Problems recording real instruments

The other day, me and my band tried to record some songs. We recorded drums and then guitar. We then tried recording bass (by plugging straight into my computer) and it would keep cutting out. What I mean is that I would start recording, and then it would suddenly stop - if it started recording at all.
What can I do to fix this?
MacBook Pro 2GHZ Intel Core Duo Mac OS X (10.4.5) Garage Band 3.01

"We then tried recording bass (by plugging straight into my computer) and it would keep cutting out."
Could you be a little more specific? What is your definition of 'cutting out'? Was the sound turning on/off? Was the track acting up somehow? If it was the sound then you probably need to get an interface made for instruments.

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