Isn this the same as using QuickTime Pro, or iTunes to save as an AIFF or MP3 file, then importing into GarageBand?
No, this is very different. Rather than being converted into audio, the data in the file is converted into a form that contains the original MIDI events (such as Note On, Note Off, Volume and Pan parameters). The files are broken up by tracks which are stored as separate files. Each of these files can be imported into GarageBand and the Software Instruments can be selected in GarageBand. This technique also allows for editing of the MIDI data from within GarageBand. • The output files look like QuickTime AIFF audio files, but when I play them in QuickTime Player they stop immediately. What’s going on? The output files are indeed AIFF files, but they do not contain digital audio waveforms, they contain the MIDI data which only GarageBand knows how to extract. It is completely normal for them not to play a sound from a regular audio file player. • When I drop the files in GarageBand, they show up very short. Why is that? Go to the GarageBand -> Preferences dialog, click on Advanced and c
