Thanks so much, Sandy!

I looked at the Edirol R09 at Guitar Center this afternoon. (They don't carry Zoom and of course act as if it's a piece of dog turd on the heel of your shoe.) The Edirol looks good, although it doesn't have two additional imputs, like the H4 Zoom. I don't know important the imputs might be, but it at least gives me the option of miking my guitar and recording it on a separate track.

Ease of use is important to me, and from all the testimonies that I've read, the H4 Zoom fits the bill (so does the Edirol as far as I can see.)

And thanks for the tip for the software. I have Roxio 8 Easy Media Creator, which works beautifully (and I can understand it.) I think that I can imput the music from the Zoom directly into the Roxio software, and have all the resources for editing nad mixing it includes.

My birthday is around the corner and I expect to have a little extra to make the purchase.

I appreciate all the advice.

Good ole' Mudcat..

Jerry