Now you can give new meaning to the description “High-performance computer!” And you can even choose the performers—Elvis or Elton, the Beatles or Beethoven, Eminem or Englebert, Pfish or Pavarotti. Your Windows XP is like a concert hall, and Windows XP Digital Music For Dummies is just the ticket to get you in and get you enjoying digital music. It will help you get in tune with the times with note-by-note information on:Setting up your computer to handle musicUsing Windows Media Player that’s part of the XP packageMaking your computer the centerpiece of your music collectionShopping for and downloading music from Napster, iTunes, Rhapsody, and more internet sitesSelecting the hardware, software, and audio tools you needWritten by Ryan Williams, an accomplished musician with an MS in Music Technology who develops digital multimedia tools, this guide helps you explore:Transferring your CDs or even vinyl records (if you have them, you know what they are) to the realm of your computerChoosing and using portable audio playersUpgrading your PC and turning it into a jukebox with your all-time favorite hitsOrganizing and burning your music to disc for use in other types of devices, like traditional CD or DVD playersSouping up your computer and making it a virtual studioLaying down basic tracks and mixing themTaking the finished product to disk, the Internet, and elsewhereHear what you’ve been missing. With Windows XP Digital Music For Dummies, you and your Windows XP can make beautiful (or raucous, harmonious, hip-hop, rousing, jazzy, inspiring—whatever your taste) digital music together!