Garageband How to Change Tempo of One Track 

Garageband is ridiculous. Why didn't they just create a simple knob? There are so many other technical things you could be learning. Too many steps.

It’s not the answer I was looking for but great to know! I do want to know how to change the tempo of one track without affecting the tempo of other tracks.

Which version of Garageband was this? Control + Option + G doesn't convert for me like in the video and I'm using 10.3.2

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Very good but what I really really wanted to know was how to change the tempo of a song without affecting the audio at all. I have a song with about 8 audio tracks - the tempo track is pretty much irrelevant as it's based upon an imported piece with fairly fluid timing. However, I want to insert a MIDI drum loop for about 12 bars in front which starts at 60bpm & ends at 152 bpm.Every time I try this with a tempo track curve, the audio tracks go all over the place!

It doesn't work for me.

If like me you are just looking for a simple way to change the tempo of the track (to make it faster or slower), then you can just import the song from either loops or from your drive, select the clip/track, click the "Editors" (scissors) button at the top left corner, then with the track selected, go to the bottom left and select "Enable Flex" under Track and "Follow Tempo & Pitch" box under Region. And then play. The track will adjust when you raise or lower the tempo at the top. At least that's what worked for me (after a lot of trial and error trying to figure it out).

A much easier option is to double click on the relevant track, which will open your highlighted view in the bottom window. There will then be 'Track' and 'Region' views. Choose 'Region' and a radio button down the bottom will say 'follow tempo and pitch' cick that and an arrow will highlight. Every track will now be aligned to whichever tempo the song is adjusted to. Note: you will need to make sure this highlighted on every track, whose tempo you want to align with the songs master tempo

hey guys u don't need to do any of this CNTRL+ OPTION+G stuff. select your track go to file then add region to loop library and make sure the length of the track equates to a whole number eg. 4 bars instead of 4.3 bars good luck

I simply want a tempo change in the middle of my song for different parts

That's great thanks ... was wondering how to alter tempo on individual stems in Garage Band :)

A step by step, without the other information in between might be more helpful. Throwing in too much other information makes it less linear, and harder to follow.

ahhh, I have a school project for making a podcast, and I want to make the background beat the right speed, this helped me so much thank you :D

great tip, thanks - however - anyone, who like me can't get control-option-g to work... instead - double click on the loop (assuming its a wav or mp3), turn on 'enable flex' and 'follow tempo and pitch' then file/add region to loops... make sure type is 'loop' NOT 'one shot' - this turns on the magic that will allow GB to retime the sample. okay it to make it a loop then when you drag the newly created loop into a track it should retime it to the project tempo - - I THINK - it works for me anyway. I'm guessing apple maybe changed things a bit hence it not changing blue anymore? i'm on 10.3.3

FYI: this does not work for garageband 2022

I'm trying to slow down a single vocal track. I want the tempo of everything else to remain the same...help

i tried converting it to a loop but it didnt work

Hi, can I combine different tempo together and create a track?

It didn't work for me. I have a Mac mini so I'm on a PC keyboard, I did CTRL+ ALT +G and I got nothing.. Can anyone help? I have a Wav file at 140 BPM trying to take it to 148.

Definitely not cryptic. It's obvious that if - not if, we ALWAYS USE MULTIPLE TRACKS!!!! Most tracks will not be matching up in tempo. This is the very craft that is required for usability. Such a simple function, yet hard to do in a DAWS? Crazy nonsense!

I recorded a song vocal at a higher tempo in one project so when I copy and paste it into the new project I have (that has all the beats and stuff), it slowed the vocal down so much. I can rerecord the song but it would be easier not to. Is there a way to just speed up or slow down one track just to match everything else?

Dope video...This helped me out...God bless

Hi JK, this I've been searching hi and low for this, however I wondered if there is a step that I have missed?? When I try ctrl, option, G on my Mac (I select each key and then hold all keys down together) nothing happens. It won't change the track from brown to blue. Is there something I have to enable/disable first? Thanks in advance!

I have a drum loop for a song but it doesnt match the rest of my song, how can I change the tempo so it does? the CRTL thing doesn't work, someone help!!

just stumbled on this. The tempo change need for me is that of moving a part of a track in the earlier part of the song where tempo is a bit relaxed, but the second half is a bit sped up. I'd like drop in a copy of the first part of a tune to the second and have things line up. I multitracked drums but the LOH dropped out in the second half. It's not lining up I the second half to the ROH. Just want to get all the hit to line up on the copied LOH with the existing ROH. Follow? I'm trying to avoid nudging every hit due to it being a significant part of the song.

I have an audio from a class I purchased, and I am trying to speed up the instructors voice in GarageBand. It's an outside downloaded file, and I can't get it to change speed. What do you suggest? When I play the file on the internet browser I can speed up the playback, however,, I downloaded the audio file to import into my music, and need help speeding up that file! :)

hello my name is Noah and I'm having some trouble with garage band. whenever I download a beat and drag it in it just starts going insanely fast and I can't find a solution. I tried changing the tempo but it goes at the exact same pace.

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What I'm looking for is increasing the tempo for the chorus, then back again for the verses in one song

I have a version of a song I recorded on tape. I want to sync it up to the grid so I can add virtual instruments. Can that be done in GarageBand???

No I want to change the tempo for the outro go from slow to fast for the outro. Like in the Billy Squier song lonely is the night! Can you help with that.

Control Option G doesn't work for me to change anything...

there’s no follow tempo and pitch check box for me can someone help?

Hi I doubled the intro to the song right when I dragged the intro in it was softer than the rest of the song why is that they are both set at 39 in Garageband how can I fix that please now its saved in loops do I have to delete it out of loops and start again but dont no how to delete it out of loops let along fixing the volume in it any way HELP lol

Like a Bowss , Straight Thuggin Thank You

Great hack thanks!

what if Im trying to remix a track that has an unsteady tempo? can i easily fix the original track or am i gonna have to remake the sample note for note?

Thanks !! You saved my life

Yes this is what I needed to know ✊🏽😁

When I try this method, it only lets me increase the tempo, not decrease the tempo. Any suggestions? I am trying to bring a 145 BPM drum kit from Splice down to 125 BPM.

very good sir, exaclty what i meant by that question

Same here i am making a song but the problem is tht the intro is in different tempo then music stops nd the rest is in differnt tempo

Control option G didn’t do anything for me.

This is years worth of searching to only find one person who knew what to do! Love this. You are incredible.

There is no way to stretch the single track without all these passages, is it?

wait 6 minutes to find my answer?

I added another drum track I made with 60s drummer, but when I change the temo at the top there is doesnt change the tempo of the track at all. all it does is change the view length but bot the speed. any ideas

CTRL + OPTION + G doesn't work on mine help

my problem is that my track changes the tempo after the drop, but I don't know how to analyse the change 😅

Super helpful...Thanks for the info...Worked perfect..

My loop button is grayed out when I do it, any help?

nice one, what it is on the top right next to the looper, thank you

I want to slow down part of a verse for the end of my song, what do I do?

how to i get rid of the padlock on my imported audio file?

does anybody know how to do this but on an ipad/iphone ??

He doesn’t understand the question.

it's the vocal samples I have an issue with

This is absolutely NOT what I want to figure out how to do. What I want to do is to be able to slow down the tempo of the song as it fades out or fades in. The older versions of garage band used to be a lot more flexible in this regard.

Hi Nat, can you speed the song up and down as if a live band is playing and going with the energy of the song? Cheers mate, hope that my question is clear enough to understand.

This this a million times this. Video is a massive life saver. Thank you so much!

Why making a tutorial of 7 minutes when it takes one

Thank you. This helped me a great deal.

I wish you could do this on iphone

Whenever I import a track into GarageBand it always says the tempo is 120. And when I try to bring a sample in, it never matches the tempo, which is not 120 anyway despite saying it is. Ever see this or hear of this problem?

How can you do this on an iPhone?

great video thank u

Can you do a IOS tutorial?

Is it possible to do this on IOS?

I have a garageband project with a tempo of 152 bpm and want to add a midi file with 76 bpm without speeding it up. The tracks are meant to be played at the same "speed," such that a quarter note in the project corresponds to an eighth note from the midi file. Is there a way I can double the length of every note in the midi track, essentially slowing down its tempo by half so I can play it at 152 bpm and hear it at the same speed? The file is too complex to change the length of every note individually.

this is exactly what i was looking for thank you

Thank you for sharing/explaining your hack..I been searching how to do that for a bit. Much appreciated..

Thank you👌👌

Thanks a lot!!

is it the same on ipad?

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wow just what ive been missing ! your video was sooooo eye opening! just what I was missing ! but very needed ! Cheers to you my friend!

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Thank you

u did not

control option g does not work pls help

Thanks Man. Very Helpful, you're a great teacher!!!

Excellent video!!! This is a really cool trick to know. Thank you so much.

Brilliant, thank you!

great video

Thank you!!!

Cool! but How do you Change Tempo of One Track? I think the answer is you can't. What I want to do is create a project with different tempo Arpeggiators in it so I can use it in a live setting. switching instruments by changing tracks. It would be cool, but of course if I was really serious about this I could use better software than Garageband.

Hey! So I did as you explained in the video. The problem I have is that I can't open the loop in the other project (or in any other project) because it does not exist there. Why is it that some loops open in some projects and in others I can't find them? I have downloaded all available Loops, but even the loops in total that I have in each project available for use varies. Why is that?

Help can't find the tempo box at the top of the screen.

took a little tweaking but it ended up working out. thank you

your video was so helpful thank you

mine does not turn blue and when I try to save it in the library, it asks to enter a set tempo. help

How to do this in GarageBand iOS?

Especially the time change of one track was very interesting to me; thanks a lot! Been wondering all along....

Hi! I recorded my voice for podcast and put another track with my friend's voice. And when I try to adjust tempo, so I could spend less time searching for bloopers, etc. it adjusts only my voice but not a friend's. I've tried to adjust her tempo in another GB project but it didn't help. And it also has yellow colour. How could I solve this problem? Thank you!

Nope

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I need help any imported beat I put into GarageBand plays to fast and I tried what you showed and it doesn't work if you can do a video on that it will be highly appreciated

how to sync the metronome with a backing track song? the entire song without going out of sync??

Such a pure Gold this channel is ❤🙏. Explanied so well and fixed my issue. Subscribed your channel 😊

That is awesome, I can now slow down before you go backing track by Lewis Capaldi to do a slower cover version on youtube yay, thank you so much.