That looks great, number6! I'd be interested in hearing more about how easy it is to use. It looks more like a Home Studio. I have a digital 8 track that mixes and burns to a self-contained CD burner. That is, that's what it does if you can figure out how to work the darned thing, I haven't given up on it yet, though, so it made no sense to invest in a computer home studio. If I go that direction, Record Producer Deluxe looks like a good product to check out. I am not particularly adept at figuring out complex equipment, and I find the manual for my Zoom digital recorder very confusing.

Maybe if I get smarter some day?   sigh..........

You can record directly to CD with cakewalk, too, but it looks like it is more limited in that regard than Record Producer Deluxe. But, it you have a tape machine and produce good tapes, Cakewalk appears to be a very easy to use product that does a good job of making CDs.

I recorded my first three albums on tape, and was very happy with their sound. Tape isn't "current" enough now, but it still sounds good to me, with perhaps more warmth to it than the digital recordings.

I'm glad to see some discussion going on here.

Jerry