How to Use GarageBand : How to Convert MIDI to Audio: GarageBand Tutorial

Learn how to convert MIDI to audio using Apple's Garageband music recording software in this free online video tutorial.

Expert: David Jackel
Bio: As a singer, David Jackel knows the dire effects that a cold can have on his ability to perform.
Filmmaker: David Jackel

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Hi this is David Jackel on behalf of Expert
Village and I'm hear to talk to you about
converting midi files and audio files in garageband.
Now the reason why you want to take a midi
file and convert it to a audio file is that
it's less of a drain to your computer. Because
midi files are completely software instruments
there much more complex they eat up memory
and they slow down a song. When you settle
on how you want the midi file to be convert
it to an audio file to make it less of a drain
on your computer. So let's say I want to add
just another loop but I don't want it to be
as a midi file what I do is I go into garageband
select preferences, go into loops up here
and where it says adding loops to timeline.
I select convert to real instrument now let's
try it out, so there's this loop that I want
to use (playing) so I click it I drag it over
here and now as you can see it's blue not
green. Green means midi, blue means real audio
and that way as I continue to add loops I
can do so in the way that it's not going to
slow down my computer and make it freeze.
So once you settle on how you want your midi
part to go use this technique to make things
easier on your computer.