Connecting Electric Guitar to Garageband on G5 iMac
I've seen other discussions about this, but cannot figure out this seemingly simple process.
-I connected the guitar via 1/4 to 1/8 cables into the "line in" port on the back of the iMac.
-I chose "real instrument" when adding a new track in garageband
-I made sure that the sound input preferences under system preferences correctly states "line in" (and not internal audio/speakers).
-I have the drop down menu set to "Monitor On" and the Sound menu to "Stereo"
(even when I mess with these settings nothing gets recorded).
When I hit record nothing comes through the computer - nothing gets recorded.
Do I need the Griffin iMac or similar device?
Any suggestions?
it depends which iMac you're using:
http://www.bulletsandbones.com/GB/GBFAQ.html#recordlinein
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also, if it's a guitar you're using, note:
http://www.bulletsandbones.com/GB/GBFAQ.html#pluginguitar
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I have seen on the internet that it is possible to connect my electric guitar to my Macbook Pro and then use the Amps and effects in GarageBand to produce different sounds and effects from my guitar.
I have tried with a couple of different cables (standard 1/4" with an adapter as well as a Rocksmith USB cable), but GarageBand is not producing any sound.
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http://www.bulletsandbones.com/GB/GBFAQ.html#recordlinein
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Yes, that's how it works!
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Then when I play back what I've recorded, it jumps into the red in a few spots.
I'm baffled by that. Is there any explanation and fix for this?
Recording level and playback level are two different things. The latter depends on how you set your track's volume. Turn it down if it clips (again, red is fine.)
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Can't hear my electric guitar in garageband, I've read all prior posts-.
And I want to play sooooo bad!!
Here's my set up:
(input) USB to 1/4 jack to guitar
(headphone output) 1/8 to 1/4 to guitar amp (I can hear anything else on my MBP through the amp)
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I've tried to input my guitar into GarageBand on my iMac, but have not been very successful. How can i do this? I have iRig, and plug it into the back port, but that doesn't work. I also have a USB Guitar Link that works with Amplitube 3 that is on the same iMac, but doesn't work with GarageBand. I've tried changing the input choices under preferences, but no luck. With the USB Guitar Link, the Audio Preferences menu gives me the choice of "USB Audio CODEC" and I choose that...but, that doesn't work either. The ONLY thing that has worked is the "Built-In Microphone"...but that records everything in the room...and its of very low quality. Any help is appreciated.
tlcrogers wrote:
I plug my guitar in to the audio output (headphones) jack. I then go into system settings and chagne the jack to be an input instead of an output.
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I have a new 3.2Ghz iMac and use Garageband 08 and plan on purchasing iLife 09.
I just bought a beginner electric guitar and amp (the amp only has line in and headphone jack).
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Thanks!I read that it does not boost the sound properly.
The job of that line-in port is not to boost the level, but to convert an analog signal to a digital one, and it does that in a decent manner.
And I've also read that the audio-in on the iMac can cause delays in the sound you hear, along with other strange behavior.
GB always has problems with latency (that's the term for it), and that might indeed be worse when you use the line-in since the computer has to do the conversion and run GB. But the bulk of the CPU load is in GB, especially when you put a lot of effects on the guitar, so don't hope for too much difference when you use an expensive interface.
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