Can I get Garageband sounds to come out of my piano speakers?

If your keyboard has an audio-in connection, you could run a cable form the Mac's headphone jack to the keyboard. Of course, there would have to be some way of turning down the internal sound while keeping the sound from the Mac playing.

doug3684 wrote:

So can I get Garageband "Software Souds" to come out of my Piano's built-in speakers?

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

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doug3684 wrote:

I'm not sure if I'm getting the right answer

But I'm asking "Can my Keyboard play Garageband sounds?"

that's because what you're asking is not physically possible. this entry explains why:

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

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doug3684 wrote:

No I am not trying to transmit Audio via MIDI.

maye this can clarify... the problem is that what you're asking to do IS transmit audio via MIDI. you asked to hear _GB's_ sounds through your keyboard, that's audio.

even if GB did have MIDI-OUT, that would mean that GB could play your _keyboard's_ instruments, you still wouldn't hear GB's sounds unless you had the same sounds installed on your keyboard.

doug3684 wrote:

I hope that makes sense and once again I'm not having a go at you

cheers,

great because i would hope nothing i say is taken as a personal attack, it's definitely not B–)>

but i'm afraid you have some misconceptions in your understanding of MIDI, and GB in particular.

doug3684 wrote:

Q. "Can Garageband play my keyboard's sounds?"

A. "No Garageband does not offer MIDI-OUT"

There are a number of reasons why the Answer does not "match" the Question

1. The question does not mention "MIDI"

that's intentional, beginners rarely know the correct terms to use, and just want to know how to do something, in this case make GB play they're keyboard's sounds (which it can not do)

doug3684 wrote:

2. For Garageband to play a keyboard's sounds you need "IN" not "OUT"

no, MIDI-IN is what GB does have, you send MIDI IN to GB from OUT of your keyboard

doug3684 wrote:

3. Of course Garageband can play your keyboard's sounds, but not via MIDI

there is no way to play your keyboards sounds from GB without MIDI. MIDI is the only way GB could trigger your synth's sounds, GB would have to send signals via MIDI-OUT, which it can't do natively.

doug3684 wrote:

4. MIDI-OUT would enable Garageband sounds to come out of your keyboard's speakers

no, this is why i pointed you to the explanation of MIDI≠Audio. GB's "sounds" are audio, the synths that GB has makes the sounds after receiving a MIDI signal (from the MIDI-OUT of a keyboard in most cases). The only way to send GB's _sounds_ (audio) to your keyboard would be via the Mac's line-OUT to a line-IN, if it existed, on the keyboard. if GB sent MIDI signals (OUT) to your keyboard, your keyboard would then use itsown synths to generate the sound.

doug3684 wrote:

I don't want my keyboard to play Garageband sounds, I just want Garageband sounds to come out of my keyboard speakers

then the only way would be via an audio connection, either through line-OUT/IN jacks, or an audio interface, assuming your keyboard accepts audio-IN

doug3684 wrote:

Another thing that I realised which is misleading. In Gargeband when you add another instrument you get the choice of "Software Instrument" "Real Instrument" and "Electric Guitar"

"Software Instrument" has a picture of a Grand Piano, which is a Real Instrument not a MIDI instrument.

honestly this has annoyed me since GB's release 10 years ago, Apple's use of the term "Software" instead of "MIDI"

the Grand Piano in GB is not a real (audio) instrument, it is a MIDI Synth. in GB terms, "real" means audio and "software" means MIDI.

doug3684 wrote:

something clicked, I finally understand what you mean. MIDI does not carry the Software Sounds, its just MIDI.

bingo!

doug3684 wrote:

I still don't get the Bullets and Bones Q & A though

best i can tell you is: there's a reason the little text under the link does not say "your question is at the top of the page" but rather "the link to you answer is at the top of the page."

it would be silly to try to have every permutation of question available, the information in the answer was what was useful.

anyway, good luck

doug3684 wrote:

With the Bullets and Bones Question:

"Can GarageBand play my keyboard's sounds?"

If you think about it, tha'ts a different question to

"Can GarageBand record my keyboard's sounds?"

they are indeed very different questions, the second of which is covered here:

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

(Let the page FULLY load. The link to your answer is at the top of your screen)

doug3684 wrote:

No that's Audio vs MIDI,

yes, that's what you're asking, you just didn't realize it. you can not transmit audio across a MIDI connection