Hello, people :-) I hope this will not be too much OT ... I am considering the firewire audio interface Focusrite Saffire. Though it is not natively supported on Linux, an open-source project exists, aiming to provide support for such Firewire based breakout boxes. http://sourceforge.net/projects/freebob/ I trust this driver works successfully for a few cards already ; my question follows : - Focusrite Saffire is a bit special, as it has on-board DSP effects (reverb, etc) , controlled by provided PC/Mac software. Would this all have to be re-implemented in order to work on Linux ? Or is there any chance it would work on Linux ? I guess I might get relevant answers from the project site, but I could not find a place to post questions. Fot those who have an interest, here is a link to the hardware manufacturer, explaining its architecture. http://www.bridgeco.net/products/dm1200/dm1200.shtml#software Thanks for your attention :-) Peace.