Graham Jones <...> said:

Another for the boffins ... To what extent can I use the echo programme and a mike in general to use the PC as a mixer and record "progs" ??? This would really help - I've got one of Michael Caine's "great ideas" but am still in the coach !!! At everso Graham

You can record into Audacity/your favourite editor from the soundcard's record device. Note: It'll record whatever you set the Record Mixer to, ie: Mic, Line (for dubbing off CD/MD/LP/TV, or Wave/WhatUHear - which is good if you wish to, errm, like, you know - Take a "backup" of your iTunes stuff. Ahem. Also handy for recording internet streams.

Graham - What exactly are you asking ? You want to record voice bits into it, then mix with music ? Where's the music ? On the PC, or on CD ? If CD, you can "rip" it into the PC using http://www.exactaudiocopy.de (free). If it's already on the PC, you simply open it in the editor, then "Paste Mix" under/over another track. This is where multi-track comes in very handy. You can move tracks, adjust volumes, pan, effects etc - All in "real time".

Quite where the echo comes into it, I'm not sure!

Regards,

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Charlie