Originally Posted by: equatorCan you return the midi device?
If you can; take it back and get something like the M-Audio USB audio interface.
Fairly inexpensive, versatile and includes the Ableton Live recording program.


http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/MobilePre



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Good advice. You want a USB, firewire or dsp soundcard for recording audio. If room noise is a problem you can connect your guitar direct to your pc (forget about going through a mic) - you can connect direct to some soundcards and then treat the sound with a free plug-in in a sequencer like Reaper, Or of course, you can go through a processor or modelling unit like the PODxt, BOSS GT, Tome Port etc etc (the list is endless and you can go from basic to studio quality depending on your budget). Good luck with it, hope you get the exchange sorted - post back with your new setup and we can help get you up and running. .