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Turn on Sync samples for the audio

Sample audio stays on each Mac until Sync samples is on in Settings → Library; tags, favorites and collections sync without it. Switch it on on the Mac that holds the samples.

Check both devices use the same Apple Account

Sign in to the same Apple Account with iCloud Drive on, and keep Sync projects on in the same section.

Synced and not synced

The full list: iCloud.

Good to know

  • The iPhone never gets the full project. It plays the bounce preview that Save Version makes on the Mac, so a project with no saved version cannot play there.
  • The iPhone plays a small copy of each sample, which exists only once Sync samples is on.
  • The iPhone cannot delete a project or make a new sample collection. Do both on the Mac.
  • A full iCloud plan stops uploads. The status line under the switch says so.
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Last modified on October 23, 2026