Jonathan Segel wrote: > i own RME hardware, so that's a plus! > i was thinking about building a new machine that would be dedicated to > being an audio maker. Well depending on your cash supplies you should look into a dual cpu system as you can never have enough power for plugins and synths in realtime. If not then AMD has a better rep in Linux land than Intel. Plenty of RAM and ATI has better performing drivers than nvidia although that can also depend on your mobo/vga combination. Ask here before you buy with a list of specs and you'll get plenty of feedback. -- Patrick Shirkey - Boost Hardware Ltd. Http://www.boosthardware.com Http://www.djcj.org - The Linux Audio Users guide ======================================== Being on stage with the band in front of crowds shouting, "Get off! No! We want normal music!", I think that was more like acting than anything I've ever done. Goldie, 8 Nov, 2002 The Scotsman