>> One other weird qualitative thing that can sometimes help. This should never matter, but sometimes it seems to make a differrence. Record in 16-bit STEREO, using two microphones if you're doing speech, THEN subsample to 8-bit stereo, THEN mix down from stereo to mono. I know, I know-- but I'll be damned if sometimes it doesn't sound better. << This makes sense. It will reduce the independent random noise introduced in each channel. ***************************************************************** Embed Inc, embedded system specialists in Littleton Massachusetts (978) 742-9014, http://www.embedinc.com -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu