P
pgibson2004
New member
Hi all,
I am a total newbie to all this, so any help is gratefully received.
I wish to record real vocals / guitar and have purchased microphones and cables. I will record via a Mackie Mixer (1402-VLZ3). I have iLife '08 (GarageBand) on a MacBook Pro.
I guess I will record through the Mackie, and "out" from the Mackie into the "line-in" of my MacBook Pro. So, it will effectively be taking "two" outputs (L&R) from the Mackie and send down into the Mac via a single cable into the "line-in". So far, so good??? Or have got this totally wrong?
If I assign four inputs into the Mackie (say two Vox and two guitars) - each one on a separate track, how do they all get allocated to a separate track in Garageband when it all seems to go into the MacBook via a single "line-in" cable?
Also, when I record the original tracks, I guess I can listen to what gets laid down via headphones? But what about when I want to listen back to what has been recorded? I will be purchasing some near-field monitor speakers (probably: Yorkville YSM1p), but how do these physically get connected to the MacBook, so that they become my main "listening" speakers? By this I mean; I can only see a small "headphones out" jack on my MacBook, and I am assuming the monitor speakers will not have this kind of plug to fit the hole? Or am I waaaay off here too? Would the speakers have to be plugged into the Mackie - but then how would the recorded GB tracks get fed back into the Mackie etc etc...
I know these are Newbie questions, but I am totally new to this. No experience at all...
Thanks for any reponses that come my way!
Cheers,
Peter
I am a total newbie to all this, so any help is gratefully received.
I wish to record real vocals / guitar and have purchased microphones and cables. I will record via a Mackie Mixer (1402-VLZ3). I have iLife '08 (GarageBand) on a MacBook Pro.
I guess I will record through the Mackie, and "out" from the Mackie into the "line-in" of my MacBook Pro. So, it will effectively be taking "two" outputs (L&R) from the Mackie and send down into the Mac via a single cable into the "line-in". So far, so good??? Or have got this totally wrong?
If I assign four inputs into the Mackie (say two Vox and two guitars) - each one on a separate track, how do they all get allocated to a separate track in Garageband when it all seems to go into the MacBook via a single "line-in" cable?
Also, when I record the original tracks, I guess I can listen to what gets laid down via headphones? But what about when I want to listen back to what has been recorded? I will be purchasing some near-field monitor speakers (probably: Yorkville YSM1p), but how do these physically get connected to the MacBook, so that they become my main "listening" speakers? By this I mean; I can only see a small "headphones out" jack on my MacBook, and I am assuming the monitor speakers will not have this kind of plug to fit the hole? Or am I waaaay off here too? Would the speakers have to be plugged into the Mackie - but then how would the recorded GB tracks get fed back into the Mackie etc etc...
I know these are Newbie questions, but I am totally new to this. No experience at all...
Thanks for any reponses that come my way!
Cheers,
Peter