

Then, double-tap the audio clip, and pick Split from the black popover bubble. To split the clip, drag the playhead (the little line that moves when you play the track) to the spot where you want to cut the audio. Or you can chop out the audio you’re interested in. If you want to trim a full-length song down to a 30-second clip, you can just grab the ends of the song and drag them inward, as if you were trimming a video clip in Apple’s Photos app. You can only import downloaded, non-protected audio files, which essentially means stuff you’ve purchased form the iTunes store. Just tap the Music tab at the top of the Loops window: Import tracks direct from your music library. If you already have the audio you want in your Apple Music library, you can get to that from the same spot. (This might be blank if you’re new to GarageBand.) From there, you can either tap to preview those files, or tap Browse Items from the Files app, which opens the Files app inside GarageBand so you can navigate to your audio clip. When that opens, tap Audio Files, and you’ll see a list of files you have previously used with GarageBand. Tap the little Loop icon, which looks like you scribbled a circle without joining the ends properly. Photo: Cult of MacĪnother way to access your audio file is via the Loops picker. You can open up Files inside GarageBand, from the Loops section. Just drop it into the row next to the little mic icon. From there, I find my audio clip, and drag it into GarageBand’s timeline. I’m using an iPad, so I swipe up to reveal the Dock, and drag the Files app into the Slide Over position.

You’ll be asked to pick a virtual instrument, or one of GarageBand’s other sources. Next up, we create a new project in GarageBand. Grab the ringtone from the internet, or pick another audio clip, and follow along. Actually, step one is to make sure you’re running iOS 11 and the latest version of GarageBand, because the new Files app makes it a lot easier to move audio around. Today we’ll demonstrate by adding the iPhone X’s exclusive Reflection ringtone onto another iPhone. Probably the intention of ringtone export in GarageBand is to let you use your own creations as notifications, but thanks to the easy import of pretty much any audio into GarageBand, you can also use it to load third-party ringtones onto your iPhone.
