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Sending a song to iTunes

You can send a song to iTunes and play it in iTunes, add it to playlists, download it to an iPod, or burn it to a CD. Songs are sent to iTunes in AIFF format. You can convert the exported file to another format, such as AAC or MP3, from within iTunes.

To export a song to an iTunes playlist:

Choose Share > Send Song to iTunes.

The entire song, from the beginning to the end of the last region, is exported. If the cycle region is turned on when you export the song, the part of the timeline from the start to the end of the cycle region is exported.

If a project has a podcast track, the command Send Podcast to iTunes appears in the Share menu. If the project has a video track, the command Send Movie to iTunes appears in the Share menu. Choosing either of these commands exports the entire project, regardless of whether the cycle region is turned on or off.

You can also export a song to disk by choosing Share > Export Song to Disk. The song is exported in AAC format.

You can set the name of the iTunes playlist to which files will be exported, and also set the name of the album and composer, in the General pane of GarageBand Preferences. You can also choose whether to share the exported file with other users on your computer.

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