HAL continues to grow! :) So I got my Dell Laptop sorted now. I have embellished the setup by putting it on my CII Docking station which has 2 PCI slots. I had a SB Live card and bought another. I have them now tied together via .asoundrc file and running stable as 4 ins 4 outs w/Jack. Can't get lower than 512 but thats ok. Still using Ardour as my interface for plugins... Here's the next question... I'm thinking about the possibilities. Can I get midi control of plugins via Ardour or Jack rack or other app so I can use a midi controller footswitch to turn FX on or off from a footswitch? My thought is that other than just reverb on vocals, I could set up vocoder and delay stuff for harmonies, etc. The midi control needs only to be "on/off" and also to be able to leave more than one effect on at a time. R~