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119Logic Pro User Guide
Connect an electric instrument to your computer
Do one of the following:
Connect an audio interface to your computers Thunderbolt or USB port, then connect
an electric instrument to the audio interface.
Connect the electric instrument to a channel on the audio interface or the adapter
cable, using a standard 1/4-inch tip-sleeve instrument cable.
If your computer has an audio input port, connect an electric instrument to the audio
input port using an adapter cable. Choose Built-in Input as the track’s input source.
After you connect an electric instrument, you choose the input source for the track you
want to record to; you can also turn on monitoring to hear your instrument as you play. You
can choose the input source in the New Tracks dialog when you create a track, or choose it
from the Input slot on the track’s channel strip in the Mixer or the inspector.
You can also Set the input format in the Mixer or the inspector so that it matches the
format of the instrument.
If you connect your electric instrument to an audio interface, check the manufacturers
specifications to make sure the interface is compatible with macOS and Core Audio.
Also make sure the audio interface uses a format supported by your computer. Follow
the manufacturers instructions, which might include installing the correct driver on your
computer.
Connecting some electric instruments, such as electric guitars, to your computers audio
input port may result in a low-level input signal. To increase the input signal, you can
connect the guitar to a preamplifier, and connect the preamplifier to your computer.
Connect an audio interface to a computer running Logic Pro
Using an audio interface, you can connect microphones, instruments, and other music
equipment to your computer and record the output to an audio track. You can also connect
a mixer, speakers or monitors, headphones, and other equipment to hear the audio output
from Logic Pro.
Logic Pro supports plug-and-play for audio interfaces, making it possible to connect and
turn on a new audio interface while Logic Pro is open. An alert appears when you connect a
new device, and prompts you to select and confirm the audio interface and driver you want
to use.