by the way, I got my firewire on ebay for 200 dollars US. It seems like many people buy various recorders and then don't use them for whatever reasons. I got mine only to send songs that I have written to my daughters via email and not any professional reason. It works really good. My advice, check out ebay and find a used one , save some money and make some pretty nice recordings without paying an arm and leg. The software is pretty good that is bundled with it

Dan