# Sound files saved in GarageBand do not load or play **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Tags:** sound\ **Created:** [December 13, 2020, 11:50pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sound-files-saved-in-garageband-do-not-load-or-play/1035031 "2020-12-13T23:50:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 11:50pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sound-files-saved-in-garageband-do-not-load-or-play/1035031/1 "2020-12-13T23:50:20Z")
I opened a wav file and an mp3 in GarageBand on a Mac and saved both as mp3 files. If I upload them to any Thunkable X project, they do not load nor play in Thunkable Live on an iPhone. Here are my blocks: ![Screen Shot 2020-12-13 at 3.48.23 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/f/3/f3227e03a49b484b8011e79f2bdb5f2013b55b82.png) The label shows “75” for the sound volume but the sound seems to never load because the label does not display an error nor the source value. Also, am I right that the “then do” section of the “Play” block only fires after the sound _completes_ playing? Or does it fire as soon as the sound attempts to _start_ playing? ---
**Author:** ![drted](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/drted/32/92694_2.png) [@drted](https://community.thunkable.com/u/drted)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 12:19am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sound-files-saved-in-garageband-do-not-load-or-play/1035031/2 "2020-12-14T00:19:25Z")
Put a text to speech block inside the then to find out the sequence ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 12:22am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sound-files-saved-in-garageband-do-not-load-or-play/1035031/3 "2020-12-14T00:22:30Z")
Do you mean in the **if [error] do** section? [I’ve updated the original title and post] ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 12:34am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sound-files-saved-in-garageband-do-not-load-or-play/1035031/5 "2020-12-14T00:34:23Z")
Here’s an example of a sound file that will not play: [https://www.dropbox.com/s/e6l31jlm8tfqzej/ocean%20waves.mp3?dl=0](https://www.dropbox.com/s/e6l31jlm8tfqzej/ocean%20waves.mp3?dl=0) It was a .wav file that I downloaded and converted to .mp3 using GarageBand. ---
**Author:** ![drted](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/drted/32/92694_2.png) [@drted](https://community.thunkable.com/u/drted)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 1:16am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sound-files-saved-in-garageband-do-not-load-or-play/1035031/6 "2020-12-14T01:16:40Z")
Either, but you will be able to tell if the then do block starts 1) before sound1 starts 2) after sound1 starts, but before it ends, or 3) after sound1 finishes. ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 1:35am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sound-files-saved-in-garageband-do-not-load-or-play/1035031/7 "2020-12-14T01:35:15Z")
Thanks, @drted I think the issue was that the “on source loaded” block never fired at all for my GarageBand files. I ended up just downloading mp3 versions of sound files I needed. But I also found that exporting from Adobe Audition works whereas exporting from GarageBand doesn’t seem to. ---
**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 3:38am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sound-files-saved-in-garageband-do-not-load-or-play/1035031/8 "2020-12-14T03:38:25Z")
The “then do” event is fired when the sound file is completed. ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sound-files-saved-in-garageband-do-not-load-or-play/1035031/9 "2024-11-08T12:19:49Z")