Thanks for the input, I should have said I run a Mac Powerbook G$ 500MHz with 1GB RAM 500GB HD, TIger 10.4.11 oS ILife04. I think the video card (I think it;s really part of the MB) is an ATY Rage M3 with only 8mb VRAM, and I don't think I can upgrade it? I added the extra RAM and the 500 GB HD (which still only reads 256 because of the OS and the way it reads, as I understand it). My version of garageband which I would like to use mostly for voiceover work, seem to only let me record in 30 second chunks, I can't move the slider in before the 30 second cue. I tried to update to GB 08, but I don't have enough speed, I think it requires 1 GHz. What about GB from 05, 06, 07? I am fairly new to Macs, this being my first and I've had it since Feb 08. "Talk to me Goose" Kent