I suspect you're right in one or both of those ways Eric. Never thought about that. Looks like I'm headed to Radio Shack.

I received Win7 last night in the mail, and I decided to create two partitions - one for Win7 and one for XP. I dug up an old XP disk from a dead computer and since the license is tranferable I can use it on my new computer. But I was told that Microsoft is ending support of XP in July. That means S...

The adapter I was using for the amp was a regular guitar cable. I assume that means it is mono.

The adapter I'd use for the iPod into line-in woudl be stereo I assume.

Is there anything I can plug directly into the line-in or mic-in to easily tell if I fried it? Without the need for a pre-amp? That is, if I plug my iPod into the mic-in or line-in, can I simply listen to it in Media Player or something to prove that it works (or prove that it doesn't)? Also - you m...

I will double check to be sure I don't have anything muted. I tried a couple times running a cord from the headphone out on the amp to the line-in on the card with no sound. I plugged headphones into the amp to be sure it worked - and forgot I had it all the way up. THAT was a flashback to my days i...

Thanks Dan for your opinion. I think I'll be happier once I get on Win7 than I am with Vista. Faded - thanks for your inoput also. Certainly true that up to date drivers are critical to making this work. Glad to hear the switch from XP to Win7 went smooth. I'm optimistic that I'll be fine on Win7.

I know miking the amp is best; but in the interest of peace and quiet in the house (this is a hobby, not a profession) I plug into the computer and monitor with headphones. So my question (again) is Do the more expensive PCI cards need a preamp also? Could I get good results from my Turtle Beach Riv...

I get very low recording levels plugging my guitar directly into the line-in or mic-in jacks. (I record that way and monitor with headphones so IÔÇÖm not heard throughout the house.) I tried plugging my amp into the line-in/mic-in plugs by running a cable from the headphone out plug on the amp Ô...

IÔÇÖm going to start a more specific thread on PCI cards, but I want to wrap this up first. Many thanks to the people who have responded. The information is very helpful. Eric ÔÇô interesting that XP is the OS of choice. I wish I could get it on my Vista machine. IÔÇÖm sure youÔÇÖre righ...

Thank you both for your responses. Greg/Dan/Eric ÔÇô sorry if I misrepresented your views on the PCI vs USB issue. I recall someone saying they used an E-Mu 0202 at a show and I may have mistaken that for an endorsement over PCI. As of today, IÔÇÖm happy with the results IÔÇÖve gotten with ...

I've searched through the forums fairly carefully and found a great deal of helpful information. I'd like to summarize it based on my (limited) experience and ask some follow-up questions. I have a Turtle Beach Riviera sound card. I also have two USB devices: an M-Audio Micro (that came with their S...

I'm a new user - having just purchased the musicians bundle. Seems very similar to M-Session Audio, but I like the support of VST and VSTi. My question is - can you change an effect within a track? For example, if I'm playing a guitar solo, and in the middle want to turn on or off trmelo, can that b...

I've downloaded the trial version of Beatcraft and it's everythign I hoped it woudl be. However, there is one problem that I hope can be fixed. I am currently using M-Audio Session to record my music via guitar and keyboard. Of course there are far better products out there, but it was inexpensive a...