I'm frustrated! :-( Connecting a Roland piano to my MacBook Pro via Firebox

I need some help as I am having someone come to record a song for me tomorrow on my Roland.
I have a Roland piano with an audio out 1/4 inch cable. I have connected it to my Presonus Firebox in Line In port 3. I have connected the firewire cable. I believe I have everything set up correctly.
In garageband, I don't know how to select the right instrument. Is it 'software' or 'real'? If it is software, how do I tell the mac to record from the firebox? There is no selection.
HELP!!! Im desperate!
Thanks all!

The "real instrument" is the audio recording of the output of the Roland. The "software instrument" is the recording of the performance but not the audio: the Roland's physical keyboard plays a (software) sound in Garageband itself via MIDI. Recording the Roland as a software instrument gives you the flexibility to change sounds after the performance, as well as edit it more easily than a real instrument recording.
Given that the Roland is a synthesizer and not an acoustic instrument, you could record it as either a real or software instrument. So why not do both?
Record the output of the Roland as a real instrument, but also record your performance as a software instrument so you can play around with internal sounds in GB and easily edit. Best of both worlds!

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