I can't raise my recording level when recording my guitar

When I plug my guitar directly into my computer, GarageBand (line in) with guitar volume on max I get a weak recording signal (10% signal strength). It does record with decent playback but the signal is very weak with lots of headroom. When I adjust the "recording level" slider (even to max) I only gain another, maybe 10%, nowhere near the clipping red lights. Again, my guitar volume is set at max. Any ideas???

Your guitar's signal just isn't strong enough, you either need to pre-amplify it somehow (e.g. by using a pre-amp or a mixing console) or get an audio interface that does the analog-to-digital conversion.

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