CAN'T DRAG ITUNES SONGS INTO GARAGE BAND

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CAN'T DRAG ITUNES SONGS INTO GARAGE BAND

I've tried just about everything. Dragging under and new track etc. Is there something I'm missing? GarageBand 2.0.2 says you can do it, but it won't let me. These are songs I purchased from the ITunes music store. PLEASE HELP!

G4, Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Posted on Apr 21, 2006 6:57 PM

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Answer 1

xs4is

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Apr 21, 2006 9:29 PM in response to RickSchwartz

The purchased songs are protected...GB can't edit them so it won't import them.

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Answer 2

xs4is

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Apr 21, 2006 9:31 PM in response to xs4is

A work around is to get Audio Hilack (or a similar program) and record the song while it's playing out of iTunes. Then you could import the resultant file into GB.

THIS IS NOT LEGAL

I DO NOT CONDONE THIS ACTION (just a work around, hee hee).

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RickSchwartz Author

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Apr 24, 2006 11:43 AM in response to xs4is

Thank you. Question: if I purchase an audio cd in a store, import into itunes, then try to use it in GB, will it work without the work around?

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HangTime

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Apr 24, 2006 12:01 PM in response to RickSchwartz

Yes, if you RIP a song yourself it is not copy-protected.

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xs4is

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Apr 24, 2006 12:25 PM in response to HangTime

Thought of another work around, haven't tried it though....

Get a male to male 1/8" cable and plug your output into your line in. Play the song in iTunes and record with GB (make sure monitoring is off).

Don't know if this will set up some kind of loop or something, but I don't THINK it will...

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Apr 24, 2006 12:49 PM in response to xs4is

Well, both your workarounds use a D-A-D conversion, which degrades the quality. If you burn a CD and re-import the AIFF, you're saving that step.

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Apr 24, 2006 1:11 PM in response to Christoph Drösser

but what you are suggesting requires three dithering steps and that also degrades the sound.
From Source:
1 apples dither to m4p
2 itunes dither to 16/44.1 CD
3 CD to iTunes dither to MP3 or AAC.

any way you go there will be degredation of the signal.

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HangTime

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Apr 24, 2006 1:33 PM in response to AcmeAudioEng.

The first two sound right, but #3 doesn't. You can use iTunes to go straight from the CD's 44.1k 16-bit self to a 44.1k 16-bit uncompressed AIFF.

Mp3 or ACC would be a mistake because then there'd also be a #4, GB automatically converts the compressed file to an uncompressed AIFF (and whatever math errors that might inject)

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Answer 9

Apr 24, 2006 2:35 PM in response to AcmeAudioEng.

What I am suggesting actually requires no step that you can avoid: (1) is already there. (2) is necessary whenever you want to listen to the song. And there is no (3) if you want to use it in GB.

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xs4is

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Apr 24, 2006 10:00 PM in response to Christoph Drösser

When you burn a disk in iTunes, the copy protection stuff is still attached to the song. How do you get around that?

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HangTime

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Apr 24, 2006 10:05 PM in response to xs4is

You don't have to get around anything. FairPlay can only be applied to AAC files, not AIFF files, and an Audio CD is made up of AIFF files.

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xs4is

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Apr 24, 2006 10:14 PM in response to HangTime

(Thanks again Hang)

Oh. I remember a dialog box when I tried to burn a cd...I guess it was just iTunes telling me I had X number of "transfers" left. Never mind.

Nice option Christoph. My way is cheaper in the long run though.

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