Sorry Steve I was under the impression that Cubase was a professional home recording studio, the kind that allows midi and analog imputs. I also thought that many pro studios use Cubase and other Steinberg products as their main software. I was also under the mistaken impression that most if not all PCs have already got hard drives and CD burners etc. How wrong can I be. I was VERY interested to see your comments about using a pc only for recording. Please tell me how else you intend to edit and modify stuff without a PC. I would hate to go back to the days of the reel to reel. By the way I am serious about recording plus a lot of other things.