Garageband is not "hearing" audio or midi

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Ed Kramer Author

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Garageband is not "hearing" audio or midi

GarageBand 10.3.5 is not "hearing" audio from built in mic or from midi device (keyboard) that it recognizes.

Therefore I can't record those 2 ways. Any ideas?

Posted on Jan 13, 2021 1:30 PM

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Ed Kramer Author

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Jan 25, 2021 11:00 AM in response to mario49

Tried Safe Mode - same. Then I went to Garageband Preferences. Lo and behold

"None" was chosen for "Input Device", so I changed that to "Built in microphone" and now it HEARS me!!! I recently upgraded to Garageband 10.3.5 and had not tried to record my voice yet. Thanks for your suggestion!

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jdo_apple

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Jan 15, 2021 2:28 PM in response to Ed Kramer

Hi Ed Kramer,

From your post, it sounds like GarageBand isn't hearing audio from the built-in microphone or from a keyboard. Let's try the steps mentioned in this support article: If you can't record audio after installing macOS Mojave or later - Apple Support

Take care.

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