I've read each and every thread with great interest, and most of what I've read seems to point toward a dedicated, external recording device, one that is very expensive and still must be edited with a computer.

What I would really like to see/hear is some songs A/B'd using both techniques, songs using the same keyboard, same vocal processor, same everything--except one would be recorded with an external, digital recorder, while the other would be recorded directly into the PC using either Cakewalk, Sonar, Sound Forge, GoldWave or any other PC based recording program. No editing, just straight recording--the exact same way that the song would be recorded on tape or a digital recorder. This would be the true test of which is best.

My gut feeling is that without editing, both will be about equal, but I won't know this until I hear a couple MP3's posted by those who have both recording systems available and post the A/B recordings. Then, and only then, will my aging ears be able to tell if there is truely a difference in the unedited versions.

I no longer own a digital recorder, so I'm out of this one for anything other than posting songs put together on my PC. I'm working on a CD now of all Italian songs and hope to have it complete sometime early this coming week. I'll post them on my web site when they're ready.

Cheers,

Gary