-----Original Message----- From Sam Brylawski: "...That is, buying a Ferrari to drive to the grocery store..." To me, there is one basic requirement. This is the ability to directly record a standard Wave file so that the recording stands a reasonable chance of being accessible in the future without requiring any kind of conversion no matter what platform or application is available. If it's worth recording, it's worth recording in a manner that can be played back universally. You don't buy a car even to drive to the grocery store that doesn't have easily available tires! Bob Olhsson Audio Mastery, Nashville TN Mastering, Audio for Picture, Mix Evaluation and Quality Control Over 40 years making people sound better than they ever imagined! 615.385.8051 http://www.hyperback.com http://www.thewombforums.com