Hello all, Sorry for the recent barrage of comments and questions from me. I appreciate all of the answers I have received thus far. One more question - regarding the relatively new CME UF7 USB/MIDI controllers, are they compatible with ALSA? By compatible I mean that, via USB, they are properly recognized and can be used immediately, much like the M-Audio stuff. I've done Google searches for CME + ALSA, and can't seem to find any information. Thank you, Josh -- Josh Lawrence http://www.hardbop200.com