Recording audio (vocals and acoustic guitar) on logic for youtube.

hey guys, im looking to post some videos on youtube, but instead of just simple playing into a camera, i want the audio to be recorded into my mic.
an example of what i'd like to do: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieu3jSr_CDA
then i can input the audio into the video.
how do i play my guitar live with my vocals though?
please help me !!!

The poor man's way:
1. get your mic and guitar plugged into separate channel strips in Logic (I think the guy in the YouTube video had a pickup in his acoustic, and was running that into his DAW, and the vocal mic was a separate track
2. have your camera set up and ready to go, and Logic ready to record the vocal and guitar
3. start record on video and Logic
4. clap your hands a few times before starting your song .... helps for syncing up later
5. mix down and bounce your logic audio to a stereo file
6. in iMovie (or the like), with your video track open and in place, import your audio track
7. manually "slide" your logic audio back and forth in time until it syncs with your video
8. post online and wait for MTV calls

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