When I open Amplitube 2 as a standalone application, it works. Does this not mean the guitar signal is going through the Satellite firwire and into the laptop? Does it not have to be vista compatible to do that? I read on the Mackie forum about how ignorant and incompetent Mackie are being about it ...

Hey guys, I just bought a new laptop with Vista. I installed my Mackie Satellite and when I assign it as the default in the audio settings, I cant hear any sound. When I click the test button in Vista, there is no sound. It says on the Mackie site that they have no drivers for Vista yet but some guy...

I see! I have 4 or 5 sample CD`s of drum kits in WAV format from BetaMonkeyLoops. At the moment, I am arranging these into loops in Fruity Loops. If I get Halion, can I load all my drum samples into Halion, then record a drum track with my midi keyboard? Can I assign 4 or 5 snares to one keyboard ke...

Ive looked into Halion 3 and Im unsure about which to get now! Whats the difference between buyin VSL (a virtual instrument) and buying Halion 3? Its only €350 and it says it samples 160 instruments. VSL sample 4 instruments for €350. Synthogy sample 3 pianos for €350. There must be a huge differenc...

I see! Ill do that so! Thanks for the help guys!

Will a hard drive partition do? If I get a separate hard drive for Samples n data and then split my main hard drive, one half for programs, the other for recording files?

Well Im using a Mackie Onyx Satellite so that acts as my soundcard.

Thanks for your help guys! I appreciate it! One more question though, now that you mention PC power, Im also about to buy a custom built PC with silent components. I read somewhere that these programs should really have a seperate hard drive running at 10k rpm, is this unrealistic? I was looking at ...

Yea Im running Cubase SX and I own an Axiom 61. Basically, I just want to be able to play my Axiom and use Synthogy`s Ivory Grand Piano to make the sound. I also want to use VSL for violin and Cello sounds. So this can be done? Anyone know a really good quality software synth, for crazy dance sounds...

Can a midi controller keyboard be used with sofware like Sythogy Grand Piano or VSL software like violin emulators etc. or do these programs only act as a plug-in on a wave file?

Do I need to buy a keyboard instead of a midi controller like M-Audio Axiom?

I just got an M Audio Axiom 61 Midi controller and I havent a breeze how to use it! I plugged it in and turned it on and it wa recognised by my PC and it said it was installed! My goal is to be able to add violin, keyboard, pad sounds etc. to the audio tracks I have already recorded in Cubase SX! An...