S O'Neill wrote:
Ringo Langly wrote:

Hi all,

I'm trying to help a friend setup a PC so she can record her songs
to
save as MP3 and as demo CD's. It's mainly guitar, vocals, some
keyboard, and maybe a bass. She only has a PC (newer Dell with
Windows
XP Pro) but me being a Mac guy and having toyed with Garage Band
I'm
looking at that avenue.

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You'll need a mic preamp no matter what, so how about one of those
Tascam US-thingies (like 122, 422 I think) or other USB-input
mini-mixers-with-preamps-and-phantom-power. You already have
GarageBand, so there you go. If she wants to go back to her own
machine, that'll still be just fine.

Hi everyone,

Thanks for the awesome replies! I guess an interface is what I was
hunting for I wasn't sure what it was called. Okay along those
lines some more questions. Will any audio interface, given it has
drivers for Mac or Windows, work with any audio application? Will only
certain interfaces work with certain apps?

I'm looking at possibly the tascam us-122 or one of the M-Audio
devices, but without knowing exactly what application I'll use should I
hold off? Or if I get like the tascam us-122 (which works on both Mac
and Windows) will it pretty much work with any software I decide to
use?

Thanks again for all the assistance...

Ringo