
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:
- Select the imported project in the timeline.
- In the editor, click Open Original Song.
- Make any changes you want to the original project.
- When you are finished, save the project, then close it by choosing File > Close or clicking its close button.
- To apply the changes and return to the project you started from, click Apply.
The current project closes, and the imported project opens.
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.
There are two important things to consider when editing imported projects:
- If you choose not to apply the changes when you return to the project you started from, the link between it and the imported project is permanently broken.
- Changing the length of the imported project can result in regions being deleted when you apply the changes to the project it is imported into.
