I switched to MAC

[pao2pao16]

hi guys, im new here, just switch from PC to MAC yesterday and i got a lot of questions.

first of, is there really no input for an external microphone? because i record my guitar directly to mic.

next, i cant here myself when i talk to the internal mic. is that normal? my guess is not because for some reason, i heard my voice when i talked then again nothing. when i go to the sound setting at the system preference, i can see the bar moving when i talk, but still cant here myself. im using a headphones BTW but unplugged, still nothing. it records though.

is there an alternative for garageband? i use adobe at my windows. garageband is easy but not as user friendly as adobe. i mean, i cant even move the track at my desired exact time track. the track moves at a constant time. i mean by block

do you guys get me? hope you guys get me. please i need help. or i might end up disliking mac.

 

[wytwolf]

Well you just need one that will have a plug in that fits the audio input jack on the side, next to the usb port2.

 

[narf1899]

have u calibrated ur internal mic? and i suggest buying a cable like the Monster iStudioLink cable....its easy and works great for my bass

 

[pao2pao16]

^^ how do you calibrate? iv searched for it but nothing about microphone or audio devices are shown.

iv installed the ableton. once iv open it, it comes to an error stating that my microphone only have 2 input something and 0 output something. i think it means that once you input a sound to the mic, it will not output it. how can i fix this?

 

[rixx03]

GarageBand is a music editing software right? Try Audacity. It's good, and I use it on Windows. I haven't tried it on Mac yet but there is a Mac version. I suppose it's as good!

 

[knightlie]

You won't get your voice played back from the microphone unless you're running software to do it. You can see the VU meter in System Preferences, but that's not relaying the sound to the speakers.

 

[pao2pao16]

^^ yeah i just found that out awhile ago. i used garageband then i turned the monitoring on. then iv got it. i now love my mac and garageband even more. i never thought garageband has built in digital FX for guitar.