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Does anyone use a Macbook Air for recording? I am looking for an interface that is compatible. I have Garage Band already, but it seems that the Air does not support all interfaces. I can not seem to find a good Google answer to this. I just want to be sure before I get one that it will work with my Mac. It is a new 2020 Macbook Air too…Thank you
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I think I discovered that the issue with a Macbook Air is the ports. They have a thunderbolt 3 port, not USB. There are interfaces that fit a thunderbolt port but they are super expensive. I need to find an interface in the price range of a Focusrite that is compatible with a thunderbolt, if anyone knows of any
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Scotty, from the litterature, the Thunderbolt3 port uses the physical USB-C format. That means that you can connect billions of USB devices to this Thunderbolt port, provided you get the right connector to USB-C/Thunderbolt3 port. For example the latest Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 gen3 has only a USB-C port for connecting to a computer. So that if you want to use this Focusrite model, you must purchase a USB-C-to-USB-C cable ( maybe $10 if not Apple-branded :-)).
Now, there may be issues, not with the port, but with the OS of the Mac: Focusrite advises to check the compatibilty of their device on their website: https://customer.focusrite.com/downloads/os and https://support.focusrite.com/hc/en-gb
Hope that helps. Phil
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Any kind of MacBook supports any kind of music software or interface. MacBooks are the most commonly used computers by musicians. I use a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 plugged into mine, and both GarageBand and Logic Pro X immediately recognized it. All necessary drivers are built into the MacBook, so you don’t have to do anything. But you do have to open GarageBand or Logic and go to Preferences > Audio and choose the Scarlett for input and output (assuming you have studio monitors plugged into your Scarlett). Also, check out the Anytune app, which I use everyday, and is built for MacBooks.
Sunjamr Steve
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I think I discovered that the issue with a Macbook Air is the ports. They have a thunderbolt 3 port, not USB. There are interfaces that fit a thunderbolt port but they are super expensive. I need to find an interface in the price range of a Focusrite that is compatible with a thunderbolt, if anyone knows of any
Youll need a thunderbolt 3 to usb connector then, they are about £45 each on Amazon which is blinking expensive for a connector imho.
..found this which is not made by apple..
..Billy..
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