I have a guitar rig sitting on my music rack for years. I’ve had some very limited success connecting it to GarageBand when Mac OS X 10.5 was first released. Sometimes it worked but most of the time it wouldn’t record a thing in GarageBand. As this got a bit frustrating I just continued to use the PODxt on its own which always works fine. Today, I tried again with Mac OS X 10.5.5 and the latest Line 6 driver and it worked right away! Here’s what I did:.
Downloaded the latest from Line 6. I had to restart the Mac after installing the driver. Downloaded the latest Line 6 Monkey and made sure I’m using the latest components.
Has anyone used Line 6 guitar products with Garageband, I would be interested in how you might have used these products, specifically the PODxt Live to work when recording guitar parts. Oct 23, 2012 an adapter, a usb to 1/8 in female found here. How to connect an electric guitar to a mac and record with Garage band.Please comment, rate, subscribe. Get the 1/4th inch to 3.5 mm wire here!
Made sure the processed guitar signal is being routed to GarageBand. This setting can be found in - System Preferences - Other - Line 6 Audio-Midi-Devices. Opened GarageBand and set the default audio input to the PODxt.
Made sure the Channel Volume on the PODxt is set high enough. I’m using 8 at the moment. You may have to adjust the output volume too if you’re using headphones. Created a new audio track (Apple call it “Real Instrument Track”) and the green VE meter LED bars started to flash as soon as I pulled a string. If you still have any weird latency issues try to directly plug the PODxt into one of your Mac’s USB ports. Do not use an USB hub for the PODxt.
It can make a difference. By the way, does anyone know what song this is? Download: The first part is the main guitar riff in the refrain and the second part actually is the sung refrain in the real song.
It’s not “Hey Joe” from Jimi Hendrix. It has to be some alternative rock band from the late 90’s.
Be aware: I suck at playing guitar and this is as good as it gets:-).
I am thinking of getting the new macbook and using it in my day to day demo recordings however I have heard that USB isn't fast enough to layer tracks without latency (i.e record guitar, then record vocals over that, then record accomp over that etc.) i need to know that if I bought a usb audio interface such as the 'm-audio mobile pre usb' i wouldn't be having to manually move tracks about to line up the audio. I don't want people arguing about firewire in here, just tell me if it can work as this is 1000+ pounds i am spending.
Also, is four gigs of ram going to cover the next version of OSX? And by cover i dont mean support with all settings turned off. I am thinking of getting the new macbook and using it in my day to day demo recordings however I have heard that USB isn't fast enough to layer tracks without latency (i.e record guitar, then record vocals over that, then record accomp over that etc.) i need to know that if I bought a usb audio interface such as the 'm-audio mobile pre usb' i wouldn't be having to manually move tracks about to line up the audio. I don't want people arguing about firewire in here, just tell me if it can work as this is 1000+ pounds i am spending.
Also, is four gigs of ram going to cover the next version of OSX? And by cover i dont mean support with all settings turned off. Click to expand.Sorry, but this is completely false, and as it applies to this thread you couldn't be more incorrect. USB2.0 can handle audio streams just fine, especially when it's 2x2, as the OP is describing. I love people who make blanket statements about things, but that's par for the course here at MR. To the OP, get a USB2 device like a Tascam US-144, as it's roughly the same size, but does full 24/96 recording 2x2.
Also, no you won't have to move tracks or line them up. When using USB2, I get 5ms latency even when running verbs and Guitar Rig simultaneously for my guitar tones. Bottom line is you likely wont be happy with a USB 2.0 audio device, especially if you are tracking multiple inputs simultaneously. Depending on your specific circumstance, it could work if you stick to single track recordings. Your latency should be decent enough, although I wouldn't trust it much for serious stuff or higher bit rates, again depending on how many tracks you are recording at once. If you were trying to use midi or electronic drums with something like BFD2 you might not be happy.
You basically need to buy the Pro, then an adapter to get your audio to work on the fw800. Or buy an older plastic Macbook with firewire and deal with the case cracking issues and inferior machine. Or get a windows notebook. Click to expand.He is also concerned about latency. USB 2.0 does not, in my experience, let you push your latency down as far as firewire.
Also lags or spikes over the USB can be a problem. Depending on what he's doing, if he is running FX on multiple channels this could be an issue. If you are doing simple no FX multitracking in Garageband, you might be ok, if you don't mind working with a 16ms+ lag. Best thing is to ask someone who has a USB 2 sound card. I'd even be interested in some benchmarks from someone who has one, including minimum latency settings, track counts, fx inserts etc.
He is also concerned about latency. USB 2.0 does not, in my experience, let you push your latency down as far as firewire. Also lags or spikes over the USB can be a problem. Depending on what he's doing, if he is running FX on multiple channels this could be an issue. If you are doing simple no FX multitracking in Garageband, you might be ok, if you don't mind working with a 16ms+ lag. Best thing is to ask someone who has a USB 2 sound card. I'd even be interested in some benchmarks from someone who has one, including minimum latency settings, track counts, fx inserts etc.
Click to expand.Agreed. I have a Firebox as well and I don't notice any lag at even 8ms. I'm saying that with any serious session you'll likely get some crackling on your playback with a USB 2.0 sound card faster than a firewire card. I suspect much sooner as you start increasing your track counts. I'd like to see reported latency and performance on a USB device (like a Presonus Audiobox USB) when running 6-10 tracks of VSTi with FX, or whe recording more than 4 simultaneous 24/96 inputs.Edit Well that's good news about the MOTU if you mean 8 inputs recorded simultaneously.
What is your friend using for a computer? If you feel like testing this out and you're using a USB card, you might calm a few people down, including myself: Load up a session in Logic or Cubase/Ableton/Reaper etc, 6-10 tracks.
VSTi's with midi data on each channel. 3-4 insert effects on each channel, with half of the tracks having a reverb. Plus something like a Waves L3 on your master channel. And report your playback.
Maybe even adding channels until you notice it choking, all with a setting under 10ms latency. I have a Firebox as well and I don't notice any lag at even 8ms. I'm saying that with any serious session you'll likely get some crackling on your playback with a USB 2.0 sound card faster than a firewire card. I suspect much sooner as you start increasing your track counts. I'd like to see reported latency and performance on a USB device (like a Presonus Audiobox USB) when running 6-10 tracks of VSTi with FX, or whe recording more than 4 simultaneous 24/96 inputs.Edit Well that's good news about the MOTU if you mean 8 inputs recorded simultaneously. What is your friend using for a computer? If you feel like testing this out and you're using a USB card, you might calm a few people down, including myself: Load up a session in Logic or Cubase/Ableton/Reaper etc, 6-10 tracks.
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VSTi's with midi data on each channel. 3-4 insert effects on each channel, with half of the tracks having a reverb. Plus something like a Waves L3 on your master channel. And report your playback. Maybe even adding channels until you notice it choking, all with a setting under 10ms latency.
Click to expand.I agree you'd get it sooner on USB2 as well. My point wasn't that USB2 Is equal to FW in performance, but only that it's not useless for recording, as others have said. I'd be happy to do a test, but with 2 caveats; first, currently I'm recording on a T61p (see sig) with Reaper, as I don't get my MB until Thursday or Friday of this coming week. Secondly, I don't have easy access to the Motu, since it's in my buddy's rack at his house. I could however record with my UX2. Not the high simultaneous track count he gets of course, but it would still show latency with USB2 with other tracks going. Let me know if you want to wait until I have the MB for a more applicable test for this forum (though I highly doubt the MB would perform worse than an XP equipped Thinkpad).
Perhaps a test in GarageBand with something everyone with a Mac would have immediate access to? GB obviously has verbs and instruments, plus loops too.
It'd probably be the most fair, unless you disagree. I'm all for showing how good (or how bad) it is. I just don't like stuff getting misrepresented. I agree you'd get it sooner on USB2 as well. My point wasn't that USB2 Is equal to FW in performance, but only that it's not useless for recording, as others have said. I'd be happy to do a test, but with 2 caveats; first, currently I'm recording on a T61p (see sig) with Reaper, as I don't get my MB until Thursday or Friday of this coming week.
Secondly, I don't have easy access to the Motu, since it's in my buddy's rack at his house. I could however record with my UX2. Not the high simultaneous track count he gets of course, but it would still show latency with USB2 with other tracks going. Let me know if you want to wait until I have the MB for a more applicable test for this forum (though I highly doubt the MB would perform worse than an XP equipped Thinkpad). Perhaps a test in GarageBand with something everyone with a Mac would have immediate access to?
GB obviously has verbs and instruments, plus loops too. It'd probably be the most fair, unless you disagree. I'm all for showing how good (or how bad) it is. I just don't like stuff getting misrepresented.
Click to expand.Well my interest is first in MIDI and VSTi. I hardly record more than 1 track of audio simultaneously. Great to hear that you're using REAPER. Basically I'd just want to see a regular high-ish (6+) track count using VSTi (especially 1 channel with BFD2 type of instrument, battery 3 and some non sample based synths!), maybe a few audio channels, each with typical FX (verbs, compression, EQ, saturation, delays.
Whatever) with some typical plugs on the master buss, on a DAW other than Garageband (Logic, Ableton, REAPER, Cubase etc). Obviously this is highly variable depending on what VST you are using, but at least it's something. Even duplicating tracks until you choke it would be a helpful test. I think you can actually download some benchmark sessions for Logic or Cubase that uses the onboard stuff. Not sure where though. I'm sure other users would be interested in a session with the MOTU as well, but not me. All of this done on a Macbook with a USB 2.0 card with latency set at 10ms or lower.
Well my interest is first in MIDI and VSTi. I hardly record more than 1 track of audio simultaneously. Great to hear that you're using REAPER. Basically I'd just want to see a regular high-ish (6+) track count using VSTi (especially 1 channel with BFD2 type of instrument, battery 3 and some non sample based synths!), maybe a few audio channels, each with typical FX (verbs, compression, EQ, saturation, delays.
Whatever) with some typical plugs on the master buss, on a DAW other than Garageband (Logic, Ableton, REAPER, Cubase etc). Obviously this is highly variable depending on what VST you are using, but at least it's something. Even duplicating tracks until you choke it would be a helpful test. I think you can actually download some benchmark sessions for Logic or Cubase that uses the onboard stuff. Not sure where though.
I'm sure other users would be interested in a session with the MOTU as well, but not me. All of this done on a Macbook with a USB 2.0 card with latency set at 10ms or lower. Sounds great.
I will be using REAPER on OSX as soon as it catches up to the Windows version. This might give a good idea what someone can expect if they compromise their firewire setup for a cheap USB in order to use the 13' Macbook or get in on that lower price point. Looking forward to it.
I'd post that over in the REAPER forums too once you do it. Likely a lot of interest there as well. One more thing to note. The new Macbook Pro's are using the. Lucent driver for the firewire again, indicating that they aren't using the TI chipset. RME and many other manufacturers devoted pages and pages of forum support for these problematic chipsets. Seems now that saying 'buy a Macbook Pro if you want firewire' may not be any kind of solution at all for audio heads.
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Actually, it would probably have been a safer bet to use the firewire port for an external HDD as using the internal HDD for recording puts lots of stress on it, if it's reading the DAW, the OS, the V-ram and the plug-ins on top of having to write things at a very high speed. That's what most pros do, no daisy chaining an I/O with an HDD. Though I guess if one had two firewire ports it would probably be better than USB. As for USB for recording, there's no problem, I've recorded midi and stereo tracks (all at the same time) on top of quite big sessions without a problem on an iMac. Mind you, stay away from the Tascam us-144l, the stereo tracks bleed into each other, (ie, sound from input one gets a bit into input two, hearing yourself sing on an DI electric guitar track).
Click to expand.I really have to answer why blanket statements are bad? They're bad because when they aren't 100% true as in this case (and rarely are they ever 100% true) they are doing a disservice to people reading this thread. Audio recording can be done with USB2. I don't recall anyone in this thread saying it's as good as FW, or even equal.
But that doesn't mean it is useless. Quite the contrary. That's as bad as the other threads where people are saying USB2 is useless for video, and that the only USB2 cameras are cheap Minos and Aipteks. Well no, that's not true either.
Both Canon and Sony make HD camcorders costing over a grand that do 1920x1080, and only use USB2. Are they pro? But there are other levels besides Pro and nothing at all.