Petro: The ticking sounds are on the recording side, not the playback side. So, you will hear them no matter how you play the file. Rob Meredith >>> petrakigianos-giasou@xxxxxxxxx 07/13/05 08:08PM >>> Since the BP's .pcm recordings contain the ticking sounds - if I were to convert these .pcm files to .mp3 format will I still hear the ticking sounds on the mp3 conversions? Thank you.