[quote=jazzmammal][quote=rkatz0]I don't feel I want to get that deeply into it. I just want to be able to lay basic tracks, grab some drums, bass and piano / guitar or what have you from BIAB and record along on some tracks, etc...[/quote]

I have to smile when I read this. This is what most have said in the very beginning of their voyage into the depths of digital audio. It goes something like this:

"I don't want to become a freakin computer nerd, all I want to do is make some music and record it for my friends!!"

That was me about 10 years ago. This stuff is deep, challenging and very frustrating for noob's because of the language. You're in the computer service business. You know what a power supply is, what a sata connector is, what the CPU is, an SSD, the heatsink, what this is, what that is. You mention that stuff to most of your customers and their eyes glaze over, correct?

Well, do you speak the language of an audio recording engineer, do you know what a soft synth is vs a hardware synth, what midi is in relation to audio, the difference between MME and ASIO, why you can't use 64 bit plugs with a 32 bit app, do you know what a plug is and what latency is, all that kind of thing? If not just take your time have patience, read a lot and ask questions here and we can help you get through it.

Yeah, I know you don't need to become a recording engineer, you just want to record some basic tracks, why is this so complicated? Why am I not getting any sound, what is with this stupid half second delay, why when I hit record I don't see the meter move, why does the audio have these little glitchy noises in it? And the biggie, whatinhell is this access violation? Yep, been there, done that and yes you will become a recording engineer, and a midi/audio expert and become another version of a computer nerd because without a good grasp of that language this will all be mud to you.

The good news is it's great fun and the people in this forum are great to work with.

Bob[/quote]

Yes (and thanks for the great reply), I am actually quite technical and know what all those terms mean and am also intimate with computer technology, to the extent that what has transpired in the music world since I left it (around 24 years ago) just blows me away! My statement (question) is one of operation and integration, just trying to cut a shorter path to functionality as you may well appreciate! ;)