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I need a midi interface so I can hook up a midi controller keyboard with my future pc. I have a very tight budget right now ($1500) for all my custom PC parts, audio interfaces, etc. I have absolutely no experience or knowledge about midi interfaces or controllers, but I want to learn and I...

How do the AMD 64 chips perform when recording guitar and let's say chatting on AIM and surfing the web? I am considering buying the AMD 64 3700 chip, but I want some feedback from musicians on how well the recording process goes and how well multitasking goes. I was considering intel, but I...

I'll try to explain to clearly, but please bear with me. I am trying to make one synth sample switch notes from let's say C to D. I was the notes to flow smoothly into each other so that the transition is smooth between the switch. I don't want to hear a sharp attack or a slow one either...

I am currently in the process of buying a PC. I want to get an Intel P4 3.2 GHZ HT LGA 775 or the AMD equivalent (or better for the same price). I am struggling to find any difference between AMD and Intel. All I hear are opinions and not facts or examples that support opinions. I want a PC to...

I'm just wondering, can I use the Delta 44 soundcard, and directly plug-in my guitar to just play? Can I play my guitar directly through soundcards and out of the speakers without any delay? Also are there any problems with electric guitar and delta 44? I want to be able to use plug-ins like...

I am wondering what are the better soundcards that are low-cost, that will let me record my electric guitar directly and mic'd on the amp? I've heard of brands such as M-Audio, Echo Mia, Layla, etc, but I have no clue what to get or what models to look for. How are the soundblasters for guitar...

Do you guys know how the Roland JC-120 sounds at low volumes for practice? I've heard good things about this amp, such as the cleans, chorus, fx loop, and of course the massive 120 watts of power. I've heard that this amp is very very loud. But I'm wondering whether I can use this amp to play in...

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=guitar/s=amps/search/detail/base_pid/480723/ Above is the link to the 300 dollar 100-watt Fender amp. I was wondering if any of you have any experience using this amp. How are the cleans/distortion? How is the effects loop and does it work well with big...

I want to ask you guys what the pros and cons of playing through a tube amp are. Do tubes work well with stomps, effect pedals, etc? Can tubes sound good at low volumes (I'm talking volumes at 1 or below). What is the cheapest priced, yet most efficient tube amp on the market?

So what is your take on analog effects vs. digital effects. Stomps vs. pedalboards? What are the noticeable sound differences and sound qualities from let's say, boss stomp pedals, compared to the boss gt-6. Or digitech's stomps vs. digitech gnx4...etc.

I was wondering if you guys know how electric guitars have influenced all kinds of music ranging from the blues, jazz, rock, metal to pop, r&b, hiphop/rap, techno/trance/electronica, country, etc. ? Also I was wondering if you guys have any websites that explain some of this influence and the...

I have pro tools free and it's version 5.01, so the new amplitube demo will not work with it. I remember there was an older demo of amplitube that did work and I'm wondering if anybody has it or knows where I can download it. Thanks

What are some methods of reducing amp noise while recording my guitar. - I get this buzzing noise whenever I record my guitar, for example check out my recording here: http://www.soundclick.com/bands/8/chewysbandmusic.htm It's an eminem guitar remix I made, but after the clean part listen...

Is there a good compressor, eq, delay, reverb plugin for any computer programs that record guitar? if so, what is/are it called and how does it work?

I have no idea how to practice effectively! -Usually I play my guitar a few times a week, not once a day because sometimes I get lazy and forget and a lot of times I'm just too busy. --Anyways when I play guitar I start off playing some thrash metal stuff like Metallica and such and then maybe...

I am probably gonna buy a new computer soon, one thing that was on my mind was a good soundcard. One reason I need a good soundcard is because I want to be able to record my Electric Guitar well into my computer. I need a soundcard that is very good, reliable, and not costly. Here's a card I...

I put new strings on my 6-string ibanez electric guitar and the high e, 1st string became loose. It would tighten anymore but I think I cut the string to a smaller size at the end of the string where you tune it. what is the correct way to string an electric guitar? I tried but it seems like...

I've recorded a song, which you can check out at my music site http://www.soundclick.com/faith23 -the song is called disciplined revolution -I got the guitars mixed out and added some EQ to them at the end where the distortion enters -My question is, how do I get a more brighter and deeply...

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/faith23_music.htm It is the beginning of Blink 182 - Please Take Me Home -I need advice on how to equalize, and add effects properly. I tried using a graphic EQ with cool edit pro 2.0 and added some panning. -How do I correctly pan? It doesn't sound the...

What amps or effects or guitar types do I need to get that heavy Old Metallica sound like master of puppets or those other old songs? -I want to get that Boss MT-2 Metal Zone 2, I heard that it was really good.