N00b....please Help. Options

[mluda]

I am so sorry if this is broken record to most of you. BUT

I am an "aspiring" musician, and I am wondering how I can set up and begin recording music using my mac book pro. (garageband). I have two keyboards both have 1/8 outputs/inputs. I acquired a 2 channel mixer.
I simply want to record my keyboards into garageband.

My questions are: Do I need a sound card or can I plug into my line in jack on my computer and be set? Do I need anymore software or interfaces? Do I need drivers for the mixer or does garageband take care of any compatibility problems?


Thanks.

Ce message a été modifié par mluda - jeu. 17 janv. 2008, 19:53.

[mortalengines]

Yep it is advisable to get an interface. I would maybe think about something like an M-audio Fast Track USB.....very inexpensive (99 bucks US) and will do the trick. If you wanted to go a little further out...try to find something with MIDI in and out as well (I am assuming neither one of your keyboards has a USB connection.....if one of them does, forget about the MIDI interface). Garage Band has some pretty ok sample based instruments (it will also accept AU plug ins and there are a whole bunch of free synths that are AU compatible) that you may want to try on for size and even if you like your keyboards better, your workflow will improve by using MIDI.


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