g.day music people
i have recieved mc6 as birthday present,but as  i have only recorded on a four track previuosly, and have little or no computer skills i am finding it frustrating to get my head around.i can see the potential and will have to start from the very basics.
could you advise the easiest way to firstly get a good natural drum sound to create track/loops
i have many more questions but would like to start with drums,i can get some drum parts up but have no idea how tofile etc
i am basically a giutar player and using windows xp 32bit and roaland quad capture,loking forward toyour help

Welcome.... it looks like you have  the right gear to get a good start....

but rather than telling you do this... do that..... I will suggest that you take the time to watch the tutorial video's cake has put on line for you.

http://www.cakewalk.com/CakeTV/Music-Creator.aspx

As you work through the video's, keep a pad and pencil handy and make notes and write down questions. 

Then, come back here and post the questions and we will assist you. 

thanks  for the reply,its a steep learning curve  for me but have managed
to get the the drums up and into a track,cool! .going to play around with this
for a while until i get a better understanding of it. next is to get guitar audio effects thru

take one lesson at a time.... you'll be a pro in no time. 

I never liked the amp sims much..... but I do use the FX associated with guitar on some tracks. I prefer to use a POD or mic the amp in the room rather than using the sims. 


That's a personal preference..... some folks love them. 

thanks for the encouragement.ihave amps and stomp boxes but need to keep it quiet.i am thinking of a amp/effects style board.being more old school this would suit me better maybe line 6 or similar do yo have any you could recommend

I use the Line 6 POD 2 for guitar. It is pretty quiet...depending on the model and the gain and volume settings I am using.

You can hear what it sounds like by listening to a few of the songs on my web site. Emerald Eyes (pg 1) & Sad Goodbye (pg 2) are good ones for hearing the guitar through the POD.... 

I bought the POD on Ebay for half the original cost.

thanks herb, listened to emerald eyes,loved the track and variatey of tones on guitar,sad goodbye is  to me an almost funeral song.i hope no offence taken,also the upper room jupiter very nice.  do you start with drum track or add later

early stuff started with a drum track..... I work differently now. Jupiter...I believe all I did was add the guitar to a project someone else had recorded. 

Sad goodbye... yeah it's not a funeral song but it is sad.... no offense taken.