On Wed, 16 May 2001, Gregory Nowak wrote: > Uhmmm, software speech is free, and usb synths cost some cash. This is quite true. And there is some validity to the situation. Just remember that everything comes with a toll. The trade off is that software speach takes clock cycles, and probably won't initialize as reliably. Not that the trade off isn't worth it. I think it would be a worthy trade in many cases. Just always remember that everything to do with a computer involves a trade off. ======= Kirk Wood Cpt.Kirk at 1tree.net Nothing is hard if you know the answer or are used to doing it.