I was getting to post the same question that Wayne asked. Coming from stand-alone recording units, I've never recorded one note on a computer, but would like to give Real Band a try. I've got the latest version loaded. All I want to do is add live vocals, guitar melody lines, and other overdubs to existing BIAB files. I've got to be able to hear effects while recording, if that's possible. Is that issue tied to the type interface one uses? I've browsed thru the help menu, but still don't know how to set-up the audio recording aspect. What do you plug your mic, guitar, etc. into to get the audio into Real Band? We're down to basics here for someone who's never done this. I wish they had a tutorial showing someone doing live recording in real time (with vocals and various intstruments) with RB. Maybe it's out there and I've not found it yet.