Garageband Instrument Library

GarageBand is looking for the Instrument Library in the folder

/Library/Application Support/GarageBand/Instrument Library/

and for the loops in the folder /Library/Audio/Apple Loops/

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The system is creating them on the internal drive, and you cannot simply move these folders and redirect GarageBand to use the moved versions on the external drive.

Garageband Instrument Library Is Invalid

/Library/Application Support/GarageBand/Instrument Library/ and for the loops in the folder /Library/Audio/Apple Loops/ The system is creating them on the internal drive, and you cannot simply move these folders and redirect GarageBand to use the moved versions on the external drive. There are two approaches to circumvent these. GarageBand Sound Library Tutorial GarageBand on iPad and iPhone comes packed with hundreds of free sounds, loops, touch instruments, drum kits and more. If you find yourself looking for even more sounds, or are on the lookout for something in a specific genre, GarageBand has a way to add a ton of shiny new sounds for free.

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Garageband Instrument Library Is Invalid

There are two approaches to circumvent these.

1. You can install sounds and loops in the library folder in your user home folder as well. Install them in the Library folder in your home folder. This will only help, if you relocate the complete home folder of your user account to the external drive. You can do that from the System preferences > Users&Groups. But that would require to have always the external drive connected, before you even log in - not really convenient on a portable Mac. It would work well on an iMac or Mac mini however. (http://macs.about.com/od/diyguidesprojects/qt/Move-Your-Home-Folder-To-A-New-Loc ation.htm)
2. You can try to cheat GarageBand by replacing the folders /Library/Application Support/GarageBand/Instrument Library/ and Library/Audio/Apple Loops/ by symbolic links to folders on your external hard drive. This used to work well in earlier system versions. I have never tried it on El Capitan, so I cannot guarantee if it will work. The procedure is described here for Logic Pro, it would be similar for GarageBand: https://music.tutsplus.com/articles/how-and-why-to-move-your-logic-pro-x-sound-l ibraries-to-an-external-drive--audio-195…

Move Garageband Instrument Library To External Drive

Sep 19, 2016 11:06 PM