Dom in Dorset

Nothing but I haven't been able to do anything yet .

I'm really grateful for everyone's help here. I only intend to do this for my own amusement, demos , silly ideas , possible backing tracks.

In many ways you are correct. I had spent another frustrating afternoon achieved nothing and needed to vent. My frustrations arise from the fact that the marketing implies that you'll be recording in minutes which I have found to be completely untrue. To compare my experience of digital recording with learning to play bass I haven't even managed to get it out of the case yet. I will respond to some of your questions when I've had a chance to try again. I had forgotten that we got a new computer and so yesterday's troubles were down to not having appropriate drivers / focusrite account etc. Once I have those I'll be back to square one or maybe two.

Smite the cowering kushites with a rod of iron ?

Yes and yes

Sorry for my sum what negative tone nut I have never spent so much time and money on something over the years and yet got absolutely nowhere, achieved nothing. To continue with the car analogy I haven't even got the door open .

Good point, I am using a new computer since my last attempt so I will need to go through that again so I can concentrate on the brick wall of DAW whatever that is.

So what your saying is basically I am grateful for your help but my problem is on a more fundamental level. Imagine giving a set of car keys to someone from an uncontacted amazon tribe who's never seen a car before and telling them to depress the clutch and put it into first.

I need to wait until I have another afternoon that I'm prepared to waste before trying again. This might be some time. Previous attempts have stalled at 5

I've got that far.

This.

It might be useful to clarify... Despite some of the claims made by the manufacturers being debatable the device itself probably works. I just find digital recording impenetrable.

A few years ago I moved house and got this BT tv box thing. I spent two evenings plugging cables into things , following on screen instructions etc . At the end of which I could get a shopping channel with no sound and nothing else. I put the tv, box and cables in the loft and cancelled my licence the next day.

The claim that it comes with everything you need and that you'll be recording in minutes. Basically I just can't get my head around digital recording. I can't even start . It's like trying to read a book in Chinese I can even work out how to start.