How do I do this?

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Hi:
I don't know if this is possible, but I'll ask it. First, I've been recording on a Mac Book Pro with Pro Tools 10, an M Box and a Glyph External Hard drive for the past year. I used to record with Garage Band. First, I was wondering if there was anyway that I can transfer the song files that I recorded in Pro Tools to Garage Band so that I can have them in another program for safe keeping. If I can do this, how do I do it? Can somebody walk me through it step by step?
Secondly, if I'm able to transfer song files from Pro Tools to Garage Band, can I add certain effects to the songs in Garage Band and then transfer those files into Pro Tools? If so, how do I transfer Garage Band files to Pro Tools?
If someone could answer these questions for me I'd be very grateful.
Thanks.
 
Hi,
There's not really a convenient way to do this. The two programs don't speak the same language, I'm afraid.

You can, of course, export wav files and bring those into garage band, but you either leave your PT effects behind, or commit to them.
Not especially desirable either way.

If your main motivation is backup/safe keeping, I wouldn't bring garageband into the loop at all.
Just right click your session folder and hit 'compress' once in a while. Make sure ProTools isn't open at the time of course.
Name the zip file as todays date and move on, safe in the knowledge that it's sitting there 'frozen'.

You can move it to a new location if you're worried about drive failure.

Time machine is another option. It does the same thing but uncompressed, and to every file on your computer. Clue's in the name. :p


I don't expect Garage Band does any processing that ProTools can't, so for that reason I'd be inclined to cut the ties.

If you need to use GB processes, then exporting waves from Protools is the only real way to do it.
 
Well, that's too bad, but thanks for answering this question too. I guess I'll look into Time Machine and head back to the drawing board and find some different effects in PT.
Thanks again,
carsoste
 
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