[beverson]

Am I missing something obvious? How can you get an audio track into GarageBand? Or even just a piece of it. For example, if I want to sample another song and use it in a project of my own, how can I do this?

There's no import button or menu item that i can find. And dragging doesn't work either.

[WinsOBoogi]

Drag the actual file right into the TRACKS window.

:-D

[CheesePuff]

It must be a MP3, WAV, or AIFF file, and then you drag it from the Finder to the Tracks section of the window (on the left) and then it says "importing track".

[beverson]

Ah -- you're right. I think I was trying to drag an AAC file in before.

After a slight bit more time playing with it, it appears you can't drag protected AAC files purchased from the Music Store in there. Unfortunate, but not that surprising.

[60-hz]

Help !!

Once i drag an mp3 into the GarageBand window the importing window appears and imports the track fully.

However i cant seem to find the track anywhere in the GB windows? Where is the file disappearing to?

(i have tried various mp3 files and still no results)

[CheesePuff]

This has happened to me many times as well. I drag an MP3 to the track window, it imports and then never appears in the track window. But when I use a WAV file it works fine.