> Linux audio developers might best be considered as the > architects of a foundation for a wonderful future, which is hardly > consolation for the average musical Joe who wants to turn on, tune > in, and rock *now*. Hey - we 'rock' now - and my bass playing is pretty average, or less. Fortunately, the other members of our band are more talented. http://x-11.info/x-11_you_say_nothing.ogg Seriously though folks, there's nothing I've seen in proprietary software on any platform to match the accessibility of Audacity. If you can work a cassette recorder, you can get started with that. And if it's Linux installation knowledge that's lacking, then dyne:bolic 1.1 is the answer. I met Jaromil yesterday at the Linux Expo in London, where the team were showing off the distro on a couple of laptops and a Microsoft X Box. Cheers Daniel