Sound Forge links directly to Acid Pro for editing purposes and provides all the special effects anyone could possibly use.
As for the computer, Dell's $499 Inspiron laptop will more than suffice.
Gary
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Travlin' Easy
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PSR-S950, TC Helicon Harmony-M, Digitech VR, Samson Q7, Sennheiser E855, Custom Console, and lots of other silly stuff!
K+E=W (Knowledge Plus Experience = Wisdom.)