thanks again for you detailed answers!!! it is a great forum with great people - must say! about the mic (let's say we ahev resolved the minidisk thing - i'll go for the RH1) i am planning to make mayself a simple audio laboratorio at home - with audio drive and all to make some stuff in my computer - like record myself in 4 voices ecc. so my thought was - if i am going for a microphone built for a singing - than i will get something that can stay with me and for a long term and will give maybe a good results also recording through the computer - so what i am thinking of is on microphone that will plug in a good way either to the minidisk as to the computer .... don't know if something like this exist (yeh! of course - i just don't understand like nothing about it ) my freind is leaving on this tuesday and i have to give him all the money by tomorrow - so i will be happy if you have a fast way to help me with that - if not - i will have to give up for the mic and spend it in my home country (pay much much more which is a shame:)) the minidisk he will get me for sure... plus - if i am spending like 300 $ for the minidisk i will want something not very expensive - let's say max 300 $ for the mic (better to find something less, but as i got it this stuff are expensive) especially when i do a lot with vocal stuff like accapella opera stuff ecc. i know it is a lot of stuff to choose from - but hey, i am trying:)