Thanks, Noah. Someone else mentioned the Mackie boards to me, but I haven't had a chance to check them out yet. I understand they have a Web site, which I plan to check later tonight.

I can't really say how much I want to spend on this thing — I have no idea of the costs. I imagine a lot has to do with sophistication, amplifier or just pre-amps, number of ports and pots, etc., so I'm really flailing in the dark here. I had a pretty good home recording setup back in the '60s, but haven't kept up with anything since then. I guess what it comes down to is doing enough research to decide what I need, then shopping for best value.

thanx

david