Open iPad GarageBand projects on your Mac
Mar 28, '11 07:30:00AM
Contributed by: aptmunich
Songs created with the iPad version of GarageBand can not be opened with the Mac version (at least not at the time of writing). I've found a kludgy workaround that will allow you to open at least part of your project on your Mac.
Basically you just need to edit the version number embedded in the project file. I've posted the full step-by-step details to my blog.
Here are the steps:
- Right-click a project and select 'Show Package Contents.'
- Find the projectData file and open it with the Plist Editor (or a text editor if you don't have the Developer Tools installed).
- Find the version key with the value 45000 and change that to 40000.
- Save the file.
That's it! The project will now open, albeit with a bunch of warning messages and certain things (some instruments and loops) may be missing. But recorded audio, track settings, etc. should all be there.
[crarko adds: I haven't tested this one. Hopefully Apple will have that update out soon.]
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