I don't know if it's the best, but, I really like Nero.  After switching to Nero Ultra 7(from Sonic Record Now and MyDVD), I have never had a failure in burning cd's.  Before Nero, every so often, I would have a song simply not burn or the entire cd fail(didn't matter which brand or type of cd I used)...it would take a couple tries before I successfully burned everything I wanted on the cd.  When I got Nero, I tried burning some cd's with music that I knew was hit or miss with my original program. Nero worked every time.  I don't know if it has a "mic option," only because I never looked for or had a need for it.  I'm sure there is a way.  Also, I'm sure there will be a lot of opinions on this...kind of like a Ford vs. Chevy thing.  I like it and am glad I bought it.