Dear list, I am trying to write a very simple script that launches jack and then alsaplayer. I have tried a variety of techniques, but the only thing I can get to work is a file containing: /usr/bin/jackd -T -R -P60 -dalsa -dhw:0 -r44100 -p128 -n2 & sleep 5 /usr/bin/alsaplayer -r -o jack I am sure I am missing some core linux/unix knowledge here, because the above strikes me as a bit of a nasty hack. Does anyone know of a more elegant solution? Jamie