Haha, you don't realise how much you lose doing it that way. I've been through that and regret it. Maybe something like the TASCAM US-1641 would be fine (~$275).
If you don't notice the latency, it isn't a problem. The three main problems you could face with latency are that:
the a recording is slightly out of sync with a previous recording, in which case you can simply move it to line up (some programs do this automatically)
if you are monitoring the...
That's why i'm telling you to save for it. Use your sound card for now while you save for something like the FP10.
The M-Audio 2496 will be fine, but you might as well save for something better 'cause it won't be a huge step up from the sound card. It will be better quality, but doesn't allow...
It is, but I'm talking about something like the Presonus FP10 (firepod). I wouldn't bother with the M-Audio 7.1. M-Audio are a decent company, but that's not one of their best products.
Look into Reaper. A lot of people prefer it to ProTools, and it's only $60 for personal/small business license (earning less than $20k from the use of reaper).
Haha the second song was recorded really lofi. Guitar and Vocals with 1 Naiant X-Q and the violin with a pair of X-Qs. I like it though :)
I released that as as single with my record label. The guy is now playing some really big gigs, infront of over 100,000 people on friday playing before...
Well fiberglass is just a type of insulation. You can get rigid fiberglass which is what we usually recommend due to its density and acoustical properties, but normal uncompressed insulation (think loft insulation) tightly rolled up will have similar properties.
You can get rockwool in...