My Lenovo actually has a good spec..i5 with 8Gig RAM. So no problem with the hardware itself...but very likely the Windows 7 is one of the issues. Originally I was going to use Cakewalk as it was recommended by my friend, but again...I spent 24 hours just trying to figure out why it wouldn't play when I click it. Cakewalk or not, originally I wanted to just record my playing, maybe download MIDI files, tweak/replace the sounds and replace some of the tracks with my own...and maybe add vocals. I did this a long time ago with my Triton and I thought I could do it again, but now as I've mentioned earlier it's just too much connecting different bits and pieces and who knows, many of my stuff (Windows, Tyros OS, etc) are already outdated. It's interesting how many people say Cakewalk are really straightforward, to me it's really complicated and definitely not intuitive in my opinion. VSTs yes, it sounds cool, but again..based on my experience in the last 48 hours...even when I thought i could use it in Cakewalk, I tried it again last night...no sounds were coming out. I will check out MixCraft just to see what it's about, but I think based on my mood in the past 48 hours (grumpy, angry, frustrated), probably it's a sign that I should just maybe stick to playing keyboard and not producing...a hobby should bring me joy not frustration, and right now I'm beyond frustrated.