Connect Guitar to Macbook / Garageband

Connect Electric Guitar or Acoustic Guitar (with audio output) to your Mac and rock your heart out with Garageband Application.

The easiest yet cheapest solution is to use an adapter. You need 1/4" inch to 1/8" audio adapter.

The idea is almost like external microphone, basically you need to convert that huge 1/4" inch output to 1/8" which is standardized in today's personal computers.

(OPTIONAL & HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)
External Speakers are recommended when using Garageband. If you're using a Macbook (notebooks) Do not use the built in speakers especially when your playing rock songs.

http://www.techvide.com/apple/rock-guitar-with-macbook

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• guitar
• eguitar
• connect
• macbook
• mac
• garageband
• apple
• software
• amp
• audio
• 1/4
• 1/8
• jack
• input
• output
• jam
• rock
• computer

[maya24maya1]

Why are you plugging the guitar into the headphone jack ?

[technicallynazz]

@maya24maya1 REWATCH THE VIDEO. BUT NOW WITH THE GLASSES ON.

[Kokoise]

Hey mate, my macbook pro has only one jack... But, could i use a USB adapter to connect my guitar and the jack to connect the external speakers?... Thank you!!! :)

[technicallynazz]

@Kokoise Yup. I believe that'd work

[fsl4faisal]

my macbook has only one audio jack

how will i connect then...?

[technicallynazz]

@fsl4faisal you can't. You gotta need M-audio box. Google it. =)

[technicallynazz]

@arxsastrowardoyo did you watch the video?

[Punkdebutique]

THAT'S THE WAY TO DO AN TUTORIAL! A+++

[lizlizlizlizliziii]

Hello can anyone help me, I have plugged a semi acoustic guitar into imac, i have downlpoaded latest version of garageband, i've switched the drivers over to built in input built in output and changed the sytstem preferences to line in audio port but still nothing is registering.i can receive a plug n play keyboard without a midi interphase, but the guitar isnt registering..... any ideas????? thanks, liz.

[JOS5893]

@fsl4faisal actually you can, mine has 1 jack too, you just have to go to system preferences and click on the button that says output, the look up for the part that says "use audio port for" or something like that and select the option that you want (:

[MisterNatMan]

Thank you for this video, it's exactly what I needed to watch to make it work. :)

[chupahin]

@technicallynazz can i use thing like "Creative SoundBlaster Play!" (USB audio card) instead M-audio box?

[PoorMarvoloSawyer]

Mine is getting MEGA delay when I play, it's way too far behind delivering the music, so far that I get confused and end up fucking up.. and then having to hear it played to me fucked up through the speakers :/

Any suggestions as to how I can stop this??