Can I import my Band-in-a-Box songs into GarageBand?
You can import your Band-in-a-Box compositions into GarageBand for fine-tuning, or to play them with the GarageBand software instruments. GarageBand Version 2 (and higher) support the direct import of MIDI files. Click on the .MID button to save your Band-in-a-Box song as a MIDI file, then open GarageBand and import the MIDI file by dragging it from the Finder into the GarageBand timeline. The MIDI file will appear in GarageBand with each instrument on a separate track. The tracks will play using the MIDI software instruments included with GarageBand. You can select a different instrument from the Track Info window (select the track and press Command+I). Since GarageBand version 1 cannot import MIDI files directly, there are a few extra steps you need to go through to get your Band-in-a-Box song into GarageBand. These steps are described in our GarageBand tutorial.
You can import your Band-in-a-Box compositions into GarageBand for fine-tuning, or to play them with the GarageBand software instruments. GarageBand (versions 2 and higher) support the direct import of MIDI or AIFF files. Click on the .MID button to save your Band-in-a-Box song as a MIDI file, or render your song to AIFF. Then open GarageBand and import the file by dragging it from Finder into the GarageBand timeline. There is more information about saving Band-in-a-Box songs for use in other programs, in in this faq topic. There is some more information about GarageBand in our GarageBand tutorial. The “Advanced Features Video” on this page also describes how you can work with GarageBand.
