Export your song like a PRO | GarageBand Tutorial

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When it's time to export your song out of GarageBand... there are so many options! MP3? WAV? 24 bit? Which ones should you choose and why? Plus... why do our songs always seem quieter? I walk through all the right boxes to check and tools to use to make sure you can export your mix with confidence!
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[@TheBandGuide]

‼️ FREE 6-Step PRO Mix Checklist: www.thebandguide.com/6stepPROmix ‼️

[@3-Shot]

Do you still do mixing and mastering for people?

[@davidmayerovitch8965]

One of the most helpful GB tutorials I’ve ever seen. Clear and well-prepared.

[@TheBandGuide]

That's high praise! Thank you, David!

[@Andlovethebomb]

Always useful, applicable, and well presented. I recently got Logic, but I still watch your videos because there’s always great info.

[@terryrollins1973]

Pure gold!!! 🙌❤️🙏

[@alexyoung7564]

Really can’t stress enough how useful this was. Completely changed my life.

[@NAZGVL_147]

I love your whole channel man! I’m more of a metal guy, but your techniques still have set me on my way. Thank you sir!

[@garudasomanna]

Thanks again for these precious pearls you have given. You are the best GarageBand teacher on this planet.

[@AMSQUIRELALONDE]

You are a legend, thank you so much for doing this.

[@christiansloat]

Perfect timing. I was just at this point in the process. Thanks.

[@TheBandGuide]

Awesome! I love when I happen to be there right in time

[@SherlonRussell]

A very big fan of your tutorials... They are super clear and helpful🙏🙏🙏

[@TheBandGuide]

🙌🏼 thank you!!

[@stickmanband3]

Thanks. You answered a question for me.

[@AGB-vy2ci]

GREAT video!! I had no idea about the cycle region...

[@UlfKronman]

Thank you! A very good and pedagogic explanation of the difference between normalising and limiting and why to avoid GarageBands built-in normalisation and use a limiter on your master track instead.

[@TheBandGuide]

Awesome! I'm glad to hear it- exactly what I was hoping for.

[@evieruth01]

Love it , thanks so much 🙏👍🏻🤘🏻🤝

[@tommylarsson2025]

Top notch and yes it's really helpful to be reminded about this steps. So if i get it right? 1. Put a limiter on. Adjust the volume. 2. Save it as a small reference file (Mp3) 3 Then save it as wave file without limiter that you then can open in GB without distraction from other tracks and then adjust and match the volume if you for example do an album. I really like that part that just having a wave file with your song that you can't get in and mess with. It's a mental thing i guess that it feels more complete when you can't touch and change the tracks. Really good advice and so smart! Thanks boss! You always hit the right spot! 👍👍

[@tazstidson4231]

Great Video...Clear and Really Easy to understand. As Helpful as... (something Really helpful anyway...) Can't understand why you don't have more subscribers... Keep up the Great Work.

[@TheBandGuide]

Hey thanks, Taz! Still a relatively new channel - spread the word!

[@jimzabloski]

I just communicated with you today about this very thing. How timely. I bookmarked this baby cuz I know I'm gonna need it a lot till it becomes second nature. Thanks. Go Virginia! Oh, maybe one day you can do a vid on getting songs ready for TuneCore or Spotify's requirements.

[@lightningboltbob8720]

Thanks for the video really helped out and answered a few questions

[@TheBandGuide]

Awesome, bob!

[@cathylopez1345]

Thank you very helpful and yes One thing at a time :)

[@kyngjai]

first video to teach me something thank u

[@DrumStelf]

Very useful 👍

[@LA610]

Thanks good video....I use Aiff cause its apple..sounds good

[@eaabr9595]

I has seen your 6 steps videos.. I gad to see couples of time to get use to...

[@ishtashunkaluzahon9946]

Thanks bro

[@Malkeezy]

Malo (thank you) brother 🙏🏿💯

[@PriyaNijher]

Great!

[@chandlertheorange]

Thx. Very helpful

[@TheBandGuide]

Thanks, Dale!

[@GaryScarano]

A real pro!!!

[@Bittamin]

I am way too late to comment probably but I have to say this whole thing is blowing my mind! I had no idea how impactful the exports were until I exported at highest quality (iTunes plus or whatever) and then took that audio and uploaded it to sound cloud. It sounded different in the gb app, sounded different listening to the file, and when I uploaded it to sound cloud so much more of the treble came out that I wasn’t looking to have! I’m wondering how to prepare exports for being uploaded to different mediums like KZbin vs SoundCloud, which export option would be ideal? Great video topic dude as always thanks for taking the time to explain this stuff, especially for free.

[@eaabr9595]

Im a newby on this and your videos are so cool for me. Thanks...! To much mombo jumbo in others channels..

[@TroyMichael7]

Hi Colin, this is an excellent tutorial in this area! Quick question: can I still export my song in GarageBand if my wifi is down?

[@laluna5192]

hi,I love the info...my wish would be to record in person with you so I can participate in the producing and some of the mixing ideas...BUT I cannot work with the controls as easy as I can with guitars, drums and recording it...I need a recording engineer more than anything

[@JamesCTD]

Great video! Why do we turn OFF the Limiter when we export it for mastering? Will we be putting a Limiter on the master track that serves the same function?

[@dtonesmith766]

Very helpful.😁 Thanks. Questions... *I still don't understand the "attack and release" times of the limiter? *Explain the differences between "compression" before/after EQ in the master track settings? Is it ok to use a limiter to push the master compressor like a gain plugin .. ? Great work. Love your stuff.. keep it up!😀

[@TheBandGuide]

Thanks man! Quick follow up question so I can best answer you- what DAW are you using? Logic? (I ask because GBs limiter doesn’t have attack/release)

[@dtonesmith766]

@@TheBandGuide im using 2010 garageband, it has old plugins... its doesn't have much in the master section either. Only one plugin choice. Then a eq. Then Comp. The limiter is quite easy-to-use but it distorts quickly.

[@Samzar_a]

Is there a video on how to share stems ?

[@Bittamin]

I do have a small to ask, since garage band on IOS doesn’t have to option to take off normalizing when merging tracks, what do you think I should do? Should I use limiters for each individual track prior to merging them all into a single file?

[@SantiagoGarcia-hz7gh]

Hello! I’m wondering, this files, after saving as MP3, still very heavy to share to a friend through WhatsApp or email. Even in low quality, sometimes it weights like about 35-40 MB! HOW CAN I LOWER THE SIZE? Thks!!!!! GREAT VIDEO!

[@aaronfigueroa5515]

Once I finished my project With mastering and all I bounced it as an mp3 highest quality. Is that ideal ?

[@grindingvomitreflux]

What if my master output panel appears blank?

[@dubstep2496]

Hey man I hope you can help me. I’ve restarted, I’ve re installed. I’ve tried everything. I have been trying with my friend to play to his drum track. So I dragged in his wav audio of him playing drums. Then the input for my guitar became buggy, really quiet and only picking up the spikes when I play to hard. I’ve deleted his tracks off my Mac too and still

[@leahm10]

Hi, brand new to GarageBand, and I'm just doing some stuff for fun. After I export it to the disk, where do I find it? I'm not good with apple (my mac) either 😅

[@TheBandGuide]

When you go to export it you can select where it saves! I create a new folder for each song I’m working on so I know where to find it

[@weslewis8081]

Why is it no matter what my song is in the red and distorts after export!! I’ve tried everything

[@Idc.350]

Why are my exports sounding so loud! Like I mastered the track and brought the volume down significantly but it doesn’t carry through with my export. It’s just ridiculous loud 😢

[@jasoneasters4834]

Can you tell me how to end a project and start a new one without having to reassign my drum mics every time and please don’t say templates because I only record my drums I don’t need the presets

[@bluezsb]

why shut off the limiter before you export it to wav? Won't that lower the volume ?

[@kingkaufman9691]

I was wondering this too. The video doesn't show any adjustments made after adding the limiter, just turning it on. Doesn't turning it off before exporting just add up to never having turned it on?

[@wildrosecece]

My garage band doesn’t look like this on my IPad.

[@Moykel]

I believe GB looks the same on a computer e.g. MacBook or iMac, but different on iPad