Hello Darran, There may be some merrit in ensuring that the realtech drivers are up to date. If you open an existing audio file not recorded in goldwave, is the resulting sound clean or distorted? Is this a question of over modulating on the recording side of things? If you take your stereo mix volume down to say 400 or some thing like that, or even lower, is the played back audio still distorted? I have a vague memory that a colleague needed to have his stereo mix volume verry verry low indeed. This of course may be system specific, but worth a shot. ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq