Using a 4 track recorde with Garageband

I am new to this so forgive me if this sounds stupid.
I have a Yamaha, Mini-disc 4-track recorder. It has MIDI in/out and I have a MIDIsport 1x1 MIDI to USB cable. Is there anyway to send the MIDI signal to garage band or what should I do. I am doing vocal recording only and would like to use My MD 4-tr. recorder. Can these two be used together or is my attempt futile. Thanks

MIDI is not audio, so no.
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