A Mic Input will not have an acceptable amount of Gain to be able to record to. Phillip if you are serious about recording songs then converting them into MP3's and putting them onto CD, etc. you will most likely need a PC Desktop computer. Either that or buy a Digital Workstation Studio like several Manufacturers offer such as Yamaha, Korg and Roland. Desktop Computers are so cheap (price wise) that you would be killing two birds with one stone (sorry PETA) and even more by buying a Desktop Computer because of other cool features you get with a PC. If you have the dough you may even consider a Mac.

Dell makes great PC's and their dirt cheap too. If you decide to get a PC; get one with a CD-RW Drive AND a CD-ROM/DVD/DVD-RW Drive both. In other words a CD-ROM OR a DVD OR a DVD-RW OR even a Combo Drive. The reason being is it will give you the ability to 'Copy' CD to CD if needed without as much hassle. After you get the PC you will need other Hardware too like preferably a Mixer, quality Studio Cabling, a Professional Sound Card, and of course a Multi-Track recording software program. There are other programs on the internet that are free such as Ripping software and Conversion software to turn the .Wav files into MP3 files, etc.

If you do decide to go the PC route any questions you may have about setting up your Recording Studio and linking it to the PC, etc., will be gladly answered by fellow Members here at SZ.

Best regards,
Mike