Haven't updated for a while, but we're fixing to get some work in this weekend. We got some new equipment recently. First off, I decided we defintely needed something better than an onboard sound chip, so I picked up an el-cheapo SoundBlaster LIVE! 24-bit card for $30. I wanted something better, but on our tight budget it will have to do. It should make for better recording and playback at the very least. It came with some useful software as well, including a .wav editor/recorder. We also visited the music store recently. They had an awesome Ibanez guitar for only $200, but a new guitar is relatively low on my list of purchases since I have a hard time integrating it into the songs. We also saw a nice little Yamaha 61-key synth with built-in USB MIDI for $200 that we're thinking about getting. Primarily we'll use it to experiment and come up with rythyms and melodies, but the MIDI capability could come in handy later on. Out of all that stuff, I decided the priority was a quality microphone. That PC microphone wouldn't cut it for long. So now gish's vocals and my T.V. samples will be digitized courtesy of a Shure PG58 vocal microphone, which ended up being much cheaper than I thought it would be (only $50). I've got two completed songs to lay down vocals and samples for this weekend, so I'm hoping to have something new to post soon. Come back often and check for them.