Can someone tell me a sound card that might be good for recording live
singing, and guitar playing?

;something that I could use cakewalk or sonar software to record and mix
for playing back.

Also, what type of specs would I look for on a sound card to see if you
can run two or more lines into it to record two or more voices or
instrument?

Roger

The onboard audio of your motherboard will do, for most amateur purposes.I
have converted plenty of cassetes to cds with the line in of the ac-97
audio.You can also use 2 stereo micros to record live music (with the mic
input of your mobo).All this provided you have a state-of-the-art computer
(don't think of P4 extreme edition and over $2000;mine cost 700 euro and is
one of the best you can get today).
Celeron 2,4 GHz
QDI P4 848P
Geforce 4 Mx440 agp 8 x 64 MB DDR pixelview
Hitachi 80 gb deskstar
Miro 17" CRT
Case braintrust 300w
cd-rom lg 52x
cd-rw teac 52-12-52
floppy
windows 2000 pro
office xp
lexmark inkjet z605
modem 56k v92 zoom
256 mb ddr
keyboard black maxball
mouse black maxball both traditional
I can play doom 3 by only adding 256 mb more (50 euro)
The game itself costs here 50 euro
I can record from the tape deck and simultaneously surf the web
My vendor told me less would be insufficient and more a terrible waste.

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Dimitris Tzortzakakis,Iraklion Crete,Greece
major in electrical engineering
freelance electrician
dimtzort AT otenet DOT gr
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Can someone tell me a sound card that might be good for recording live
singing, and guitar playing?

;something that I could use cakewalk or sonar software to record and mix
for playing back.

Also, what type of specs would I look for on a sound card to see if you
can run two or more lines into it to record two or more voices or
instrument?

Roger