how to export individual track(s) from Garageband song

solo each track one at a time and export, do not check the Compress CheckBox

...but don't the .band files still need to be converted to .wav or .aiff? Do you use another application to do the file conversion? If so, which one?

gjmnz wrote:
...but don't the .band files still need to be converted to .wav or .aiff?

no, that's what each export is, an aiff.

Greg M wrote:
When you say "solo" do you mean highlight 1 track?

no, you click the little headphone icon in each track header, one at a time.

And I don't find "export" in the menus.

use the Share menu

Do you mean I would send each track individually to itunes as if it were a song?

correct (or "...to disk", which is likely more convenient)

HangTime wrote:

gjmnz wrote:
...but don't the .band files still need to be converted to .wav or .aiff?

no, that's what each export is, an aiff.

Thanks very much... I have been trying to solve this for a while, couldn't see the forrest for the trees.

Cheers. G.

Is there any way to export my individual tracks to the disc in Mono as a Wave files?

I want to be able to take my tracks to a studio to have them mixed and mastered.

I notice that I can export them as mp3 files and there is an option for mono, but when I choose the uncompressed option there is no option for mono. The tracks are exported in Stereo.

timram wrote:
Is there any way to export my individual tracks to the disc in Mono as a Wave files?

looks like you have to do that yourself:

http://www.bulletsandbones.com/GB/GBFAQ.html#stereotomono

(Let the page FULLY load. The link to your answer is at the top of your screen)

If you're exporting one instrument on one track it can't be stereo. It may be coming out of both speakers, but that's not stereo. It's the same signal on each channel.

And you definitely do not want to export as mp3 if it's going to be mixed and mastered. You'd be throwing out 90% of the file.

Message was edited by: p o'flynn

poflynn wrote:
If you're exporting one instrument on one track it can't be stereo.

technically it could if 2 mics were used, or a stereo instrument (keyboard) were used

It may be coming out of both speakers, but that's not stereo. It's the same signal on each channel.

the exported file would still be a two channel file which would appear to be the issue.

So should the conversion to mono be done in iTunes, or what?

(there's still so much I don't understand)

Message was edited by: p o'flynn

yes

Oh! I never saw your answer to the second poster til jut now. I was typing my response at the same time. Thanks.