cc.cb Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Hi there, I'm trying to record Electric Guitar on an Audio Track in Logic Pro (8) using a Griffin iMic on an iMac G5 20" running Leopard. I've sold my mixer so I was hoping the iMic would do the job as a simple USB interface, just to record a simple guitar signal. There are two settings on the little iMic device, Line and Mic. I've tried both options and all I've acheived so far is some feedback, but not guitar type noise, more like line feedback (like a whitle/kettle). I've changed my Mac Sound Sys Prefs to Input = iMic, and I've also gone thru the Logic Pro Prefs and set up the Audio settings the best I can. Still nothing. Any ideas greatly appreciated. many thanks, Clive ;o) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cc.cb Posted June 29, 2008 Author Share Posted June 29, 2008 I'm still struggling... any ideas fellas? I'm sure it's because I need an amp in between the guitar and iMic device? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amergin Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 An electric guitar signal is neither line level nor mic level it is very weak unless boosted by a preamp to line level. I have heard of guitar leads being plugged straight into the stereo input of an imac or macbook using a 1/4" jack to minijack cable. Maybe email griffin and ask if their imic will do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplets Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 amergin is right. The guitar signal is very weak. Get an amp that has an emulated speaker out, or an interface with a preamp. Otherwise you'll be disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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