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Import a song from the Music app into GarageBand for iPhone
You can import songs from the Music app on your iPhone into Tracks view. You can import a song to an existing Audio Recorder or Amp track, or have GarageBand create a new Audio Recorder track for the song.
Songs imported from the Music app do not follow tempo changes you make in GarageBand.
Note: You cannot import protected songs and songs not stored locally on your iPhone.
Import a song from the Music app
To import the entire song, set the length of the song section to Automatic; otherwise, only the portion of the song that fits the current song section is imported.
To get a list of tracks, tap the Tracks View button
.
Tap the Loop Browser button
in the control bar, then tap Music.
You can search for songs by name, or browse by album, artist, genre or playlist.
To preview a song, tap it in the list. You can control the preview volume with the slider at the bottom of the list.
Drag a song left or right to show Tracks view. Align the left edge of the song with the bar or beat on the ruler where you want it to start playing.
After importing the song, you can make the song section longer, then resize the imported region so that more of the song plays.