Will an audio interface help?

If all you want to do is control software instruments via midi...then no, an audio interface should not help.


Assuming it uses a midi driver is it installed and/or do you have the latest version installed for your OS?

What model is this?

Hi,

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I was reading just today (and thought it was about M-Audio) but the company-info =

http://www.esi-audio.com/aboutus/technology/ (its about their Driver Technology called=

EWDM - Enhanced Audio MIDI Driver

Home Page (and they do have a USA supplier as well as other Countries)

http://www.esi-audio.com/

they had 4 MIDI interfaces including

http://www.esi-audio.com/products/midimate2/

info-

MIDIMATE II is a convenient USB 2.0 MIDI interface cable with up to 32 input or 32 output channels for PC and Macintosh systems. With MIDIMATE II you can obtain perfect MIDI timing and performance at an extremly affordable price. The interface cable is compatible with Windows XP, Windows 7 (32/64bit) and Windows Vista (32/64bit) as well as Mac OS X and instantly works after you plug it in - no driver installation is required. There is more, MIDIMATE II even automatically detects the incoming and outgoing MIDI signals, which means that both connectors work as input or output. You can use as 1 simultaneous input and 1 simultaneous output (with 16 channels each), 2 input (32 channels) or 2 output (32 channel) device.

Features
USB MIDI interface with 2 MIDI connectors, each can work as independent input or output
high-speed connection to USB 2.0 or 1.1 equipped PC or Macintosh system
bus powered, requires no external power supply
no driver needed for Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Mac OS X

Here is the Company's Product List link=

http://www.esi-audio.com/products/

and Distributors

http://www.esi-audio.com/aboutus/distributors/

They even have Home Entertainment Set-up-Configuration Devices

as well as Audio Interfaces (but if You desire to get MIDI IN direct a Audio Interface wether

USB-Firewire, would have potentially a lot of ins and outs that You appear not to need (or may down the road) Its Your Gear and Set-up

Hope this Helps

(I could not get over (some) resemblance to M-Audio Products (correct me if I am wrong)

ambienttales

Forgot a great Garageband Website that is A-Z Garageband +

This is a section on MIDI only interfaces

http://www.bulletsandbones.com/GB/Interfaces.html

and Garageband FAQ's (from original Version to Version 11" and plenty about Version 9'

http://www.bulletsandbones.com/GB/GBFAQ.html

and Drivers and Updates (Apple as well as Third Party Hardware and Software

http://www.bulletsandbones.com/GB/Drivers.html

It has tons of information and a great reference point

ambienttales

Assuming that these are on multiple tracks, you can lock them to take the strain off the CPU.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=GarageBand/9.0/en/gbnda0cc0b78.html

I was wondering how I could separate my different audio input channels going into garageband.
I got a USB/LR Stereo jack ION turntable and a microphone and this other unit that can play music from my ipod and my microphone is plugged into that, and I plugged everything into that, the turntable is plugged into that so everything comes into the computer on the same connection. I wanted to separate the audio that comes in to the computer from my turntable, and so I can have the microphone on one channel and the turntable on the other. I am using a imac G5. Might I need some sort of audio interface?

Coud you start a new topic with a little explanation on what you're trying to do with your project. I think there may be easier ways of doing this. But even if there isn't a easier way a separate topic will probably get you help sooner.