question about garage band

[Yvon]

I will try to be clear....

I would like to import a file in garage, either a wav or an mp3 and I would like to synch the project with the file so I would add a drum loop or a metronome.
How do I do that?
I haven't found yet.


Thank you

 

[john_g]

I find that I need to have the file, usually an MP3, in iTunes first then drag and drop it from iTunes into Garageband. From there you can move it around the timeline to adjust. This is what has worked for me. Good luck

 

[Yvon]

I find that I need to have the file, usually an MP3, in iTunes first then drag and drop it from iTunes into Garageband. From there you can move it around the timeline to adjust. This is what has worked for me. Good luck

I was able to do that. Now the problem is that the speed of the song is somewhere between 152 and 153 BPM. Is there anyway to set the speed of a song in garageband between 152 and 153?
Let's say something like 152.48 ?

 

[john_g]

You can change the tempo using the slider but I am not sure how it will affect the pitch of the original song, it may raise it up significantly depending what the original was.

Oh and I think the tempo would have to be whole numbers.

 

[MakiSupaStar]

The tempo can be set when you open a new project too.

 

[Yvon]

You can change the tempo using the slider but I am not sure how it will affect the pitch of the original song, it may raise it up significantly depending what the original was.

Oh and I think the tempo would have to be whole numbers.

When I import an mp3 in garaband and I change the project tempo via the slider it doesn't change the tempo of the mp3. That's how I'm almost able to synch the tempo of the project with garageband.
The problem now is that the tempo of the song like I said is somewhere between 152 and 153. Is there any way to make a project with a tempo of 152.34 or something like that with garage band?

 

[-Sam-]

It is posssible, If you press Alt+Ctrl+G and click on the orange mp3 file in garage band it changes to purple and then responds to the changes of tempo, which you change by selecting master track info.

 

[warnergt]

The GarageBand tempo can only be set to integer numbers but you have an alternative option. You can change the tempo of the music from the wav or MP3 file. It only needs a tiny tweak. Try an application like Link Removed. It will change the tempo without changing the pitch.

What you'll still need to look out for is the possibility that the tempo changes during the tune. Tempos that are driven by human timing tend to creep one way or the other. If this happens, you can still break up the file and tweak the components with Amazing Slow Downer until you get it to match your GarageBand tempo to a satisfactory level.

Good luck and let us know how you make out.