Hi guys, Thanks for all your ideas. Dave, I couldn't find the Properties Button nor the 'Normalize All' check box after I selected the tracks from the list. Is this where you would find the "Normalize All" check box? Is there a default setting for sndvol32 or am I completely on the wrong track there? Neville, I am actually quite happily using Nero Version 6 and I use CD Burning Rom as I believe this is more accessible for JAWS users, not Nero Start Smart. With the help of my Dancing Dots friends and a manual written for blind users I am able to do what I can do which is 1. Rip a whole CD. 2. Compile a CD. 3. Add tracks from a CD onto my hard drive. I'm sure you folks know plenty more than this, and Phil, I will have to get set up for skipe if I want to catch up. Cameron, it's good to know that there's another usable alternative to Nero 6 if necessary. Getting back to my "quiet vocals and solos" issue, I also tried a different Audio CD to see if this could possibly make a difference, but I don't think so. Maybe I'm going crazy, like trying to see the difference between dark blue and dark purple which is the only analogy I can think of in this case. you see guys, I'm such a non-tech savvy person. Would the speed of 40x6000kbs make any difference to 32x6000? This is my progress so far. Thanks for your responses. Marée