Hi Bo.

I think your best bet would be to record audio separately. I'd have a mic open and record your bass and any narration as you film but then I'd go back and re-work the track in a DAW. Then you'd put the finished audio back into the video using appropriate video software. In fact, I think Win7 even comes with video editing software.

The reason I suggest this way is you likely won't get everything right on the first take so you're going to be editing anyway and a DAW will give you a much better sound track.

If it's only to record ideas for yourself then the audio captured by the camera will be good enough.

I think Paul is correct with that info. I've made a few short videos over the years (not necessarily music related, No...not THAT kind either (smile)). I find that when I rehearse and get everything to what seems very recordable, when I play it back, its too low volume, too loud volume, the video is not centered, the phone rings, Poocher comes bounding in and wants to go pee pee, etc. I was trying to get an audio clip a couple of years back of my motorcycle sound as I accelerated away. I put the netbook in the travel trunk, ran the mic cable out, duct taped the cable and the mic into position and away I went. Apparently I forgot to set the software to record. Much anguish and hair tearing (something I cannot really afford to be doing by the way). I reset everything, make @$#^ sure it's on and recording and off I go again. About a half mile down the road, I stop and turn around. I notice that the mic is fluttering in the breeze. The recording had about 10 seconds of 1st gear, 2nd gear and then what sounded like Paul Bunyan clearing northern Minnesota!. I gave it up for the day and found a prerecorded sound bit on the internet to use on our website instead.

Yo Bo,
I can't help you on this however, I will check out your work!! :^D
Black Hawk

i think the cheapest easiest best cam would be a flip cam the old cisco deal nd not the mino.