Guitars on garageband

[Zedsdead185]

Hi,
hopefully I'll be getting my first mac very soon (20" imac) which I am looking forward too very much.

I know it's possible to hook up a guitar to a mac to use with garage band and I was just wondering how I could do that. Would I need anything new other than a guitar, amp and the standard jackplug guitar-to-amp cable?

Thanks muchly for your help in advance!

 

[b0tt094]

ya u can, u need to get a special cable from apple to do it though, I might be wrong, thats what ive heard


PS congrads on the first apple

 

[Mac the knife]

You need just a guitar and a cable that goes from the guitar to the input jack on the computer. No amp needed. Garageband has amplifier simulation built in. It's not bad. I use a Behringer Vamp2 and iVamp software from Wabbit wanch design to control it. Pretty cool. I would like to use my POD, Line6 has no GUI for Intel mac though(at this time).

 

[Zedsdead185]

Wow thats great! Thanks for your help guys . I appreciate it

 

[GoCubsGo]

You need just a guitar and a cable that goes from the guitar to the input jack on the computer. No amp needed. Garageband has amplifier simulation built in. It's not bad. I use a Behringer Vamp2 and iVamp software from Wabbit wanch design to control it. Pretty cool. I would like to use my POD, Line6 has no GUI for Intel mac though(at this time).

Mac the knife is correct in that all you need is the cable. I use a monster cable that I bought from CompUSA for $20-$30 I cannot remember. I did not buy anything like the iVamp software or the Vamp2, but I will eventually. For starters I only want to buy the least amount of stuff to get it to work and see how I liked it and how much I would use it. Just know that the start up cost is just the cable, it's not that you need the Vamp2, but it's a good idea if you really want to lay down tracks for show, but for what I do, it's not that I need tons of quality as it's all about me for me.

Congrats on your mac btw.

 

[Markleshark]

Griffin Technology do them as well, knowing Griffin they'll be good but getting quite expensive...