Downloading examples - .band files

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Downloading examples - .band files

With Garageband you get a song "Curtain Call - Demo" which has tracks already loaded where you can add your own and/or modify. Just what I was hoping to find to jam a little on my guitar.

Sure you can create more of those, but I figure there must be somewhere people have posted .band files like that - just to share for easy playing along with varied music styles. So I am looking to find more arrangements (.band files) I can download, import into my iPad and play around with.

I figure there are sites to share everything on the net . . . but so far I have not found any iPad .band file sharing.

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Posted on Jul 5, 2011 12:11 PM

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Answer 1

turingtest2

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Jul 5, 2011 12:16 PM in response to user1724

As it stands you don't seem to be able to import .band files as yet. Milage may vary on Mac OS, but on a PC I've not found any way to drag a .band folder into the file sharing section of iTunes when the iPad is connected. The add file button will only add single files. Hopefully this will be addressed in the next update or so.

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user1724 Author

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Jul 5, 2011 12:34 PM in response to turingtest2

That does not seem to be a problem. I can see the .band files in File Sharing in iTunes apps in GB on my Mac. I can drag files in and out.

That is how I get .band files out of the iPad and load them into GB on my Mac.

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user1724 Author

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Jul 5, 2011 12:51 PM in response to turingtest2

OK, it looks like you are right, you cannot import a .band file. I was able to drag it to the GB sharing in iTunes, but when I sync the file never appears on the iPad.

That is a bummer. I was also hoping to do some collaborative work on the iPad, passing the .band file around. But it looks like that will not work either.

Hard to believe Apple enabled file sharing for GB, but you cannot really share a file. The developers must have run out of time before the release.

So I will wait for the next update.

But now I see why there are no .band file sharing sites.

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user1724 Author

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Jul 5, 2011 1:05 PM in response to turingtest2

*** You can import .band files into your iPad GB ***

I spoke too soon without trying everything. Too bad I already marked this as answered. Here is how you import a .band file into GB for iPad.

Drag the .band file into iTunes File Sharing (under apps) in the GB app. Then on the iPad, you do the import from iTunes (the download symbol) in the Songs section. So you can share .band files among iPads. I tried it and it works.

So back to my original question, but no one may look here since I already marked it as answered.

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user1724 Author

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Jul 5, 2011 2:34 PM in response to turingtest2

Yes, I have a Mac.

I can export .band from iPad GB to Mac GB.

I cannot import a Mac GB .band into iPad GB (which I suppose makes sense since the Mac version does more). It just will not appear.

I can export and import iPad .band on or between iPads.

So back where I started, I am looking for more iPad GB .band samples to play with. I have made some, but would like more creative variety than I may produce.

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turingtest2

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Jul 16, 2011 1:35 PM in response to sirshannon

You could drop a line to GarageBand for iPad Feedback. I've also submitted a bug report.

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turingtest2

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Jul 5, 2011 1:20 PM in response to user1724

I take it you have a Mac. iTunes on Windows refuses to let me drag and drop the folder.

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Jul 16, 2011 12:58 PM in response to turingtest2

I really hope they fix this soon. This limitation pretty much kills the way I wanted to use GarageBand (sharing and collaborating on projects between 2 iPads).

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