Hey, I want to use a MIDI track created in GB with Pro Tools. I know that GB doesn't support Exporting MIDI tracks, so I'm trying to figure out the folder that GB stores tracks from a specific session, so I can open the MIDI file in PT. All I've ever been able to find is the Session file, not the tracks from a given session.
Thanks,
Adam
There's no checkbox in my info window for unhiding the library folder. Did some research and figured it out....the old Option button hold when the Go menu's dropped down.
Thanks for all the help. Now for part two, importing that .aif file into a MIDI track on PT.
Bahhhh!
There's no User Loops folder in "~/Library/Audio/Apple Loops/User Loops." Just an Apple folder in /Apple Loops.
I followed all your steps. Garageband definitely exported the highlighted MIDI file.. status bar finished n everything.
All this ******** cuz the GB drums kits sound far superior to XPand ones that came with PT.
You're misunderstanding me..
It's not creating the "User Loops" folder.
I followed the initial instructions on creating a loop in GB, it then brings up the Bounce" status meter. When completed, I attempt to go to User Loops, but the folder isn't there...
Two things:
After you created your Loop, does it show up in the Loop Browser in GarageBand when you select the User Loops in the Loop Packs Menu?
When you say you don't see the User Loops folder, you have to look in the user directory (<username>/Library/Audio/Apple Loops/User Loops/), not the system directory.
Yes, it shows up under the My Loops heading.
I've been starting my search at the HD, so HD/Library/, etc was where I was looking.. How do you get to this same directory structure via the username? When I click the Users folder it shows my icon, but when I click it it's just a list of my personal folders/files.
I've also tried entering the path in "Go to Folder." Nothing.
Thanks.
The Library folder in your user home folder is hidden by default.
To make it visible in Sierra:
Once the Library folder is visible in your Home folder, navigate to Library/Audio/Apple Loops/User Loops
You are right, you cannot export MIDI Regions directly from GarageBand. Here is one workaround using a little Script "GB2MIDI" that you can download from
http://www.larskobbe.de/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/GB2MIDI.zip
It can extract the MIDI data that is stored in an Apple Loop File (Green Apple Loop) and converts it into a separate MIDI File
Here is the workaround
Hope that helps
Edgar R. - LogicProGEM.com
(Author of the "Graphically Enhanced Manuals")
http://DingDingMusic.com/Manuals/
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The "User Loops" folder will automatically be created once you export your first Apple Loop.
There's a "show apple loops," in the View tab that lists every loop, including the three I saved... So GB's def saving the MIDI ...but where??! Thanks,
After I imported the .MID track into Pro Tools, I realized it's useless without the VI drum samples in GB.
adam79 wrote:
There's a "show apple loops," in the View tab that lists every loop, including the three I saved... So GB's def saving the MIDI ...but where??! Thanks,
The Loops you created in GarageBand are saved as Apple Loopa to your drive in the folder ~/Library/Audio/Apple Loops/User Loops
In GarageBand, you can see those Apple Loop that you created when you select "My Loops" at the top of the Loop Browser, clicking on the Loops Packs Selector top open the Loop Packs Menu.
Hope that helps
EdgarRothermich - LogicProGEM.com
(Author of the "Graphically Enhanced Manuals")
http://DingDingMusic.com/Manuals/
'I may receive some form of compensation, financial or otherwise, from my recommendation or link.'
There's no checkbox in my info window for unhiding the library folder. Did some research and figured it out....the old Option button hold when the Go menu's dropped down.
It will only show, if you are viewing your Home folder in the Finder; if the focus switches to any other Finder window, the option is missing. And did you really open the View options, and not the Info panel?
Enter ⌘J , not ⌘I.
Where does GB Store Track Files?
