GarageBand anomaly2020-11-22T09:51:01+00:00Zend_Feed_Writerhttps://www.augwessex.org.uk/discussions/view/1900AUGWinfo@augwessex.org.ukhttps://www.augwessex.org.uk/<![CDATA[GarageBand anomaly]]>2020-11-20T17:47:40+00:00https://www.augwessex.org.uk/discussions/view/1900#9405Eric Jervisinfo@augwessex.org.ukhttps://www.augwessex.org.uk/I exported a 7 minutes 30 secs file to MP3 5.2MB;
I shortened it to 3 mins 18 secs and it measures 6.3 MB
Any ideas Gentlemen?<![CDATA[Re: GarageBand anomaly]]>2020-11-20T18:01:59+00:00https://www.augwessex.org.uk/discussions/view/1900#9406Eric Jervisinfo@augwessex.org.ukhttps://www.augwessex.org.uk/Is it because when I closed the original project after I'd exported it, GB asked me if I wanted to save the alterations, and I was a silly boy and said "Yes"?<![CDATA[Re: GarageBand anomaly]]>2020-11-20T23:11:55+00:00https://www.augwessex.org.uk/discussions/view/1900#9408Mick Burrellinfo@augwessex.org.ukhttps://www.augwessex.org.uk/I think a GarageBand file will be larger than an MP3 of its contents so if the 3:18 file is GarageBand then yes. If that is also MP3 then I have no idea!<![CDATA[Re: GarageBand anomaly]]>2020-11-21T10:03:34+00:00https://www.augwessex.org.uk/discussions/view/1900#9409Eric Jervisinfo@augwessex.org.ukhttps://www.augwessex.org.uk/That was my thinking Mick, but GarageBand tskes half a minute or so to convert the file to MP3, and if you then save it again does it then contain all the converting information thus making it bigger than before?<![CDATA[Re: GarageBand anomaly]]>2020-11-21T12:26:41+00:00https://www.augwessex.org.uk/discussions/view/1900#9410Mick Burrellinfo@augwessex.org.ukhttps://www.augwessex.org.uk/I doubt it. You could test it by converting again to see if it's quicker the second time.<![CDATA[Re: GarageBand anomaly]]>2020-11-21T13:48:16+00:00https://www.augwessex.org.uk/discussions/view/1900#9411Eric Jervisinfo@augwessex.org.ukhttps://www.augwessex.org.uk/I went back to the earliest version I could find, sorted it out in Audacity, exported it to MP3 and Lo - its only 2.1 MB....<![CDATA[Re: GarageBand anomaly]]>2020-11-22T09:51:01+00:00https://www.augwessex.org.uk/discussions/view/1900#9416Eric Jervisinfo@augwessex.org.ukhttps://www.augwessex.org.uk/I've done nine of them now and I may have discovered the problem. I had a lot of muted tracks which I've now deleted.....