iOS Garageband creates OS X GarageBand incompatible files

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iOS Garageband creates OS X GarageBand incompatible files

Here's my workflow: I concept and create initial tracks using iOS GarageBand on my iPad Pro, then import those files to OS X GarageBand for final instrumentation additions, drum track tweaks, editing, etc.

Here's the problem: Just updated to the latest iOS GarageBand (which I mostly love, especially the new instruments and editing options) and found that after I sent my iOS GB files to the desktop that the brand new instruments were not included in the package, so all of the nice new sounds are lost (I'm particularly taken with the new P-Bass).

So, my question for Apple: Where can we get all of the missing sounds for the desktop?

iPad, iOS 9.2.1, iPad Pro

Posted on Jan 22, 2016 3:31 PM

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Answer 1

Jan 24, 2016 6:13 PM in response to G-Music

I guess I was lucky as I "only" ran into the "the plug-in named "Remix FX" isn't available on your system" error...

And super slow performance on the Mac... 😟

I hope this gets resolved soon as well!

D.

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fb1979

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Feb 1, 2016 6:56 PM in response to G-Music

I am having the same problem. I found that the desktop garage band had an option to download more stuff. so I'm trying that and hoping it includes the sounds of the IOS garage band.

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fb1979

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Feb 1, 2016 9:37 PM in response to fb1979

So garageband on mac just keeps downloading the same 10GB of stuff when i try restore sound library. so I guess there is no way to import music created on my iPad garageband to my Mac garageband with the same sounds. all the instruments are "(name of instrument) iOS KB.exs" file not found.

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Lukesrad

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Feb 4, 2016 2:32 PM in response to G-Music

I'm having the exact same issue, I have tried deleting and re-installing Garageband and time after time it just downloads the same files, then when I go to run the iOS project the loops and sounds aren't found error occurs. Kind of hoping the downloads just re-write each other or chances are i'll have about 40GB worth of useless Garageband files on my mac.

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