Connecting Guitar

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Connecting Guitar

can anybody tell me if it's worth purchasing something like Onyx Blackjack or Apogee to connect a guitar to my laptop to use with garage band

and how it would benefit? Thanks

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8), imac Desktop

Posted on Feb 16, 2014 1:11 PM

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léonie

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Feb 16, 2014 2:09 PM in response to hootboot

Definitely. An audio interface will improve the quality of your recording. The line-in or internal microphone a good for the frequencies of speech, but not optimal for singing or a guitar.

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hootboot Author

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Feb 17, 2014 1:28 AM in response to léonie

Thanks for that:)

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léonie

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Feb 17, 2014 2:00 AM in response to hootboot

You are welcome. 🙂

I am quite happy with the Apogee Jam, but there are quite a few others - have a look at the Bullets&Bones FAQ: http://www.bulletsandbones.com/GB/Interfaces.html

or this link: What is the BEST way to get audio (line in) into my new iMac 21.5? They removed the mini-jack audio input. Argh!

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