
Connecting musical equipment to your computer
You can connect an electric musical instrument to your computer and record it in a Real Instrument track, or connect a microphone and record any sound the microphone can capture. You can also connect a MIDI-compatible music keyboard to your computer to play and record Software Instruments. For more information about connecting musical instruments and microphones, or connecting a music keyboard to record Software Instruments, see Related Topics below.
You may also want to connect speakers or monitors to your computer to hear your projects with a higher level of audio quality than is possible using your computer’s built-in speaker or with headphones. You can get speakers that connect directly to your computer’s audio out port, to a USB port, or through an audio interface.
If you connect an instrument or microphone, or connect speakers or monitors to your computer, be sure to set the sound input and sound output for them in your computer’s System Preferences. For information about configuring sound input and output, see Mac Help.
Related Topics
Connecting musical instruments and microphones to your computer
Connecting a music keyboard to play Software Instruments
