Hey all, I am haveing a tough time recording my guitar when I put it into overdrive. I have heard that getting a good sound on a recording is hard with an overdriven guitar but are there any tips/tricks?

Howdy,
I'm not sure I've got the right section, so my apologies if I've posted in the wrong place.

Anyway, I've got a question about my DAW not working properly. Lately, upon either playback or recording, about 30 seconds to a minute into it, the sound will start to "break down" and sounds all distorted, until, alas, there's nothing but silence.

I was doing some reference listening through some recent CD purchases the other night. I was shocked at how much distortion is on vocals and acoustic instruments on some CD's. Some specific examples: