The following links are good sources for online orders. Fast, free shipping and easy online music stores to shop at. Even for bass players. ouch!

Audio/Video Editing, MP3 Converter Powerful, yet easy to use, all-in-one audio/video converter (two-way among CD, MP3, WAV, WMA, OGG, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, AVI, WMV, etc); editor; recorder; CD ripper; audio, video (VCD/SVCD/DVD), and data CD/DVD burner; media player; and much more.

Cakewalk SONAR Power Studio 250 Looking for a hassle-free, complete home recording solution for a reasonable price? Put the SONAR Power Studio 250 on your checklist - this is a complete and portable USB/MIDI audio production system including hardware and software. The software is SONAR Studio Edition, which comes with the Cakewalk SPS-25 USB Audio and MIDI interface. Included is a wide range of instruments and effects great for project studios. SONAR Studio Edition makes it easy to record, arrange and mix audio sessions creatively and professionally.

Steinberg Cubase SX and SL Professional music recording & production software. Serious about your music? Cubase is a complete sampling and recording system whose sound quality, full complement of features and perfect integration of components meet the highest standards. CLEVERJOE PRODUCT REVIEW OF CUBASE

FL Studio (Fruity Loops) Three huge thumbs up! This is one of CleverJoe's faves! Provides all you need to take dance songs to the next level. It's a hybrid product that combines the best in sound generation and emulation with song creation, and does it all with an interface you can use out-of-the-box. You'll be jamming out to an infinite assortment of electro-induced rhythms in no time at all. CLEVERJOE PRODUCT REVIEW OF FRUITY LOOPS

Sibelius music notation software Sibelius is quite simply one of the very best music notation software programs out there. CLEVERJOE PRODUCT REVIEW

Cakewalk Home Studio A scaled down version for people who think Cakewalk Pro Audio is a little too robust for their needs. Perfect for beginners of digital recording, this is a great multi-track digital recording studio for your PC. Easily record with instruments or microphone, print your music, burn a CD. For many songwriters and musicians, Home Studio does the trick. Click here for a full CleverJoe review

Band-in-a-Box Still one of the best music accompaniment programs out there. Great music making software, perfect for backing tracks, building and writing songs, and just plain jamming out. Three thumbs up from CleverJoe. CLEVERJOE PRODUCT REVIEW

eMedia Guitar Method One of the best guitar learning methods available today. Highly Recommended! 150 comprehensive lessons, loads of material included. eMedia Guitar Method. CLEVERJOE PRODUCT REVIEW

Home Recording for Musicians for Dummies Good book that covers the essentials a first-time recording engineer needs to know about setting up and operating a home or project recording studio. Includes information on the latest PC-based recording software and standalone recording devices. Click here for more computer audio, music software and midi related books.

MIDI files for professional musicians Tune1000.com is absolutely the best source for high-quality MIDI files. Not just for karaoke music - these are professionally recorded MIDI files that are perfect for solo artists, vocalists and musicians. They also make excellent backing music for singers in vocal competitions. Save yourself hours of scouring the internet for top-notch MIDI files! Best of all, Tune1000 is a Canadian company. CleverJoe highly recommends these guys.

Also see: Kelly's Music & Computers Kelly's has been an affiliate of CleverJoe's for several years, and they continue to provide reliable, friendly Canadian-style service, fast shipping and low prices. Kelly's ships to musicians around the globe, and of course also everywhere in Canada. CleverJoe stamp of approval.