I was digressing from the original question to make my comment about the results of another "what if". I was not referring to recording your own music at home to make CD's or tapes. I was referring to singing and playing at home. (I worked in my college years at the University FM sation, so I am well aware of self-produced amateur work.) Notice above that I also made an earlier comment in the thread of how the nature of the music would change if "our" favorite type of music became as commercial as pop music. My comment.... there would be a TradMtv, and all the changes to the music that would come with that. alice