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My guitar is plugged straight into my MacBook through a cheap 1/8" adaptor. I know I have to go to preferences and choose built in input, but the only options I have are built in mic and system settings. There's nothing wrong with my guitar or cable and the adaptor is brand new. What am I doing wrong?
GarageBand (Mac) '11
Goalie75 wrote:
My guitar is plugged straight into my MacBook [...] the only options I have are built in mic and system settings.
some models of the MacBook don't have a line-IN, does yours have a jack for both line-IN as well as headphones?
Goalie75 wrote:
My guitar is plugged straight into my MacBook [...] the only options I have are built in mic and system settings.
some models of the MacBook don't have a line-IN, does yours have a jack for both line-IN as well as headphones?
That's probably it. I have the newest MacBook pro 13", just got it yesterday and I only see a headphone jack. That's really a bummer. Are there any other inexpensive ways to plug in my guitar or am I sol?
Goalie75 wrote:
I have the newest MacBook pro 13"
ahh, that's different (MacBook/MacBook Pro), i believe on that model you can set how the jack is used via the system prefs, input OR output
I don't know if I have it on this model. As you can see from the screenshot, I don't have "use audio for" menu. I'm not really sure why Apple would remove the audio input though...
Edit: I just checked the system specs for the mid 2012 13" and there's no audio line-in. Thats really weak, I would shelled out the extra money for the 15" had I known, but I wouldn't have expected my new macbook pro to be lacking features my old dell inspiron had.
If I were to get something like this (http://www.amazon.com/Behringer-UCG102-Guitar-to-USB-Interface/dp/B000PAPO9W) would it even work?
Guitar not being recognized - built-in-input not even an option
