Welcome to the links section.

Forums:

If you have a question concerning the use of your computer for recording (DAW), virtual instruments or simply guitar playing, your question may already be answered on these Forums. If not, what is holding you back from posting a question yourself?

Sound on sound magazine.
Apart from being an exellent magazine about audio, recording and DAW in general, sound on sound are maintaining one of the oldest and most informative forums around. In many cases editors from the magazine are helping people out themselves! It is recommended to check out the PC recording FAQ's by Martin Walker.
Home Recording BBS
Another big player. Worthwile checking out. Everything recording and D.A.W. related.
Northern Sound Source
Forum about D.A.W. and virtual instruments.
Steinberg users forum
Steinberg is the company that made Cubase (the sequencer I use) and are the inventors of the VST (i) technology. You can browse and search for answers freely, even if you do not own a Steinberg product.
Cakewalk User Forums
Cakewalk is the maker of the Sequencer / Harddisk recorder SONAR. These are the forums for the users of Cakewalk products, but you don't have to be a user to browse them or to become a member. Recommended for anyone intersted in the subject of DAW and virtual studio technology.

D.A.W. (Digital Audio Workstation) sites.

KVR
This is THE resource site if you are interested in Virtual instruments (VSTI), effects and D.A.W. in general. Need a free VSTi synth / sampler / host? Look no further!

Guitar sites (English).

Guitars 101
One of the biggest guitar communities on the web with more than 10.000 members!

Guitar sites (Dutch).

Akkoord.be
Guitar lessons in Dutch! Very much recommended if you master the Dutch language.

Free DAW Software, synths and effects

Audacity
Free wave editor and more.
Kristal audio engine
Multitrack recording and mixing program. Very Cubase SX alike. Does not support midi and VSTI yet, but hey, it's FREE.
SFZ soundfont player
An exellent and FREE soundfont player!
Synth1
Exellent virtual synth. The download page is in Japanese, but that should not hold you back. Just download the Zip file and install.
Lallapallooza lite
Another free virtual synth I use.
ORGANized trio
Hammond organ emulation. It is not Native instruments B4, but quite
convincing.
Shan's SF Homepage
You can download one of the best free GM soundfonts at Shan's page. Click on the left navigation "soundfonts" and download the SGM 180 soundfont.

Other resources:

Weedbackingtracks.com
High quality backing tracks in the popular weed format.

Weedshare.com
The weed concept by weedshare.com is a very original and new way of rewarding the artist AND the file sharer. Check it out.

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