MC5 & ren Vox?? I'm so confused I could cry!!!

what is ren vox?

also tell us the details of your system.  the computer, the SOUND CARD, memory...... we need to know that to begin to assist you.

Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard

 
I'm not sure MC5 will run on a Mac.

oh boy.....!

If you're talking about Renaisance Vox http://www.waves.com/Content.aspx?id=183
that's a VST vocal compressor.
You need to go to the Plug-in Manager and add the Ren Vox file location to the list of file locations for the scanner to scan. The scanner usually scans automatically unless you turned that setting off (most of us do turn it off). Once scanned, it should appear in the list of VST audio effects when you right-click in an audio track's FX (effects) bin.
 
And don't believe anyone who tells you Macs do audio better than PCs do audio.

you need to open the plug in manager..... from the top tool bar (Tools ...I think ) and add the new plug in to the VST list. then select RUN SCAN.

It helps to know where you installed the plug in... so I recommend installing it into it's own folder or better yet, into the VST folder in cake.

Mark, don't despair, it can all work. Even your system can give decent results. Celeron processors are notorious for being slow, but you have a dual core and 4 gigs of ram, so it will do a decent track count with some tweaking.

First concentrate on getting the system running properly. Don't worry about a compressor at first. Turn off background programs like virus protection and fire walls, and record. Lay down a few tracks and see how it goes. Get familiar with the program. Before turning off the AV go to the net and download a few free midi files and load one and listen to it through the TTS synth, then add a track or two of either guitar, keyboard, or just vocals to see how the process works.

Practice mixing the song, learn to bounce or render the midi tracks to audio. use the effects that MC5 has like reverb, and dynamics, to process the music.

Now after you record a few songs, and you notice that the system is not up to the task, do some home work on a nice laptop with some more horsepower, if needed. Here is a nice deal http://www.geeks.com/deta...903-024-DT&cat=NBB using the Line 6 UX2 will give you a very powerful setup.

Power is good in a system, but understanding how to use the system is better. I record on a very old XP system with single core processor, 2 gigs of ram, and a 60 gig main drive, and a 320 gig secondary drive. I consistently get 15 solid tracks with effects and synths involved, and more if I do some bouncing or freezing of the synth tracks.

Knowledge is key, read and ask questions, but most of all dig in and learn hands on.

Right, but before you get the Line6 ASIO driver, you must delete, remove, obliterate and destroy all vestiges of ASIO4All from your computer or the Line6 ASIO driver won't work.