i am looking at getting a new computer just for recording and audio. i am a newbie and have really no idea what i am looking for. is a mac or pc better? i have really been looking at ibooks. what is a program thats easy enough to get started with. any help is appriciated. until then i'll just keep reading other posts. thanks.

Hey all you computer building dudes:

I was wondering what the best programs were for Computer djing, Recording and Beat Making. How are programs like Final Scratch v 2.0 and Emu and what are there capabilities? I'm willing to save my money to any amount and Me and my bud are looking to owning a label one day. Any info would be greattttt.

I am planning to record a band live and I need a lot of tracks to cover every instument/vocal. I have a MOTU 828mkII soundcard that I`ve used for a coupple of months now. The MOTU is able to provide 18 inputs (10 analog in, 2 S/PDIF and 8 via A-Dat lightpipe) but I`ve only used it with the 8 analog inputs.

Well, I'm really new to the whole recording deal, and I've browsed tons of gear, and I feel like I keep getting divided from what I think I should get. So what better place to ask.

I have a Boss BR-1600 and want to incorporate my computer in the setup for MIDI, sequencing, editing & mixing.I know the capabilities of what is onboard the BR-1600, but would like to practice performing some of the mentioned tasks in a different environment.I have an old 800mhz celeron.What recomendations does the group have for the software to get.I have a copy of Qbase VST.

I have a Boss BR-1600 and want to incorporate my computer in the setup for MIDI, sequencing, editing & mixing.I know the capabilities of what is onboard the BR-1600, but would like to practice performing some of the mentioned tasks in a different environment.I have an old 800mhz celeron.What recomendations does the group have for the software to get.I have a copy of Qbase VST.

I am new to this game and any info regarding this would be appreciated. I have a Yamaha emx 5000 12 mixer with in and out recording and playback on a Tascam CD-rw750. what are the requirements for my laptop ( maybe bypass the crummy sound card in it) to receive multi tracks from my mixer (via a edirol ua-25 or equiv interface) back out to the recorder?

I have a Boss BR-1600 and want to incorporate my computer in the setup for MIDI, sequencing, editing & mixing.I know the capabilities of what is onboard the BR-1600, but would like to practice performing some of the mentioned tasks in a different environment.I have an old 800mhz celeron.What recomendations does the group have for the software to get.I have a copy of Qbase VST.

I'm mainly looking at 3 mixers:

Behringer UB1002 Eurorack 10 Input Mixer
Behringer UB1202 Eurorack 12 Input Mixer
Behringer UB1204 Pro Eurorack 12 Input Mixer