Well, I tried DLing a sample version of samplitude, and that didn't work. When the recorder is plugged into the USB port it reads: PC>MD, which obviously indicates that's the only direction it plans to go. I guess I should be more specific with my question: which program are you (whoever) using to pull audio from a portable MD recorder onto your hard drive? Also, what are the steps necessary to pull this off once the program is in place? Thanks in advance.