For Cloneboy and Manning
Cloneboy, perhaps I should explain myself. I am retiring, and because of that, most of my finances are going toward moving my family back to the states and buying a home, settling in, you get the picture. I made a deal with my wife not to spend money on my recording until we are financially set. That is why I have the cheap drum machines and what-not. I was given them. There are excellent sounds on my keyboard, and I will probably default to cut and paste with my drums to get the fills. I am not lazy, but the time that I can devote compared to when the muze hits me are slim. My wife works and I have a 3-year-old daughter to watch when she is at work. I will eventually upgrade. I am not the most computer savvy person, but I am getting better at it each day. My pc isn't the greatest for going straight in for recording, and my soundcard is shit, so I use my mr8, then transfer the files to pc and mix them in Sony Vegas (another gift). In all, I was just looking for a better way to kill the cat. Thank you for your honesty, and I appreciate your opinions.
Manning, I will give your suggestions a try, and I will let you know how things turn out. Thanks again for coming through for me.
My rant is over. Good day to you all