No. More correctly: depends what you mean. Ruby is just a programming language. There is no current setup for Ruby to run like Java Applets (AFAIK) and actually execute an application in the web browser, which is fundamentally different than the way most webpages work. (With javascript being the weirdo between the two worlds). That's the only way a webpage is going to be able to "record sound". Otherwise, webpages just show information and handle formatting. All A/V stuff within a webbrowser is just a trick. You'd need a Java Applet. But, if you *really* wanted it to be in Ruby, you could perhaps compile from Ruby to Java and with a little salt, hot sauce, and love turn it into an applet. -hampton catlin.