I think you might be a little pressed at that budget, but maybe you can find a good used laptop. Processor type and speed, and ram become important when you start doing anything with audio.

If you do use a lesser system, you'll want to stay away from CPU intensive apps, like some softsynths and soft samplers, and maybe just use a sequencer / audio combo to achieve your goal. An app like Sonar or Cubase becomes overkill here, but there are some very decent apps like N track studio or Power Tracks pro that should suit your needs. Even a few of the freeware apps you can find at KVR-Audio would do the trick.


For midi only applications, most systems will work just fine, even older ones with older operatung systems, and lesser CPU speed and ram.

Regards,

AJ

[This message has been edited by Bluezplayer (edited 05-14-2005).]