Some Questions

[VMattyV]

Whew, thank god I found this board. Exactly what I needed. Pasted from my other forums:

Hey guys I plan on getting this setup soon:

Guitar>Line 6 Guitarport>Comp + SM57 Mic

Im going to use Fruity Loops for the drum tracks. And I planned on using Cakewak (Sonar 5 Producer Edition) for the recording or w/e. But it seems that Cakewalk doesnt support my onboard sound or something. It doesnt really work too well. So should I get an alternate program or buy a new soundcard? This program looks really complicated anyway, but I dont mind spending a bit of money on a new card. So can you guys link me to a good sound card for this? Btw I have 5.1 Longitech speakers that arn't working. (Only 3 of them) Im assuming its because of the Onboard sound. So it has to support them also.

I hope theres someone on here that knows a bit about comps.

Update: Im going to need a sound card anyway for my SM57 (Correct?) Well w/e I'm still just going to get a new one to avoid further problems. And I think I found a decent sound card, give me your opinions on it:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102178

Also, any other criticism, comments, etc, on my setup would be appreciated.

 

[jonnyc]

Check the cakewalk website for compatability issues with your computer and sonar. Some machines just will not run Sonar at all. I unfortunately had one of those machines. So before you go out and spend money on what you think may be a solution try to figure out what the problem really is. You could end up blowing a lot of money trying to get something to work that never will.

 

[fraserhutch]

And if you are having trouble, just contact Cakewalk support. They'll help you get to the root of the incompatibility.