Thank you all for your information so far. Your concerns may be valid in certain situations, but at our music camp, we were encouraged to record lessons and workshops. The Mini Disk, and microphone were placed in the centre of the circle,in plain view of all in attendance. For the record, the one performance I taped by professional musicans, (who are my friends), I had asked their permission in advance, and they had no problem. I don't plan to make any copies of the concert, it is for my own enjoyment. I am still a little mystified about the computer editing aspect, so a little more help in this area would be appreciated. BB