Hi!

I'm trying to record multiple tracks (guitar, vocals) at different times and mix them together using Audacity.

There seems to be a time delay in the recordings somewhere between the mic, the mixer, and my computer, and I have a feeling it is the computer. This delay is making recordings difficult to line up in time together.

Here's what i'm using:

I was recording on a 2.6ghz PIV computer with a PCI firewire card and a PreSonus Firebox. It worked fine but the CPU was often overtaxed and gave me some clicks or pops. I just "upgraded" to a much more powerful computer. I ditched the whole hard drive with Vista installed, installed a new hard drive and put Windows XP on it. I'll try to arrange some sort of dual boot thing later on.

Hello.

After driving myself up a wall, my wife said I should write to this forum.

Hi everyone, I currently have a Dell Dimension 2400 with a Pentium 4 2.4 Ghz CPU, 642 MB RAM (512MB + 128MB), and a stock 60G HD. I'm currently using an Alesis cheapo mixer/USB interface. I have been doing some dabbling in recording and would like to set up a more capable DAW. I am looking at getting an M-Audio Delta 1010 to use with Pro Tools M Powered.

Hi I already posted once regarding some doubts about some audio interfaces. Finally I decided to go for the traveler, but after doing some more research on the internet I am beggining to have some seconds thoughts about it, mostly becouse of the compatibilitiy issues.

No plugins or ediiting needed, I plan to transfer recorded tracks to my home PC DAW for editing. I simply want something mobile to record 8 tracks max at 44.1/24bit (for drums, guitar, bass)

Can you get away with 256 Meg, less than 7200rpm harddrive, and 400 FSB? A low end Inspiron 6000 Dell selling now for around $600.

Or am I being too much of a tightwad ? :)

$469 bucks deal ends today.

Pentium-4 2.53GHz, 128MB DDR, Dell KB/Mouse, XP Home, 60GB, 48x CDROM, 32MB Rage Video, Integrated Audio, 10/100 NIC, 1-yr Warr.
I've actually seen slightly better deals, but if someone needs one now...

I took this from http://www.bensbargains.net/

Saw some great deals on Dell, and I'm about to call them up about some more technical stuff (motherboard, expansion possibilities) but I'm wondering if anyone has recently built a DAW around a Dell, and if so, what'd they put into it?

Vincent