Digital Audio and the Windows TEMP file
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One large difference between MIDI and digital audio is the size of the files
they create. MIDI files that you create with your MIDI keyboard are small and 
take up very little space on your hard drive. Conversely, digital audio files
that you create with your microphone or any other source but MIDI, can get
large very quickly, and require much more hard disk space.

Once you've recorded a number of digital audio files, i.e. vocals, you 
may get a message to the effect that you've run out of space to record. 

When recording digital audio (or "Wave" audio, as it's referred to in these
programs) the files are saved to the Windows TEMP directory. This folder gets
filled quickly and needs cleaning occasionally. 

Here's how you do it:

1. Open up your Windows Explorer window by right-clicking your My Computer 
   icon on your Desktop and choose Explore.

2. Open up your C:\ drive by clicking on its plus sign. You can now see the
   folders on C:\.

3. Navigate to your Windows folder and click its plus sign.

4. Navigate to the TEMP directory and double-click its folder icon.

   If you've gotten the message that you've run out of space to record, you'll
   find that this folder is filled with files. Even though they remain on your
   computer, these files have outlived their usefullness and can be deleted to
   make room for your new recordings.

5. Clear the TEMP folder of as many files as you can, then return to your 
   program. 

You should now be able to continue recording Wave audio.

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