Chris - Ken Theriot is the Elite expert on all tings audio check out his site he has a great newbies course on how to do good audio without spending a bunch of money. I'd bet a $100 he could show you how to record something that sounds great - he has a great post on how to get rid of the um' and ah's http://www.homebrewaudio.com/8983/ho...r-jobs-faster/ some great tips on mistakes there.

Cheers,
Debra