Attn: lmno, rong and probably others

[Nephew Twiddleton]

WAIT. I MEAN SOMEWHERE IN TIME SINCE THAT CAME FIRST AND ALSO HAD SYNTH.

[Triple Zero]

Looks like ill start experimenting with synth at some point

Yeah but you can also config the sliders/knobs to modulate volume, effect or EQ/filter settings with in postprocessing.

But of course I'm all for cheesy 80s synth rock.

[LMNO]

Ill give it a test run

actually this leads me to something else. Ive never tried any sort of synth stuff. Obviously its all guitar based and bass based. But what would i need for synth? I have a keyboard but im not sure how to do anything with midi or anything. Would i need any extra equipment or could i manage with a program that had a virtual keyboard?

I'm not quite sure what you're asking. 

If you have a stand alone (external) synth, you can line in as you would a guitar.  If you want to program the computer to play the synth, you'll need a MIDI to USB connector, and a program that lets you generate MIDI information to feed the synth.  I don't know if Audacity has that. 

If your music program has a built-in or plug-in synth, you should be able to do everything internally if you just want to step record (step record = not playing in real time. Depending on the program, you can use a mouse to choose what note to play and when to play it).  MIDI instruments are good for getting a more real-time, "human" feel but if you can't play the thing, it's easier to just step record. 

For the record, just about everything in the Spider Project is step recorded synth, minus the guitar and vocals.