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Posted by: Kalidia Oct 9 2012, 10:59 AM

Hi my friends! I've just bought my first iMac and tried to plug my guitar in it. Once i've opened Garage Band and clicked on "New Project" i receive the message "Can't open new project" and nothing more. Can someone figure out why? Have you got any other programs to suggest me ? thanks!

Posted by: Todd Simpson Oct 10 2012, 04:29 AM

Todd here That's very strange? Usually Garage band works great. If it is a brand new mac, it has one year of apple care. Take it in to a Apple authorized service center asap (probably where you bought it) and they will make it work.

You could always try REAPER as well. Reaper is free to download and try. Here is the link.

http://www.reaper.fm/download.php

Posted by: Dieterle Oct 10 2012, 01:34 PM

Hi Kalidia !

Is your iMac a new one ore used one ?

Posted by: tonymiro Oct 10 2012, 02:42 PM

It may be that the project file or some of its contents is corrupted. If the comp is new and under warrant then ask the supplier to sort it out like Todd suggests. If not you may have to reinstall Garage Band.

Posted by: Todd Simpson Oct 10 2012, 10:39 PM

Toni has a great point here, you can grab your original system discs and use the applications disk to reinstall ilife which contains garage band. If that doesn't fix it, and assuming you've already run a system update and rebooted, the it's time to take it in.

Todd

Posted by: Dieterle Oct 11 2012, 07:27 AM

With snow leopard ilife discs ,yes , I life discs want install garageband on lion !

If you need help with this ilife on lion - there is some software what helps, just ask .

From Lion on only via Appstore !

Posted by: Dieterle Oct 11 2012, 09:59 AM

Sorry i wrote a bit confused

I mean with Snow leopard on iMac you got iLife disc with the mac and could install from them Garageband new !

When you got already Lion or Mountain Lion with your iMac . iLife disc`s want not install Garageband and other software on it without help from a some extra software !

But your iMac is delivered with Lion or even Mountain lion already just go to Appstore and download Gargeband again after deinstall it before !

Ok ? Dieter

Posted by: Todd Simpson Oct 11 2012, 05:28 PM

Well said and good points! If, after re install, it still doesn't work, it could be corruption of the hard drive sector where the software lives. If that is the case, the drive should be replaced. But they won't know that until you take it in.

Todd