# Mac GarageBand question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-garageband-question/448392>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 7, 2008, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-garageband-question/448392 "2008-05-07T04:16:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_fight_the_hypothetical)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-garageband-question/448392/1 "2008-05-07T04:16:15Z")

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(Hoping this is the right forum)

Can I record my voice with my iMac alone?  
I have a new iMac. It came with GarageBand. My iBook (that I killed) did as well, and I could record my voice on it by just speaking at my computer.  
I’m not having as good luck with this. I use Skype and it works just fine so the built in mic must be working… I’ve checked out tutorials online but they all assume an external mic. Any insights?

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**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-garageband-question/448392/2 "2008-05-07T04:37:10Z")

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You are supposed to be able to do this. A quick Google search shows that you are not the only one with this problem, but I didn’t see a concrete solution.

Apple has support forums that can be verrry useful for this sort of thing: [http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=127](http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=127)

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**Author:** ![Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_fight_the_hypothetical)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-garageband-question/448392/3 "2008-05-07T06:14:20Z")

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Thanks **beowulff**. I got my answer.  
[http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1512922&tstart=0](http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1512922&tstart=0)  
[http://www.bulletsandbones.com/GB/FAQPages/InternalMicOnIntel.html](http://www.bulletsandbones.com/GB/FAQPages/InternalMicOnIntel.html)  
[http://www.bulletsandbones.com/GB/GBFAQ.html#intelinternalmic](http://www.bulletsandbones.com/GB/GBFAQ.html#intelinternalmic)