Step 5: Import Apple Music Songs to GarageBand. Later, you can refer to the method of adding local music to GarageBand introduced above, you can add MP3, M4A, WAV or AIFF files from the output folder to GarageBand as sound source by dragging and dropping them into the track area. Are you looking to import an MP3, M4A, WAV or AIF audio file from your Files app, or even sent to you via email in to your GarageBand project on iPad or iPho. I was able to import the file from email to the iPad app AnyTunes. It seems like the GarageBand inter app audio might be able to import from Anytune, but it gets too complicated. In GarageBand, I can push the + to create a new project, the MP3 shows up in my CloudDrive, but import doesn't do anything. Why can't I use the option here to Import. On your computer, open iTunes and add the audio files you want to import to the GarageBand File Sharing area. Open GarageBand on your iPad and follow the steps above to create a new document. Tap the Loop browser button and you will see a message asking if you want to move the audio files to the GarageBand File Transfer folder.
Easy Way to Solve 'GarageBand Won't Import MP3' Problem
November 16th, 2012 by Emily Moore
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Though GarageBand 11 announced to import MP3 audio file, sometimes we still encounter difficulty in importing MP3 to GarageBand in various situation:
- Situation 1
- When I tried to drag and drop my MP3 files to GarageBand, the window came up that said importing... etc., but then the little box disappeared and nothing happened.
- Situation 2
- I tried to import a MP3 into GarageBand, but GB hasn't recognized it. In My Songs menu, copy from iTunes says that there's no song available for the copy.
- Situation 3
- When drag spoken word MP3 into the track or space of GarageBand, I see an 'importing' message for an instant, but nothing appears in the audio track and no new track is created.
- Situation 4
- I can't drag MP3 audio files into GarageBand whatever from iTunes, from Finder, from the Desktop...
- Situation 5
- I recorded a very small piece of sound in MP3 format and try to import it to GarageBand for editing. However, GarageBand refuse to add MP3 audio and says 'xxxx.mp3' could not be handled becauseGarageBand cannot open files in the 'MP3 audio' format.
GarageBand only imports MP3 files which have the extension in lower case: '.mp3'. If you try to import MP3 files (like MP3 recorded from the Olympus LS-10) with the extension in upper case:'.MP3', GarageBand will refuse to import those kinds of MP3 audio.
Solution for Reason 1
In this case, change the MP3 file extension to lower case in order to import MP3 to GarageBand.
Though GarageBand allows importing MP3, it only supports those MP3 audio files which have a sample rate of 44.1 kilohertz (kHz) and a bit depth of 16 bits. MP3 files with a different sample ratemight play back faster or slower, or even fail to add to GarageBand.
Solution for Reason 2
To successfully import all kinds of MP3 to GarageBand for OS X or GarageBand for iOS, a recommended solution is to convert MP3 to GarageBand more compatible AIFF.
The following article will introduce two methods on how to convert and import MP3 to GarageBand:
Method 1: Use Bigasoft Audio Converter to convert MP3 to AIFF for importing to GarageBand
Besides converting and importing MP3 into GarageBand, this method also helps to convert and import other audio formats including WMA, FLAC, OGG, QCP, SHN, AMR, AWB, M4R, PCM, APE, MPC, AC3, MP2,WAV, CAF, M4A, RA, and etc to GarageBand. It even helps to convert music video like AVI, MKV, MP4, MOV, M4V, WMV, MPG, FLV and etc to AIFF for importing to GarageBand.
Free download the professional MP3 to GarageBand Converter - Bigasoft Audio Converter (MacVersion, Windows Version), install and launch the program.
Click the 'Add File' button to browse and add your MP3 files to Bigasoft Audio Converter.
Click the 'Profile' drop-down menu to select AIFF - Audio Interchange File Format(*.aiff) from the 'General Audio' category.
Click the 'Convert' button to start and finish converting MP3 to GarageBand supported AIFF format.
When the MP3 to AIFF conversion is completed, click the 'Open Folder' button to drag and drop the converted MP3 files to GarageBand.
Method 2: Use iTunes to convert MP3 to GarageBand more compatible AIFF
- Start iTunes
- Click on the 'Edit' tab on the menu bar at the top.
- Select 'Preferences...'
- Click on 'Import Setting...' button to change the setting on 'Import Using' to 'AIFF Encoder', then hit OK.
- Drag your MP3 file into iTunes.
- Right-click (or option-click) the MP3 file, then select 'Create AIFF Version'
- Drag the created AIFF file to GarageBand
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