> The only > concern here is that Fluidsynth will consume CPU resources which > the hardware synth won't. And the hardware synth 'just works', as long as you have sfxload installed. You could turn a very low spec machine into a flexible MIDI sound module this way. We've kept our SB Live as a second card for just this job, even though we have a much better card for recording audio now. Try eBay for a SB Live 512 - it shouldn't cost much. Cheers Daniel
