Is it possible to copy over track settings to a whole new song in Garageband?

HangTime wrote:

shippo_uk wrote:

how do I copy the TRACK SETTING into a completely new song?

skim the Rescuing Corrupted GarageBand Files tute, it shows how:

http://www.bulletsandbones.com/GB/Tutorials.html#allaboutrescuinggaragebandfiles

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

Hey

Thats a super cool bit of info, and mega handy to know. I tried it out but unfortunately when I create a new file with the CORRECT BPM of 150 (Not 120 that I had set it to before) it still speeds all of the tracks up by 25% (120bpm x 25%=150bpm) when you paste them in.

Also a few things to note on that tutorial. If you have used an electric guitar track, you need to save the instrument in electric guitar and then select that track to be an electric guitar track, other wise you cant get the setting back later.

Also, for some reason, even though I did it all step by step (my 9 tracks in order were 1 x mp3, 2 x electric guitars, 4 x real vocal tracks) it added MORE tracks and didnt paste the copied over waves onto the right tracks in the right order (The mp3 was sitting on the electric guitar track). I'm sure it wouldnt take long to jiggle them around correctly, but as the song is 25% too fast anyway, I didnt think it was worth messing around with it anymore.

So, anymore suggestions?

Christoph Drösser wrote:

Uncheck the "follow tempo and pitch" option for your tracks - then you can set the new tempo without affecting their speed.

So I do this then I follow

Rescuing Corrupted GarageBand Files???

http://www.bulletsandbones.com/GB/Tutorials.html#allaboutrescuinggaragebandfiles

As I tried to just untick all the FOLLOW TEMPO & PITCH for each track on my original track, but when I moved the tempo slider it just messed up the waves again.

???????

Solarein wrote:

Try changing the tempo from 120-150 after you've done unselecting the check box.

And of course you could always save all your tracks existing effects and such with presets. And load em' up into a new garageband file, i understand its a bit of a laborious process but i know that it will give you an exact replica. For example, the guitar track that you recorded has a bunch of effects, make a preset and save it in guitars and call it "guitar track live". Import that original track into a new project file and reinsert that preset and everything ought to sound the same. And now you have that preset for future use.

Let me know if you have any more questions regarding this.

Changing the Tempo after unselecting check boxes screws the position of the wavs up and puts them out of order.

I dont think what I want to do in Garageband is actually possible. I know I'm asking quiet a bit of GB.

Lesson learned I think 😟

Solarein wrote:

I know man, eventually it has its limitations. But like i said, did you try saving the effect work you did as a preset and apply them track by track in a new file? I mean thats the best one could do really. With the tempo change i know the garageband loves to make your audio all wobbly and so i usually steer clear of any change like that.

Yeah it doesnt work unfortunately.

I guess the only option is try either try and shunt them all around, or once done export each file to wav and re-inport to a fresh track with the right speed, but again I'll have to move them round.

I'll see what I can do to EQ of the mp3 I've been layering on top of to try and make it sound a bit better.

Have a good weekend all.