How do I plug a guitar into my mac for garageband 09

i am new to mac. i realize a normal guitar chord will not plug into a mac
do i need to buy some sort of preamp or additional connector?

riggo44 wrote:
when you say drivers...do you mean software?
yes
i assume that since we have garage band, you only need the interface.
no. only "Class Compliant" interfaces meet that criteria. interfaces that aren't require software from the manufacturer to make the interface work on the mac. often when Apple updates the System software, new drivers are needed, and this can take days, weeks, or longer, from some companies, hence my reasoning for wanting a class compliant interface
want best bang for the buck...was looking at the presonus firebox
that's a solid interface
also, is protools the software most commonly used by professionals
protools and logic are probably the big two.

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