Start by getting the Lightning to USB Camera Adapter. (For older iPads, the 30-pin to USB Camera Kit also works.)
Apr 20, 2017 I want to export a midi track from garage band into a MIDI file. I've created a track using garageband. I have tried everything but buying logic pro, and honestly I think it is a bit waste of money if I'm only going to use it once to export a file into a readable midi format. I've tried several forums for help, but nobody have wanted to help me yet.
Get a SMALL USB-based MIDI controller, e.g. 25-key. Some MIDI controllers have batteries to power them, or larger professional keyboard controllers/synthesizers/pianos have their own AC power supply.
Get a CoreMIDI-compatible app, e.g. Garage Band, Tabletop, NanoStudio, MusicStudio, Thumbjam, etc. IMPORTANT: Launch the app.
Connect you USB cable to the keyboard and the Lightning adapter.
Plug the Lightning adapter into the iPad. IMPORTANT: Always launch the app first before connecting the Lightning adapter! If the keyboard isn't working, unplug and re-plug.
Tap some keys on the keyboard or the control buttons to make sure power is getting to the device.
Troubleshooting: some apps require you to tell them your keyboard is used for input.
Troubleshooting: some apps have 'Learn Mode'. Enter Learn Mode, tap on the part of the screen to 'learn', then press your keyboard or twist a knob to assign it. Exit Learn Mode and play around!
Supplies
| 1 | iPad |
| 1 | Lightning to USB Camera Adapter |
| 1 | Small USB MIDI keyboard |
| 1 | CoreMidi-compatible app |
You cannot export Midi files at all from GarageBand, neither from GarageBand on a Mac nor on the iPad.
Midi To Garageband Ipad 1
I get two more options: 'Song' or 'Project'. If I had a Mac, I assume 'Project' would give me a Midi file, or at least something I could then use on my Mac version of Garageband. But I don't have a Mac, only a Windows PC.
Midi Input To Garageband Ipad
If you export a GarageBand project you will be able to open the project with all tracks intact on a Mac and continue working on the project in GarageBand. GarageBand will transfer the midi as part of the project package, but not as separate files that can be extracted from the project.