> Not all PC come with built in sound cards and those that do will have
> crappy converters / pres.

ah.. that explains it...ya learn somethin new...
sorry but it still kinda blows me away that a 1997 Mac can run 128 audio channels in 24 bit audio but right out of the box, but a brand new PC can't do the same thing without buying extra equipment.
That explains why people on this forum are having such a hard time figuring out how to record all the time.