In this article, I’ll show you exactly how to plug your guitar into GarageBand using a quick summary as well as a thorough step-by-step process. The way I do it not only sounds good but it’s also convenient, moreover, it minimizes latency and other problems too.
To connect a guitar to Garageband, connect the computer to an audio interface like the Scarlett 2i2. In GarageBand’s Settings, set the Input to the Interface and the Output to “Built-in Output.” After plugging the guitar in and selecting the Audio track, click the monitoring button to hear it.
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There are a few different ways of doing this, and some are significantly better than others. I’m just going to show you the way that I do it with a short video below and then a full-on walkthrough.
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1) Connect your Firewire cable to your MacBook Pro. In most cases, this cable will come with your purchase of an audio interface, or a MIDI keyboard. However, if you don’t have one for whatever reason, I’m sure you can pick one up from Amazon for cheap.
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2) Usually, the port for the firewire cable is on the back of the Audio Interface. Plug the other part of the firewire cable into the back of the Audio Interface.
3) Now, assuming you have the Focusrite Saffire 6USB, it should be powered by your computer. You don’t have to plug it in or anything like that, so all of its lights will turn on which you can see on the front of the unit.
7)This should be all that’s needed for this part of the process. However, assuming this is the first time that you’ve ever done this, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to click on where it says, “Built-in Output.”
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9) Make sure you’ve selected “Built-in Output, ” if you’re using your computer as your speaker, or the speakers that are hooked up to your laptop.
11) Now, once you’re back at the “Choose A Track Type Page, ” then click on one of the two subheadings below, either the “Guitar option, ” or the “Microphone option.” This should bring up your MIDI Region and all of your controls.
14) Click on the “Monitoring Button, ” which looks like an upside-down Wi-Fi symbol. This part is important, otherwise, you won’t be able to hear what you’re even playing.
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15) You can now select whatever kind of amp you want, whether it’s a “clean guitar, ” “crunch guitar, ” “acoustic guitar, ” “distorted guitar, ” “experimental guitar, ” “clean bass, ” “crunch bass, ” and “experimental bass.”
16) You want to hit the “Monitoring” button beside your track header as well. I’ve highlighted the upside-down Wi-Fi-looking symbol with a black circle. It’ll turn orange once it’s been selected.
Under each heading, there are quite a few options that all sound pretty good, especially after you tweak them to your preferences.
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There are some problems that you can run into when doing all of this for the very first time. For that reason, I’ll explain some of the problems that I had when I first started out.
1) Make sure that the gain on your Audio-Interface isn’t turned up too much, otherwise, you’re going to be feeding GarageBand too hot of a signal, which will make it sound distorted and bad.
2) Make sure the “Pad, ” and “Inst, ” buttons are turned off on your audio interface, assuming you own a Focusrite Saffire 6USB. I imagine there are similar controls on other audio interface models.
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For example, you can use the “INST” setting (which stands for the instrument), on the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 instead of keeping it turned off. Use the “AIR” feature to give it a bit more juice if you want.
3) Latency. I’ve never actually had latency problems when using an Audio Interface, but some people do have this problem, and the solution – as I’ve explained in my article dedicated to the subject – is usually fairly straightforward.
Essentially, if you’re having latency issues, there could be a number of different causes, however, most of them will be a result of your setup and incorrect settings for your gear.
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For instance, you want to make sure that – if you’re running more than one track – you have the monitoring button turned on for only one of them, rather than every single track.
1) You can also use your MacBook’s microphone. This is for very rough demos, obviously, because this way of doing it is going to make a very low-quality recording. However, if you’re desperate, and want to record something, this method will work.
2) You can also purchase a Guitar to USB cable and hook your guitar directly up to GarageBand. This is an inferior way of recording guitar tracks as well, but it works if you’re running on a string budget.
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(This is what a guitar jack to USB looks like. I don’t own one so I couldn’t take a picture. I had to piece these two images together, but this is what it looks like).
3) Use a small portable audio interface like the iRig HD 2 (my dedicated review) if you plan on only running one instrument through your DAW. This is pretty much the same as the main method which I described in detail above.
The only difference is that you’ll be using a much smaller, and likely, limited audio interface. The good thing about this is that it’s relatively inexpensive. Small interfaces are becoming exceedingly popular, like the iRig for example.
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I haven’t picked one of these up yet, but once I start travelling around Europe, I imagine I’ll eventually purchase one. I’ll make sure to write a review on it once I do.
Update: You have to use the iRig HD 2 if you want it to work with a PC computer or Mac. The iRig 2 is only good for mobile.
This is a decent option, but I prefer just to run my guitar directly through GarageBand, rather than doing this. Amplifiers are too big and cumbersome, and I would much rather limit the amount of gear I own to just a guitar like my PRS SE Custom 24 from ZZounds and BlueCat’s Axe Pack from Plugin Boutique.
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Before playing your guitar in GarageBand, know that there’s a default tuner right in the DAW, although, Blue Cat Audio’s Hot Tuna (also on Plugin Boutique) is much better. There was a time when I would use the default tuner on occasion, but these days, I use the Hot Tuna instead because it’s way better.
1)Your guitar is plugged into your audio interface in the computer, so it’s as simple as clicking on the tuning fork beside the center of the DAW where it shows the time signature, tempo, and key signature.
One of the great things about using a DAW for your guitar is all of the great VST plug-ins that you can use for your guitar.
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For example, you can download amplifier simulators and cabs for your setup using my tutorial here, and while it may not sound good as the original which the plug-ins are modelled after, they still sound good enough to use, and they’re good enough for the vast majority of people.
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Additionally, I earn a commission through each purchase made on Amazon, Sam Ash, zZounds, Plugin Boutique, Plugin Fox, Share-A-Sale, Udemy, Jam Play, Punkademic, and Rakuten from one of my links.If you want to connect an electric guitar to Garageband, you’ll need to use an adapter. The most common type of adapter is the 1/4-inch to 1/8-inch adapter, which you’ll need to connect the guitar’s 1/4-inch output jack to the input jack on your computer. Once you’ve connected the adapter, you can launch Garageband and create a new project. To do this, click the “+” sign in the upper-left corner of the screen. In the project window that appears, select “Create new project.” In the next window, you’ll need to select the type of project you want to create. For this example, we’ll select “Empty Project.” Once you’ve selected the project type, give your project a name and click “Create.” Now that your project is created, you’ll see a window with a variety of
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