Q: How can I share a GarageBand project with another person?
I am using the latest version (2.1) of GarageBand for iPad and would like to be able to share my projects with other members of my band, preferably without having to use a PC/Mac, as a sort of audio sketchbook for song ideas. I would like the guitarist to be able to record some guitar over a drum track and then share it with the vocalist to record lyrics and bassist to record a bassline (all of whom use GarageBand for iPad) and then pass it back for refinement. So far I have found 2 options, neither of which fit the task:
- I can share the song via Dropbox (or Google Drive) but this "flattens" the project and saves it as an audio file which does not contain the individual instrument tracks.
- I can export it to iCloud as a .band project file (i.e. containing the individual instrument tracks) but cannot share this with other people as iCloud does not allow sharing!*
*I could use a Mac or PC to copy the .band file from iCloud to Dropbox/Google Drive to share it and then the other users would need to copy it to their iCloud drive (using a Mac or PC) and import it into GarageBand on their iPad. But surely there is a simpler way that does not involve using a computer?
Any ideas?
Thanks
Dave
GarageBand (iPad)
Posted on Feb 14, 2016 2:25 PM