Pretty difficult to diagnose from the information. but are you sure that you are actually recording through the interface? I've run into a similar situation before. Make sure that interface is selected in both the Audio Midi set-up utility and Sound System preferences. Software wise, you can't go wrong with Audacity. available at ; http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Also take some time and google up some articles on basic audio recording available on many web sites, including mine. -- Jay Shaffer Mac Audio Guy Author of "The MacAddict Guide to Making Music with GarageBand" mag at macaudioguy.com http://macaudioguy.com/ On Oct 20, 2004, at 6:43 AM, LENJOY at aol.com wrote: > > HI, > > I do voiceovers and I have recently changed over to a Mac. I have a > powerbook(G4) and I have tried differnt software programs to record > with. I have have a M-Audio nova microphone and use a M-Audio USA > Bus-powered preamp and audio interface, but I still seem to get a lot > of background noise. It sounds similar to using the powerbooks > internal mic. > > Does anyone know a good solution for this problem?? I have seen > software like Sound Soap, is it necessary?? > > Lastly, what software have you found that gives the best quality and > ease of use for voice/narration etc. > > Thanks so much for your help =) > > WU > _______________________________________________ > MacProAudio mailing list > MacProAudio at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/macproaudio >