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Editing an imported GarageBand project

You can open an imported GarageBand project from within the project it is imported into, letting you quickly edit the original project, then return to the project you started from. When you save and close the original project, the project you started from reopens automatically.

To edit an imported project:

  1. Select the imported project in the timeline.
  2. In the editor, click Open Original Song.
  3. The current project closes, and the imported project opens.

  4. Make any changes you want to the original project.
  5. When you are finished, save the project, then close it by choosing File > Close or clicking its close button.
  6. A dialog appears, asking if you want to apply the changes you've made to the imported project region, or leave it unchanged. If you have changed the length of the original project, the dialog says that the project's length has changed and asks if you want to apply the changes, keep the imported project region unchanged, or return to the original project.

  7. To apply the changes and return to the project you started from, click Apply.

There are two important things to consider when editing imported projects:

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