The deed is done

I have placed my 'buy now, panic later' order with Dolphin Music. So in due course (all being well) my spangly new Fender Telecaster will be in my grubby paws.

Along with a couple of other things.

My lack of PC power has pushed me into a Pod XT and my need for some kind of fully fledged DAW to master material has landed me in the Sonar 6 camp.

I downloaded the Sonar 6 demo and several things impressed me. Firstly I was able to get a basic track up and running with a softsynth without reference to the manual.

With a bit help from the basic demo manual, I created a drum map for ErsDrums and created a simple drum pattern in the drum editor. All very easy indeed.

Ease of use is important to me. I really do not want to get lost in geeky software exploration. I want to get on with the music. I succumb to geeky stuff all too easily.

The fact that Sonar 6 PE is the best part of £200 less than Cubase 4 also helped swing my decision.

So now all I have to do is wait... assuming my credit is good for a 12 month panic later scheme (which it should be). But you never know.

I am a bit concerned with the 'ordered on request' tag on the Tele and the Sonar. That could make for a longer wait than I want. Oh well.

I am also a bit concerned over a guitar being sent via courier. Will it survive?

More on this soon.

Oh. Almost forgot. My wee shuttle is now up to a 4200 dual core. Next month 2GB memory. And that will have to do for... well for quite some time I suspect.