ToonTrack Frustration

Today is my sixth wedding anniversary. I don't know what Hallmark says you are supposed to give for the sixth year - but Eric and I exchanged musical gifts.

I bought him a very nice guitar - and he gave me some software called ToonTrack EZ Drummer. It's like a drum machine on your computer where you make loops and keep time. The theory is that I could learn to play my bass faster with the drum machine. Plus, I'm a little obsessed with drum kits, but I digress.

Anyway, I get this ToonTrack software and Eric installs it - and now the darn thing doesn't work! The sales representative told us ToonTrack works as a stand alone program - no ProTools required. I get an eternal error message "failed to load audio driver." Yes, I have a PC. Yes, I'm running Vista.

I'm desperate for help because I want to play my drums - and also because the software is screwing up my computer in general and caused a meltdown with the program I bought to help me with interviews.

If I can get my computer working normal again, tomorrow you'll be enjoying an interview with DJ Ashba. Otherwise, I'm going to put my laptop in the middle of the road and back over it a few times with my car. Oh yeah, it's been that frustrating.