Okay, I've looked through this forum, but I figured maybe a direct answer might help me more. I have a MZ-S1 MD recorder. And well, I've been playing the piano for 13 year now. I thought it'd be awesome if I could record my songs and upload them to my computer, like to an MP3 file or something. My mom won't let me download programs on her laptop, so I figured I'd use my MD recorder to record the songs, and I'm very confused, haha 1. Sooo... first of all, I'm looking for a mic. I want it to sound like a decent piano, and price doesn't really matter unless it's above $100, though cheaper is better. 2. Sonicstage won't allow me to put songs, that I've recorded on my MD player, onto the computer. Something to do with copyright issues or something. So... that also leaves me wondering... how can I get the songs to an MP3? And, well, if I have a mic and I can upload my songs to the computer, than that'll do it. Please don't flame me, cause I know there's like a million topics like this . I juss' wanted a direct answer. Any suggestions will be appreciated. Thx. Kevin F.