Guitar - Laptop

How do i connect my electric guitar to my MacBook Pro with garageband, i spoke to a mac guy at the sound expo today and he said i could create an efficient link with just one wire (but for a better quality i would need a soundcard). So i have tried this but it dosent work, i have also tried using my amp as a preamp but that didnt work either. Every time i try the internal speakers pick uo the sound (i have also tried changing the sound input to line in). In Garageband help it says i can simply connect the guitar to the audio input (where is it, does my macbookpro have one - i have tried all the inputs i can)???
Help me please,
Thanks

I don't have a macbook pro but i do have a g5 and understand they have similar audio inputs. The macbook pro i believe has a headphone 1/8" port and another input port on the side. There are two ways i have recorded into gb using my "mini" (don't know the technical term, sorry) input in gb.
1. using an adapter that takes your guitar cord and adapts it to the 1/8" input on the computer
2. using an audio interface (i have an m-audio mobile pre usb) which allows you to plug right into it. The product connects to the computer using usb and requires you to install drivers.
I think the main thing you need to do is check your audio input/outputs on the computer in system preferences. Go to sys prefs/sound/input and be sure you're set to the correct input. In your case it should be "line in"...gb also has a similar setting under garageband/preferences/audio&midi - make sure you check that, too.
let me know if that helps and provide a little more info on your setup.

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first of all, let me say i am new to this and completely clueless about recording in general.
i just want to record some guitar and maybe some voice tracks.
i realize i need a lot more equipment and better hardware and software, but i'm not looking for studio quality recordings at this point, just something half way decent i can listen to.
i have no equipment besides my laptop hp g60-120us 2ghz, 4gb ram, and a samson g track usb microphone that i just bought.
could someone please show me how to set up adobe audition and my laptop properly so that i can get the most out of what limited equipment i have.
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You do need an ASIO driver to work well with modern soundcards and get realtime playback for overdubs.
The white noise may very well stem from the internal sound circuit or from level mismatch, or both. You should not use the internal sound input for any serious recording; it's not what it's meant for and the quality doesn't stand up.
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