To do this, you just open a new “Audio” track in your workspace. And then click on the “Record” button. Start playing the guitar with your amplifier close to it, and that should be enough for a very rough demo. 2) You can also purchase a Guitar to USB cable and hook your guitar directly up to Garage, and band.
To plug your guitar into Garageband, connect the computer to an audio interface like the Scarlett 2i2. In Garageband’s Preferences, set the Input to the Interface and the Output to “Built-in Output.” After plugging the guitar in and selecting the Audio track, click the monitoring button to hear it.
If the guitar is connected to an audio interface, choose the channel number for the microphone. If the audio interface channels don’t appear in the menu, choose Garage. Band > Preferences, click Audio/MIDI, then choose the audio interface from the Audio Input pop-up menu.
How to connect a MIDI controller to GarageBand?
Obviously step one is connecting the USB cable to your Mac . (Note: for best results plug them directly into your Mac; not into a USB hub.) After that, open Garage. Band and go to Preferences and click on the Audio/Midi tab. Select your input device from the pull-down list.
How to use real instruments in GarageBand?
Select Real Instrument from the selection screen if you are miking your amp, or using a keyboard. Select Electric Guitar if you want to use Garage. Band’s built-in amps and effects. Last, go the Track menu and select Show Monitoring for Real Instrument Tracks. This will ensure you can hear your instrument through the speakers while you play.
Before playing your guitar in Garage. Band, know that there’s a default tuner right in the DAW, although, Blue Cat Audio’s Hot Tuna (also on Plugin Boutique) is much better. There was a time when I would use the default tuner on occasion, but these days, I use the Hot Tuna instead because it’s way better.
One question we ran across in our research was “How to increase input signal on GarageBand?”.
To increase the input signal, you can connect the guitar to a preamplifier, and connect the preamplifier to your computer., in garage Band on Mac, select the audio track. Click the Smart Controls button to open the Smart Controls pane. If the guitar is connected to your computer’s audio input port, choose Built-in Input.
How do I connect an electric guitar to my computer?
Connect an audio interface to your computer’s USB or Fire. Wire port, then connect an electric guitar to the audio interface. Connect the electric guitar to a channel on the audio interface or the adapter cable, using a standard 1/4-inch tip-sleeve instrument cable.
This of course begs the question “How do I connect a guitar to my iPad?”
I discovered simply connect Jam to the dock port on your i. Pad using the provided cable. Plug in your guitar with a standard 1/4″ guitar cable. Choose one of the many amps in Garage. Band. and begin recording.