"IS" wrote in message
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Is there any really good computer software out there for recording and
editing that does not require any specific hardware?

For IBM compatible type PC's:

Audition
Cool Edit
Sound Forge
Sonar
Cakewalk
Audacity
Total Recorder

to name only a few will all run on virtually any sound card.

I'd spend a little on the sound card though. The LynxOne products have been
highly recommended on this thread which is what I use too, but they are a
little spendy. Still, if you have the bucks, go ahead and get one. The
Echo MIA MIDI is a good 2 track card for $150, and Echo also has multitrack
models. M Audio is good and so is Edirol.

Julian