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I pretty much understand what the Circle of 5ths is all about, and what it does. But I'm unsure of how to go about actually creating something with it. Does anyone here use the Circle of 5ths to compose songs? How do you go about this process?

How do you guys go about recording an instrumental piece on SONAR? I'm using drum loops, so this is logically the first thing I would start with, correct? Would you then lay down a bass track...then a rythmn guitar track...then the lead guitar, in this order? I'm just curious as to the...

Problem: My computer monitor causes my guitar to buzz. I know it's the monitor, because the buzz goes completely away when I take a few steps back away from it. Question: Is this a common problem, and what's the best way to solve it?

I did exactly what the Help section said to do in order to achieve real-time input monitoring within Sonar, but it's still not real time. When I hit a chord or note, it sounds a second later and echos a little bit. Is this a latency problem? I'm using M-Audio's Audiophile 2496. Any ideas...

I'm sure if and when my following question is answered, I'll look dumb, but I don't care. I've been dying to record. Here's my dillema: First of all, here's my soundchain: Guitar>Amp (direct out)>Mic Preamp>left input on Audiophile 2496 soundcard>Cakewalk Sonar 2.0 After recording...

I'm still baffled at how to get good sounds with computer recording. Here's my sound chain: Strat>Boogie Mark IV recording out>ART OPL mic preamp>Audiophile 2496 soundcard>CakeWalk Sonar XL I'd like to mic my amp, but I was just getting too much noise. I noticed the computer monitor makes...

OK, here's what I have to work with: 1) Guitar and amp, of course 2) Shure SM-57 mic 3) ART MP/OPL tube mic preamp 4) Audiophile 2496 soundcard in computer with Windows XP 5) CakeWalk Sonar XL 6) Lite-On 52x CD burner Is this really all I need for a versatile home computer studio, or am...

I've become familiar with CakeWalk's Sonar, but a friend recently mentioned Steinberg's Cubase-Nuendo to me. I haven't messed with it yet. How does it compare to Sonar? Better or worse? He said something about a really good mic modeler...

I'm using CakeWalk's Home Studio 2002, and some of you may know that it comes with a few effects (delay, reverb, Amp Sim Lite, etc.). I'd like to be able to hear these effects before I start recording, but for some reason I'm not able to. I'm having to record with a dull clean sound, and then...

What are the best CD-Rs to burn onto? I'm using a 52x Lite-On burner. Do I have to get a certain CD-R, or does it not really matter?

Calling all Audiophile 2496 users: I've been e-mailing with M-Audio's Tech Support and still have not come up with a solution as to why I'm not getting any input for recording into the Audiophile 2496. Playback is fine, I'm just not getting anything on meters for recording. Will anyone that...

I'm not getting any input into my new Audiophile 2496! I'm sure I have something set up wrong somewhere, but I'm not sure what. Here are my options within Cakewalk: Record Wave Device: 1. Multichannel 1/2 2. " " 3/4 3. " " 5/6 4. 1/2 5. S/PDIF 6. Mon...

When using a 24-bit soundcard such as the Audiophile 2496, should the Audio Driver Bit Depth and File Bit Depth both be set to 24-bit? Having these on 16-bit would defeat the purpose of having a 24-bit soundcard, right?

I thought installing my new Audiophile 2496 soundcard was going to be a simple task of just pulling the old Creative Labs 16bit out, and putting in the new Audiophile, but... There are two wires running from the side of the Creative Labs soundcard. One is CD In that goes to the CD Rom, the...

I recently got a Lite-On 52x burner, and it came with Nero CD burning software, InCD, and Nero's Media Player. Is Nero's stuff great to use? How do they stand up to other CD burning software? Which is the best?

When working with a drum loop program such as Naked Drums, how do I go about inserting it into a program such as CakeWalk's Home Studio 2002 to play over? I know it has something to do with importing and exporting, but can someone walk me through the steps. Thanks...

I need a 24 bit soundcard, but I don't need tons of inputs and outputs. I like the idea of the M-Audio Audiophile 2496, but don't want to shell out that kind of money when I don't really need all those ins and outs that it comes with. I really only need to be able to plug my mic in for...

This is probably going to sound like another dumb question from a newbie. It seems pretty obvious to me, but I need someone to ease my mind. My Creative Labs soundcard has two inputs: one with a mic symbol next to it, and another with a symbol that I think stands for direct-in (?). When...

I'm looking for REAL drum loops. Not MIDI, not electrical-sounding, etc. Are there real drum loop CD's available? If so, which are the good ones to purchase? I know you can't beat a real in-studio drummer, but I can't manage that right now. Thanks for any help...

My next problem!: I've finally got the input level set right for recording my guitar, but now it's not as loud as the imported audio that I'm using. It's way quieter. I'm sure it's supposed to be adjusted from the Console View, but they don't give you much room to raise the volume. What's...