How to Import Your GarageBand Projects to Logic

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GarageBand is a fantastic audio recording application. Many songwriters use it for composing and quickly getting ideas recorded so they can further work with them later. But GarageBand does have its limits, and when you looking to add some advanced effects and processes to your song/project, the next step up is Logic by Apple, Inc. Thankfully, the process of getting those GarageBand files transferred over to Logic is easier than you may think.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

  • Mac computer
  • GarageBand 4 (iLife '08)
  • Logic Studio or Logic Express
  • same as above

How to Open GarageBand Files from within Logic

Step1
Launch Logic. From the FILE menu, select OPEN.
Step2
In the navigation window that appears, from the left column select Music.
Step3
In the middle column, select the GarageBand folder.
Step4
Navigate to the GarageBand file that you want to open in Logic and select it (single click). Click OPEN and you're done!

How to Open GarageBand Files from the Finder

Step1
Open a Finder window by double clicking on the hard drive icon (commonly labeled Macintosh HD).
Step2
Navigate to the GarageBand file you want to open. Unless you've moved the file to another location, the GarageBand folder is in Users/Music/GarageBand.
Step3
Single click on the file to select it. If you have a 2 button mouse, RIGHT-CLICK on the file and select OPEN WITH then select Logic. If you have a one button mouse you can hold down the OPTION key on your keyboard to bring up the contextual menu and then select OPEN WITH and then Logic. That's it!

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