1. I spend $280 bucks on BiaB MegaPak because sales tells me I won't be satisfied with just vanilla BiaB. I'm going to need 'Real' this and 'Real' that. Okay, Mega it is!

2. I then find out the vendor sent me the wrong version (after half a day and a half troubleshooting on the phone with sales and support). 200+ minutes on the cell! Disappeared!

3. They have me install and reinstall three times all the while insisting there must be something wrong with the brand-new, tried and tested, name brand, quad-core multimedia machine I bought just especially for this purpose (which I previously spent at least three days researching and reviewing). Another $800 -- Bam!

4. I wait for replacement discs sent by mail (software that would not be sent from the Internet vendor because I opened the original software that was not labeled correctly by their company). Almost 30 years in IT Development and Support and they tell me I need to get help with someone who understands PC's! Are you kidding me? Pow!

5. I spend 3 weeks reading the manual cover to cover and trying my best to get hold of this learning curve. Three weeks of bloodshot eyes -- I'm still asking newbie questions that I can't find the answers for in the documentation I just read! OMG, what am I doing wrong here!

6. I'm on the Internet practically every spare moment trying to absorb as much as I can in a reasonable period of time. I'm thinking I'll need another hard disc before this is over! Maybe a new PC too! Bang!

7. I haven't even bought a single piece of hardware that I'll almost certainly need. Yah, I know ... I've seen BiaB users with more hardware on their hands than I paid for my first car (and probably my house too)! I tally it up and I'm looking at nothing short of 5G's just to get started being able to record and perform?

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And now today I need to spend another $379 for another box to plug in that will make the BiaB product sound real ?
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Sorry, I am very thankful for the resources here that have tried to help me thus far. You people are a very talented group and I hope PG knows what a fantastic group you all are.

I'm just not sure I've got what it takes to be a BiaB'er. I'm sorry guys (and it's nobody's fault but my own), but I'm gonna have to seriously rethink this. I might be in the wrong arena.

Again, I'm very thankful but terribly frustrated. I've somehow got to find the time to get back to playing again because it seems like I'm spending more time at this computer keyboard than I did when I was a computer programmer!

Yes, I know I'll regret this post. I seem to have a talent for it these days.

Ike