Tune acoustic guitar w/Garageband?

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Tune acoustic guitar w/Garageband?

We just bought our 10 year old daughter an acoustic guitar. Neither my wife or I have any musical talent. I see that you can use Garageband to tune an electric guitar. Can I do the same for an acoustic guitar using the built-in microphone?

Thanks for any help.
John

Macbook Pro, Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Posted on Mar 2, 2007 8:41 AM

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Answer 1

Mar 2, 2007 10:34 AM in response to HangTime

... and it would make much more sense to get her an inexpensive (around 20 $) guitar tuner in a music store.

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HangTime

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Mar 2, 2007 8:43 AM in response to jcp10

Yes

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jcp10 Author

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Mar 2, 2007 10:56 AM in response to Christoph Drösser

Except that you have to be able to tell if the two tones are the same, which seems to be beyond my musical capability.

Besides, Garageband is free.

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isteveus

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Mar 2, 2007 11:54 AM in response to jcp10

Something like this one makes tuning easy. Playing a out of tune guitar can be very frustrating for a beginner.

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Mar 2, 2007 11:08 AM in response to jcp10

No you don't the tuner has a needle to tell you whether you are sharp or flat or on-pitch. No musical ability required.

You can certainly start with GB, and if it proves inconvenient for your daughter to interrupt your on-line game to tune her guitar, then you can get the stand-alone tuner.

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