"Quantize Note Timing" Message - Won't Load Project... GB Freezes

I am also having this problem with Garageband '11 😟

same here.

Yep, same here. What I did to remove that drop down box is close the lid of my MacBook Pro and wait a few seconds before opening it after which the quantizing box was replaced with Initializing Audio box. When it disappeared, I was able to play the audio but the playhead doesn't move so I can't do any recording or editing! Arrggghhhh!!!!!

I've had that problem as well. I was LIVID about this as well because I had to restore a previous version of the recording from my external hard drive so I had to re do a bunch of stuff. I've been hesitant to use the groove matching and time fixing stuff ever since then because I'm afraid it's going to happen again, which is a shame because all that is one of the major reasons I wanted to get the new GB.

read my new message
its awful
it is throwing off vocals
it is too undefined as to what GB is actually doing.
I dont want it automatically quantizing anything.
This is awful really really awful

Is there a way to downgrade to version 10?
Because 11 is a real nightmare. It does strange things, shuts down unexpectedly, etc.
And I never had any problems before.

please feedback Apple all these quirks
it might perform great at times but if they dont fix this groove track
and timing issue im going back to GB 9

I agree. I'm going back to '09 as well if it don't get fixed real soon. I just got a software update. There was a large GB file in it so I had hoped the problem would be fixed but alas, it wasn't. 😟

I had the same issue, and got around it by...

Align a finder window corner next to the star icon of the selected master track.
Then I force quit Garageband.
Open the file again and quickly click on the star to disable the quantizing.
Then save it.


Luckily I didn't need, or want the tracks 'quantized.' If you do, try exporting the individual tracks once quantized. Turn off the quantizing, and import the adjusted track. then save, as a copy.

Yep, same problem here. Garageband '11 is crashing about half the time when I hit "undo" and now my project won't open as I'm getting this quantize message. Hope an update is coming soon because this is worse than unusable as is.

World3d

thank you thank you thank you
is APPLE listening
because our hearts are breaking
the best just became awful to use
i want a manual too
how tos
that audio region below is deadly truly deadly ...........unless the cursor looks like a cross
it will mess up my entire song the rhtyhm etc etcetc
with all due respect to those authorities who claim i protest too much

glenn losack
http://www.glennlosackmd.com

Sounds like the new Flex TIme is messing you up. Turn it off for now -either the star, or in the editor for each track, turn off quantizing.

WORST CASE - If you didn't save the previous version of GarageBand (a good way to do this is control-click on the app, and "Compress" it - this saves an archive for you; do this before you install or upgrade), you could install the APP ONLY of GarageBand '09, and then open the same project, and turn off all "Enhance Timing" on the audio tracks (found in the editor - double click on the region to open it).
Then save, THEN open up into GB '11. Not sure if that will bypass the problem, but I think it would.

And, yes, it looks like they've made the Flex Time tool the easiest tool to get to - so be careful and watch the cursor in order to see what too is active while you're in the editor. You have to be in the lower part of the waveform in order to get the old standard cursor.

And the crashes - there have been a lot of posts on this, and I think someone said Apple knows about the issue already, so hopefully there will be a fix for it.

I also just got the new version and did a test track and I am having the same problem , just freezes when opened .

Apple upgrade or downgrade !!!!?¿??¿?

Message was edited by: martin brown3

I'm having the same problem. Freezes when I launch my project with the "Quantize Note Timing" window. How do you turn off groove track on an existing project because my garageband freezes instantly when I open the project.

Apple, please fix asap.