Is it not possible to have two projects open at the same time in Garageband? Every time I try it asks me to save the current open window and then closes down in favour of creating a new project. Seems awfully clumsy, and there’s a Window option in the menu list across the top of the screen, so I must be misunderstanding!
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014), OS X Mavericks (10.9.4), 16Gb, 256Gb SSD
When you try to switch to a different project in Logic Pro X you will see this alert:
So yes, you can have multiple projects open to copy between projects.
You can also copy between projects in GarageBand, you just have to copy a track and keep it in the clipboard before you switch to a different project. But it is clumsy, you are right.
Unfortunately you are right. You can have only one project open at a time.
The "Window" menu is just for opening additional tools, like the Musical Typing window, or to zoom and minimize the application window.
Oh god that’s nuts. So what is the Window menu for?
I’m so used to working in Audacity where I have loads of windows open, cutting and pasting from different raw files into one master file. They messed up their latest update so that’s why I’ve jumped onto Garageband.
Not that I’m going to purchase it, but is that one a difference between Garageband and Logic Pro X; that you can have multiple windows open?
I might try Reaper once this deadline is out of the way.
I guess if you start off using Garageband then its fine and there is a workaround; I guess people just load in all their raw files into the one project and cut and paste from the various multiple tracks. Its not the end of the world, just a different way of working to the one I'm used to.
Ok. Thanks Leonie. 🙂
I have one other (unrelated question). I have an old electric keyboard (Roland EXR-7 from the late 90's I think, I bought it off a friend). If I buy a Midi-to-USB connector can I simply hook this old keyboard up to the Macbook, hit the keys on the Roland and see it come up as digital notes in Garageband? Is it that easy (tell me its that easy!).
This appears to be the latest driver for the Roland keyboard. It was designed for OSX 10.8 but hopefully its still fine for El Capitan. This driver was created in 2013.
Apologies too, I know its not the done thing to hi-jack a thread (not even my own). I just figured you seem very knowledgeable and may know the answer to this in a second!
Ok no worries. Elsewhere on the site it suggests that the drivers are already standard in OSX 10.8, but that they were here anyway for separate download. At least that's how I interpreted it! I'll find out at some point!
I'm sorry, but I do not know that particular keyboard. I avoid keyboards that need third-party drivers.
Can I not have two projects open at the same time?
