Multiple usb mics?

i'm looking to do some home recording and i was wondering if anyone knows if garageband 3 will support multiple usb audio devices? ideally, i'd like to plug in two samson usb condenser mics and record simultaneous vocal and acoustic guitar tracks.
keep in mind these will be plugged in directly -- i know there are some issues with hubs, so i'll avoid that route . . .
thanks!

You can do that, all you have to do is create an "aggragate device" in the Audio/Midi utility and pick that as the audio source in GB. It will have two channels (the two mics) that you can assign to tracks.

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I recall how all the 'naysayers' prior to LPX (and in some cases, since...) were proclaiming how Logic was dead, the team was being disbanded, we won't see any further development, the Dev team doesn't listen or care... and so on....... I wonder where those people are now?

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Info : FYI
Mac
OS X Yosemite: Version 10.10.2
iMac (27-inch, Late 2013)
Processor : 3.2 GHz Intel Core i5
Hard-drive : 1 TB SATA Disk
Ram: 8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 755M 1024 MB
Built-in Output:
Default System Output Device:       Yes
Manufacturer:                                  Apple Inc.
Output Channels:                             2
Current SampleRate:                      48000
Transport:                                        Built-in
Yeti Stereo Microphone:
Default Input Device:                      Yes
Default Output Device:                    Yes
Input Channels:                               2
Manufacturer:                                 Blue Microphones
Output Channels:                            2
Current SampleRate:                      48000
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