GarageBand

INSTALLATION:

On CDS iPads, if not already installed or need to reinstall:
• Go to the SELF SERVICE app

• Click INSTALL/REINSTALL for the GarageBand app
You may need to click install a couple of times if it does not install the first time.

On personal/family devices and laptops,
go to one of the following links :

• iOS(iPad) (free)
• Apple Laptop (free)
• Alternative non-Apple apps:
  • SoundTrap (Android, free)
  • SoundTrap for Education (Chromebook & Chrome Web browser, free)
  • AudioSauna (Chromebook, free)
  • Walk Band (Android, free)
  • Music Lab (Great For All Ages, Chrome web browser, no installation, Free)
  • Creatability in partnership with Google to help make music accessible for more people

TO USE GARAGEBAND

• Apple Computer:
  • BASIC HOW TO USE GARAGEBAND
  10 Tips on Making Your First Song in GarageBand video
• iPad:
  • BASIC HOW TO USE GARAGEBAND FOR iPAD
  Apple GarageBand Getting Started Guide
  • How to Use GarageBand for Kids videos (3)
  • UPLOADING FROM IPAD TO GOOGLE DRIVE: If you are uploading music up to Google Drive:
    • In the “My Songs” browser, tap and hold the song you want to share, tap Share, then tap Song. You can add the artist, composer, and title information, choose the audio quality, and an image for the audio file.
    • Tap Share (upper right corner)Select Google Drive, select your CDS Gmail accountTap SELECT FOLDER and select where you want to save itClick SAVE HEREClick UPLOAD.It will save the music file as a .m4a file (a file format that is similar to MP3 and can be played in Chrome, Google Drive app, etc).
  • EXPORTING FROM LAPTOP TO GOOGLE DRIVE:
    • Click on SHARE in the menu bar at the topClick EXPORT SONG TO DISC
      • Name your file …so it makes sense to your teacher, like “Jane Doe Composition Assignment 2”
      • Select where to save it Saving to your DESKTOP might make it easy to find…
      • Select MP3For QUALITY, select High or Very HighClick EXPORT
    • Import your file to Google Drive:
      • Open your browser (like Chrome) and go to Google Drive (https://drive.google.com)Click the PLUS symbol (upper left)Click UPLOAD FILEFind & select your .mp3 file and click OPEN That’s it! You have uploaded it to Google Drive. Now you can add it into Google Classroom or share with your classmates and teachers from Google Drive. Note: For assignments, please follow your teacher’s instructions.

SHARING GARAGEBAND FILE FROM ONE COMPUTER TO ANOTHER

• Locate your .Band File (maybe in your Music or Documents folders, or Desktop.
• Right-Click (or CTRL+click) the file and select COMPRESS from the dropdown menu.
• It will save a .ZIP file of your GarageBand file. What this does is bring all the hidden files into the file with the GarageBand file together so when you send it, the other person or other computer will have ALL the parts of the song you are working on.
• Once it finishes, upload the .ZIP file to Google Drive and share to the other person or download to the other computer.
• For the other person or other computer, once you download the .ZIP file, double-click it to open the compressed file and it will open to a .BAND file.
• Open this file in GarageBand.

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Microphone not recording your voice in GarageBand on your laptop?

• First save and quit GarageBand.
• Click the Apple logo in the upper left corner and select SYSTEM PREFERENCES.
• Click SECURITY AND PRIVACY.
• Click the PRIVACY tab.
• On the left side, click Microphone.
• On the right side, you should see GarageBand listed.
• Check the box next to GarageBand.
• Close the System Preferences window.
• Open GarageBand, and it should allow the microphone to record now.