SPL, yeah I probably could have said that better. Oh well, thanx for noticing. I don't want to confuse anyone. Chuck, one thing you can do since your just starting out on recording. Listen to a CD with a really good recording or one you'd like to have. Then try to match the sound of each instrument with the sound on the recording. It's a great place to start and you'll learn quite a bit. You should be able to produce a decent quality recording if you do. You may need to post-mix a bit but it should be small, and should be pretty easy depending how close you get to the original mix.