Hi again. I have just tried a short recording off the t.v. on a new blank, I renamed the file in the transfer window and it converted . Played it and it opened fine. I transfered my latest live recording ( james blunt) and named the transfer "blunt". It transfered and converted. Opened it in wavelab and all is ok. Just wondering if the short file name as opposed to the default date and time name has made the difference?. Anyway the sound is a bit low ,I have used a maplins headphone control and awia small mic, maybe the mic is`nt good enough but hope to boost it up in wavelab. Now onto ray davies and greg lake next month. Thanks for your advice everyone. razor