<really long old thread> Just as a follow-up/completion for the thread, I ended up purchasing the UA-25EX from Roland (Cakewalk) end November. Just arrived this week (the joys of having to wait for a friend studying in the US to bring back my Amazon products), and runs OOTB in Advanced mode with Alsa, Pulseaudio, and JACK. Thanks to all who contributed their knowledge, and to Ronald Stewart in particular who recommended me this particular card. My Shure SM57 gets adequate (not great) gain as well, so perfect for my usage. *gets back to playing with his bass and perhaps MIDI keyboard and brand-new toy* _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user