Jan 09, 2018 Dear all, I tried to open GarageBand this afternoon for the first time (after using this new imac for almost half a year) today and it couldn't start. The 'Initializing.' Window ran continuously for a long time (more than 2 mins) with no progress. I force-quitted and try loading it again.
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:
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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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So, you downloaded and installed the new macOS 10.13 High Sierra after checking that most/all of your audio software and plugins are now compatible... and then discover that Apple's own DAW, GarageBand, can't load any of your 3rd-party plugins.
If you've come across the warning stating: 'The Audio Unit 'XXX' could not be loaded for your project, and may need to be updated...' then before you throw anything at your Mac's computer screen, breathe and read on to discover a temporary solution that'll help you get around this security/sandboxing issue.
We're sure Apple will provide an update in the near future, so an upcoming macOS or GarageBand update might well be the best solution. And if you use Logic Pro X or any other DAW your plugins should load absolutely fine there. This is just a GarageBand and macOS High Sierra issue. If you're experiencing this issue like many others in the Apple Discussions forum here then you can try this trick courtesey of Two notes Engineering:
- Download & install Two Notes Sandbox Patch plugin
- Reboot your Mac
- Open GarageBand
- Add Two Notes Sandbox Patch plugin on a track, a popup will appear
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- Click 'Lower Security Settings'
- This screen will appear:
- Now load your AU plugins in GarageBand on macOS 10.13 High Sierra
Our support manager at Ask.Audio, Christian Labbé, tested the above on macOS High Sierra with GarageBand and noted it works perfectly, but you will need to carry out this process every time you launch GarageBand.
But at least this is a band-aid fix over a security issue that looks like it should be very easy for Apple to solve in a coming update.
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[Via: Two-Notes Engineering]
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