be sure you're line out isn't for an external speaker- you could quite easily kill your sound card. Me, I would rather use a mic anyway. Also, keep in mind that recorded audio sucks up massive amounts of HD space and that recording requires some serious transfer speed on your HD's behalf. It sounds to me like you're just messing around for now, but if you plan to get serious about it, you'll probably need a dedicated "work station." I'm not planning on doing computer based recording and editing seriously until I can afford to replace my trusty PowerMac 8600/300 with a new PowerMac G4 (well, probably a G5 or 6 at the rate I'm earning money).