sharing .band files between ipads?

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sharing .band files between ipads?

Hi all,

I have seen comments regarding not being able to share from Mac GB to iPad GB, bur is it possible to share .band files between IOS equipment eg two iPads or an iPad and iPhone? I have tried beginning a song on my iPhone, then sharing to iTunes in a .band file (which actually saves a few folders and files to a folder on my PC). Then on trying to "add" a file to my iPad in iTunes, but there is no ".band" file that I can see, just the folder and it's contents.

I realise I could save the individual tracks as aif files and load them into a new song, but this kinda defeats the purpose of being able to share a song file with a mate for both of us to work on in midi format....

Am I missing something here?

iPad 2, iOS 5

Posted on Mar 21, 2012 8:02 PM

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Mar 27, 2012 9:24 PM in response to eenymason

I want to share my GB file from my ipad to my friends ipad so he can add tracks then send it back to me. I can't find where this is addressed. I can put my .band file onto my desktop and into itunes but how do I put it on my friends ipad?

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Jul 10, 2012 6:57 AM in response to eenymason

Hi guys - did you ever get a response on this?

I have 2 ipads linked to one iTunes account (one old ipad, one new) and i want to transfer my old Garage Band projects onto the new iPad.

I have that same problem with folders and no ".band" files.

Any resolution please? :-)

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Jul 10, 2012 3:45 PM in response to DannyMaldini

I haven't looked any further into it yet.

If it IS possible at the moment, I haven't found a way to do it yet - it will come in a future update SURELY !!!!

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turingtest2

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Jul 13, 2012 2:01 PM in response to eenymason

It should be possible using the File Sharing system, but currently only using a Mac. You can export a .Band project and copy it to a PC using file sharing but what you get is a folder. There is no proper way to copy that folder back into the iPad, or a different one. I have heard tales of success using tools like iExplorer to mess around in the device's file system but I've not tried that myself.

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eenymason Author

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Jul 13, 2012 6:04 PM in response to turingtest2

Cheers for that - I'll try and sync with my Mac instead of my PC and see how I go.

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