>>>>> "millward" == millward <millward@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: millward> I can hear my guitar input through my computer millward> speakers so I know the signal is going into the card and millward> coming out of it. In all cases the WAV file is created millward> with no error messages. I then try to play it back millward> using: play -V new_file.wav In all cases, there is millward> silence. Nothing at all and no error messages. I had a very similar problem after rebuilding my computer. The answer turned out to be that there's a recording device selected, and in my case I was trying to record "line" and the device selected was "mic". If you go into kmix and select the "input" tab, one of the devices will have a pink dot under it instead of a red dot. Make sure that's the one your guitar is plugged into. Hope this helps. -- Laura (mailto:lconrad@xxxxxxxxxxxx , http://www.laymusic.org/ ) (617) 661-8097 fax: (501) 641-5011 233 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139