Audio In Port Not Working

I have had my iMac 17" Core 2 Duo for about four years now, and have never had a problem with it. As an active musician, I do a lot of recording with the iMac with GarageBand. Recently, my audio in port has failed me. I'm pretty sure I'm going to have to go get it replaced, but I thought I would check here to see if anyone knew if this could possibly be a software problem I'm missing. I've plugged everything from guitars to microphones into it, and I get nothing, neither in GarageBand, or in the "Sound" option in System Preferences. Thanks in advance for any replies.

Apple computers use line-level input, which means you need a pre-amp of some kind in order for the computer to recognize incoming sound.
You'll need a USB headset.
~Lyssa

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