> Coming back now and learning about USB-MIDI and kernel > latencies seems harder than I thought, because nowadays' > machines are way faster than these in the old days (I > started with a 286 and later had a P1). Now I'm reading > since days, and still I don't really figure out basics > like: are you guys still on kernel 2.4.x? Is it my attempt > to use 2.6 which gets me into trouble? Certainly not. I currently run a 1.6GHz P4 notebook with a 2.6.10 vanilla kernel with the RT-LSM-Module configured (distro is Gentoo). I use a cheap Terratec USB card. I get latencies about 16msecs. This is not first choice, but enough for my personal needs (of course I'd prefer less latency ;-) . If you have any further problems, let us know, I guess we can help you setting up your box. Best regards ce