This may be the same John:

TECH Help: Transferring tape or vinyl to CD

It all happened around the first part of December in the year 2001.

I have a Soundblaster card and bought a pair of balanced mics. I have ordered an ART TPS as a mic pre-amp. I can record directly into my HD with CoolEdit 2000, the mics and the pre-amp. Edit the MP3 files in CoolEdit. Burn the files to a CD with tracks clearly identified (by "hand") and produce a high quality product. Well mostly. I use acoustic instruments (one at a time) and sing. Ergo the two mics. I could record myself with myself if I wanted and probably will sometime in the future just for grins but for now I merely want to present as authentic a representation of my music as possible. I'm putting together CDs for family members and friends and for audition for some summer jobs I have my eye on. I am not a performer, in the strictest sense but of course I perform. Just in open mic or church or basement sessions. If I were a serious musician (and by now most of you certainly know me as a frivilous musician) I would seek more sophisticated gear and soft ware.

CB