Hi again Lars, Yes that is the latest version. I haven't done much on the program for quite awhile. I have a whack of bugs to fix when I can next get around to working on it. One thing I might suggest you check is to do a 'ps aux' to check if there are some old awe processes hanging around which didn't die off when the program may have segfaulted. I've seen multiple player processes cause the condition you mentioned. There is no way currently to change buffer size but I doubt that's the problem in any event. What speed processor do you have? Also, are you using OSS or ALSA audio drivers? Have you noticed any other programs being sluggish or anything like that? KIrk -- Kirk Reiser The Computer Braille Facility e-mail: kirk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx University of Western Ontario phone: (519) 661-3061 _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list