Garageband I Can' T Hear Anything
There is a very simple reason for why you can’t hear what you’re recording while using Garageband, and barring more obvious reasons like a muted track or the volume turned down, it’s more likely that you don’t have the monitoring button turned on.
Follow this simple process to turn on the Monitoring button:
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1) Make sure that you’ve selected the track you want to hear.
2) Go down into the Smart Controls of the specific track you want to monitor, and notice the little monitoring button that looks like an upside-down Wi-Fi symbol.
3) Click on it, and notice that it turns an orangish-yellow color.
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That’s all you have to do, however, in the case of this not working, there are some other things you can try as well.
If you’ve set up your rig, and you can’t still hear what you’re recording for whatever reason, you can also select the “Input” and ensure that you’re audio interface is the input.
Additionally, you can go into the Preferences as well.
In Garageband’s Preferences, go into the Audio/MIDI section, and then notice where it says, “Output Device” and “Input Device.”
It’s worth mentioning that if your production has a lot of audio tracks, it’s a good practice to go back through and turn off the monitoring buttons on each one that’s currently not in use.
For some people, this is the difference between having latency or not, which I also wrote about in my article here.
At this stage, you should already have this problem worked through because, for most people, it’s just a matter of clicking the button.
However, assuming that you’re continuing to have issues, there are a few more things you could try.
System Preferences Method
1) Go into your computer’s System Preferences in the bottom toolbar at the bottom of the computer screen.
2) Select “Input,” and choose internal microphone or whatever instrument you’re using to record.
3) Select “Output,” and select “Internal Speakers” or whatever speaker that you’re using.
You also want to make sure that you’ve turned up the volume of both the Input volume as well as the Output volume. Moreover, I like to have the Recording Level on Automatic as well.
It’s also important to make sure that you’ve actually highlighted the track you want to play in. I discuss what this means later in the article.
How Do I Enable Microphone In Garageband
The microphone that I’ve been using is a Zoom H2, which is a very old piece of equipment, I think it’s around 10-11 years old now, however, I use it as a microphone all of the time, because it still works.
How you plug it in and set it up, depends on what kind of microphone you’re using.
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If you have a Zoom H2 as your primary mic, then you’ll just have a Micro USB to a USB port and you connect it into your computer that way.
However, if you have a Shure SM58, you’ll need a proper audio interface like a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2, or an iRig Pro I/O, which you can read more about in my article here on The Definitive Guide To Audio Interfaces.
In the case of my Zoom H2, with Garageband open, I just plug the unit into the computer and it immediately recognizes it after I’ve turned the Zoom H2 into an Audio Interface within its settings.
At that point, Garageband will bring up a prompt asking if I’d like to use it as my recording device, rather than the computer’s internal speakers.
Whenever you need to switch your input settings, the control for how you’re feeding the signal into your computer, Preferences > Audio/MIDI > and then Input/Output Devices is where you need to be.
Moreover, assuming that you’re not using some kind of bizarre microphone, Garageband should have no problem recognizing every piece of equipment you plug into it.
If you are having some issues with this, try turning Garageband on and off again with the microphone plugged in.
Assuming that all of your settings are where they need to be, you should have no problem simply opening up the software and using the computer’s internal microphone to begin recording audio.
While it’s definitely not the best audio in the world, you can actually make it sound somewhat decent with a compressor and an EQ.
To start recording, just hit the (Option + Command + A) function on your keyboard to bring up a new audio track, and then hit the record button. Start talking to your computer and you’ll see that it’s recording.
How Do I Unmute In Garageband
To unmute a track, it’s as simple as clicking on the little icon that looks like a loudspeaker on the left-hand side of each Track Region. It turns a turquoise color if it’s on, and it’s just the regular grey color when the function is off.
It’s worth mentioning that you can actually use your cursor, and drag the cursor across the page and unmute or mute every single button on every track region just by dragging it across the screen.
It can work for turning it on or off. Make sure to check out the YouTube video below to see what I mean.
How Do I Connect Headphones Into Garageband
To connect your headphones, it really is just as simple as connecting your headphones into its headphone jack. If you have the latest MacBook Pro, the headphone jack is on the right-hand side near the screen.
In Garageband’s Preferences, I always have it set at the setting, “(Temporarily Using Built-In Output).”
In the System Preferences, I always have the Output set at Internal Speakers and Built-In.
Having a good pair of headphones for mixing and mastering is important for a number of reasons, which I explained in my review of the Audio Technica ATX-M50x here.
Does Garageband Work With BlueTooth
Bluetooth does work in Garageband, however, I don’t recommend it all due to the various latency issues that you’ll run into, which I wrote an entire article on at the link provided here.
Especially in the case of using a MIDI Keyboard, if you’ve set up your computer with Bluetooth Speakers or Bluetooth Headphones, you’ll notice that whenever you play a note on your MIDI Keyboard or your guitar, there will be a short delay time between the notes, which is obviously super annoying and it hardly makes it worth it.
Frankly, while BlueTooth technology is getting better all of the time, I still wouldn’t mess around with it when it comes to music production.
It’s fine for the casual listener, but if you’re making music, BlueTooth headphones and speakers are just annoying and not worth the effort.
How Do I Listen To My Guitar In Garageband While Recording
Like it was explained above, make sure that you’ve turned on the Monitoring button, which will turn an Orange-ish/Yellow color when the function is working.
Moreover, don’t have every monitoring button turned on, only the one that you want to listen too.
It’s worth mentioning though, that if you don’t have the track highlighted that you want to hear when you play the guitar or record vocals, it won’t actually make any sound.
Regardless of whether or not you have the Monitoring button turned on, if the track isn’t highlighted properly, it won’t actually play through that track that you’ve set up, so make sure you’ve selected it.
Plugging in your guitar into Garageband is actually pretty simple, and I have a guide on it here.
YouTube Video Tutorial
Conclusion
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