2 Ways To Use Mac As An Electric Guitar Amp


Mac is told to be the most powerful laptop meant for personal use. Evident to that, I have already shared tutorials like How to use Mac as a Fax machine, how to use Mac as wireless router.

In this post, I would let you know about the steps to use Mac as an electric guitar amp. I would be sharing two ways to use Mac as guitar amplifier. All you would be needing is a jack to connect your guitar to the Mac (audio IN) and that is it.

2 Ways To Use Mac As An Electric Guitar Amp

Method 1 – Use Garageband

  • You need a 3.5″ jack to connect your guitar to Mac (use its audio IN)
  • All the latest Macs come with Garageband (which can be found under applications) which would be used as the amplifier program
  • Navigate as New Track > New instrument and start playing your guitar
  • Use the program to bring out different sounds and make the most of your Mac

Method 2

  • You need a 3.5″ jack to connect your guitar to Mac (use its audio IN)
  • Get to the Utilities folder on your Mac and launch Audio MIDI Setup. Click on Audio Devices tab and choose Audio IN from the input source, put a check across Play Through and get going

These are two easiest ways to use Mac as electric guitar amp. Try it, as its good to save money.

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May 16, 2012 by: Prasanth Chandra

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