------->New version of Soundtank at www.nymu.net/soundtank/ In Soundtank, any LADSPA plugin can be used as a softsynth in only 2 lines: > create source object-name plugin-name > attach object-name /out The result is a softsynth named object-name, outputting audio via ALSA or JACK, and controllable with MIDI through the ALSA sequencer layer. Release 1.0.1 contains many useability improvements, including the ability to refer to object controls & data ports by their names as well as their indexes. > set object-name frequency 550 Also included in this release is automatic event map creation for every newly created object. Project Website is www.nymu.net/soundtank/ --jacob