Garageband 8-bit error

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Garageband 8-bit error

I usually record class lectures using garageband. I haven't had any problems so far, but one of the lecture is giving me an error. This is the first time i have tried to open it since it was recorded. At first i get a message that says "this file is not supported" then it says "GarageBand found 1 audio file(s) in 8 bit format. This format is unsupported and cannot be played back."

I have been trying for hours without any luck. Is this an unfixable bug? Anyone find a fix?

thank you

MacBook Air (13-inch Mid 2013), OS X Yosemite (10.10.2)

Posted on Mar 12, 2015 11:20 PM

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léonie

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Mar 13, 2015 12:51 AM in response to jyo13

Which version of GarageBand are you using?

I have never seen this 8-bit error myself, but when someone reported the issue, it usually has been caused by a corrupted project. In that case try to rebuild the project by opening the package and extraction the audio files, as described in this post by Christoph Drösser:

HELP: Podcast file converted to 8 bit and now unplayable

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jyo13 Author

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Mar 13, 2015 10:16 AM in response to léonie

I am using Garageband 6.0

I tried what the post said with no luck. But the file does say it is 793 MB so there should be something there right? Thanks for trying!

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