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Electric guitar with Garage Band
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: South Korea
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Can I hook up an eletric guitar to my computer through the headphone jack to feed directly into Garage Band?
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Newport News, VA USA
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I believe you need to run it through an amp or pre-amp first.
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Originally Posted by cybergoober
I believe you need to run it through an amp or pre-amp first.
Then what about this?
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Maybe I'll just take my PB down to the local guitar store and find out that way. So long as nothing is going to blow up.
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Jun 2003
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It was just my understanding that the guitar itself doesn't output at a high enough level... could be wrong.
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Boston, MA
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I've plugged my electric guitar right into the audio-in jack of my PBG4 1.25GHz without any problems. It works great. I picked up a cheap adapter to go from 1/4" to 1/8". Go nuts, it'll work fine.
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Join Date: Nov 2001
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Yeah, get a 1/4" to 1/8" adapter and plug straight into the audio in port (assuming you have one).
If you don't have one get an iMic or something that'll give you an audio in through usb.
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: South Korea
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I've got audio-in. Now I just got to get me a geetar.
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Join Date: Jul 2002
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Hi!
I've plugged my guitar into my Powermac G5's audio in, and though it has relatively high output it's just a bit too low. It's usable, but the signal-noise ration isn't really good. I haven't tried it in Garageband, but I assume it's the same systemwide. So if you have some REALLY high output humbuckers it might be OK, but with a Strat there's probably no chance. Might be different on a Powerbook, though. I bought a used iMic, but either this thing is total crap or mine is broken (crackle galore).
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Join Date: Jan 2001
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On my Powerbook, the signal is about 70% of a decent input, using not-particulary-hot humbuckers.
It's ok for practice, but for playing and recording I rather use an audio interface.
J
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Join Date: Nov 2001
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True enough, with weak single coils you might get a bit of noise.
I'm using p90s which tend to output more than even humbuckers.
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Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: Jul 2002
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Hi!
Would it be considered hijacking this thread if I added some questions regarding sound interfaces?
First of all, is the iMic really crappy or is it just mine? And then I'd like to know if a firewire interface is worth the extra bucks compared to an USB device. FW interfaces seem to be 400€+ only, but on the other hand I somehow don' really trust USB.
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