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I'm trying to set up a practice environment in my iPhone 6 Garage Band app (using an iRig2) so that I can
play along with backup music sequences (already in my iTunes library). I can't find any way to navigate to an import function in iPhone GB.
Is it even possible to import those files into my Garage Band app?
Or is it possible in an iPad?
Or are there alternative music software apps for doing this in either device?
iPhone 6, iOS 8.1.2
You should be able to access the songs in the Music.app on your iPhone or iPad using the Loop Browser in GarageBand.
See this Help Page: http://help.apple.com/garageband/iphone/2.0/index.html#chsb3f15dc4
Import a song from the Music app
You can import songs from the Music app on your device into Tracks view. You can import a song to an existing Audio Recorder or Guitar Amp track, or have GarageBand create a new Audio Recorder track for the song.
Songs imported from the Music app do not follow tempo changes you make in GarageBand.
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Import a song from the Music app
- To import the entire song, set the current song section to Automatic; otherwise, only the portion of the song that fits the current song section is imported.
- Tap the View button
to open Tracks view.
- Tap the Loop Browser button
in the control bar, then tap Music.
- You can search for songs by name, or browse by album, artist, genre, or playlist.
- To preview a song, tap it in the list. You can control the preview volume with the slider at the bottom of the list.
- Drag a song left or right to show Tracks view. Align the left edge of the song with the bar or beat on the ruler where you want it to start playing.
After importing the song, you can make the song section longer, then resize the imported region so that more of the song plays.
You should be able to access the songs in the Music.app on your iPhone or iPad using the Loop Browser in GarageBand.
See this Help Page: http://help.apple.com/garageband/iphone/2.0/index.html#chsb3f15dc4
Import a song from the Music app
You can import songs from the Music app on your device into Tracks view. You can import a song to an existing Audio Recorder or Guitar Amp track, or have GarageBand create a new Audio Recorder track for the song.
Songs imported from the Music app do not follow tempo changes you make in GarageBand.
Hide
Import a song from the Music app
- To import the entire song, set the current song section to Automatic; otherwise, only the portion of the song that fits the current song section is imported.
- Tap the View button
- Tap the Loop Browser button
- You can search for songs by name, or browse by album, artist, genre, or playlist.
- To preview a song, tap it in the list. You can control the preview volume with the slider at the bottom of the list.
- Drag a song left or right to show Tracks view. Align the left edge of the song with the bar or beat on the ruler where you want it to start playing.
After importing the song, you can make the song section longer, then resize the imported region so that more of the song plays.
OK, your advice got it done for me. Thanks.
One issue: I can't hear the song when it plays. It is an .aiff audio file which plays normally in iTunes in both my iPhone and my Mac.
I have done the same as you provided information, but my Music application gives the message reads as ' Protected songs and songs not stored locally on your iphone can not be imported" Now i dont know what protected songs and how to store locally on Iphone in Music application?? All the songs in Music application are through Itunes only. Can you please help me in this regard. Thanks in advance.
but my Music application gives the message reads as ' Protected songs and songs not stored locally on your iphone can not be imported"
Protected songs are songs that have digital rights associated with them. These may be songs streamed from Apple Music or songs purchased from the Apple Store with the file type "Protected AAC audio file". These files cannot be imported to GarageBand and modified, because importing them would remove the protection.
And you cannot use songs that are not stored locally. If the song is only in iCloud, click the cloud icon to the right of the song in the Music App to download the song.
Importing music files into Garage Band in an iPhone
