Great site, great BBS. Thanks for all the free education. I am preparing to build a PC based DAW. (I am unfamiliar w/Macs so I would prefer to stay away from them). The PC I have at home was built around the same time the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria sailed, so I need to get a new system. Fortunately, I know just a little less about PC's and their construction than my eight month old son, so I won't need any help there. I do think I know enough that I should get a P4 w/ at least a gig of ram. As far as other gear, all I have is an ESP Traditional, (a damn fine strat copy), a Crate VC5212, (a small tube combo amp), a Washburn dreadnought and my VOX, ( the sound that comes out when compressed air passes through my vocal chords). I was looking at a digi 002 as a control surface/ audio card/ mixer, which comes with Pro tools LE. Beside those two items I thought about Tannoy near field moniters and at least a Shure SM-57. So, any words of wisdom from all of you recording gurus out there would be much appreciated. Does this look like a good initial set-up? Is it too much for a beginner? Is there something else I should think about? (No snide remarks). Should I scrap the whole thing and buy my wife a new house, so she doesn't divorce me in a "you-bought-what?!!" induced rage? Any advice would be helpful.