I am very much of the school of thought that says record your own calling, then listen to the recordings and make improvements based on what you hear. (Yes, I admit to hanging out with Larry Jennings from time to time :-). So, on to technology. I've been recording to MP3 for several years, using a Pogo Ripflash device. It was OK, but the sound quality wasn't great -- it always sounded over-driven. But the device is tiny and I can hang it from the microphone without looking too dorky. However, I recently invested in an Apple iPod with a Griffin iTalk mic. I used this at my last gig and was quite pleased with the result. The device wasn't particularly close to me -- I placed it on the chair next to me, but the sound quality was better than with the Pogo. The Griffin mic has an automatic input volume control, something that not all iPod mics have. You'd never use this setup to record the music, but it's plenty good enough for evaluating your own calling. Lisa _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers