thanks julian...im using a real crappy mic, the generic computer skinny ones...and when i plus my earphones in when i record say, with a metronome or when i solo, i cant seem to hear myself playing thru the mic...any ideas why? there's a few thing i wud like to get for recording but its just too expensive right now for me and since im tight down with uni stuff, makes it harder to get a job...what i wud REALLY like is a drum machine..perhaps i shud have more of a muck arnd with audacity's effects but i dont really trust them cos it had before made my stuff sound way worst..or maybe its just me