in the last two days, when i make something in garageband and i want to export to disk. before i would choose my desktop and after normalizing and converting...it would put a mp3 on my desktop. recently when i do this, it normalizes the track...but it just stops after that....no mp3 on my desktop....i have to send it to itunes now and then pull it out of itunes to have an mp3....what is going on?
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garageband MP3 export
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I'm experiencing the same thing, I have to export it to iTunes for it to work. So it's not just you 
Same problem here.
I only started using GarageBand in November, but I've never gotten it to save to an .mp3 without exporting to iTunes first. The other function just doesn't work at all - it looks like it's saving my file as an .mp3, but I can never find it afterwards.
I only started using GarageBand in November, but I've never gotten it to save to an .mp3 without exporting to iTunes first. The other function just doesn't work at all - it looks like it's saving my file as an .mp3, but I can never find it afterwards.
I've been having similar problems - one of many when trying to export from Garageband.
Share > Export Song to Disk...
If I export using compression (saving as an .m4a file), it shows up fine wherever I save it to. However, if I don't use compression (saving as an .aif file), it still goes through the entire "creating mixdown" and "normalizing" (if I have that turned on), but then no file shows up anywhere.
Other problems when exporting included huge loss of volume (when "normalize" is turned on in the preferences), or major bass distortion if normalize is turned off.
So does anyone actually know of any solutions to these? I might try Soundbooth or Sound Studio to try and adjust the volume levels and then bring it back into iTunes again.
Share > Export Song to Disk...
If I export using compression (saving as an .m4a file), it shows up fine wherever I save it to. However, if I don't use compression (saving as an .aif file), it still goes through the entire "creating mixdown" and "normalizing" (if I have that turned on), but then no file shows up anywhere.
Other problems when exporting included huge loss of volume (when "normalize" is turned on in the preferences), or major bass distortion if normalize is turned off.
So does anyone actually know of any solutions to these? I might try Soundbooth or Sound Studio to try and adjust the volume levels and then bring it back into iTunes again.