When I tried alsa a couple of years ago, I think somebody from this list sent me a script for changing between mic and line and cd recording (or it might have been just for setting up mic recording) with sblive on alsa. If you know who you are, and still have that script, and the script still works with any changes that have been made in alsa since then, would you mind sending it to me again. I gave up on alsa for a long time just because the installation and re-installation with kernels and changing the many mixer settings was kind of a pain. Now, however, I am using alsa in freedombox and want to try using my mike for some things there, and I find alsa much easier to deal with built into the kernel. But the many mixer settings--mainly making sure you change the right one--can be a bit tricky, so that script would be nice. thanks. -- Cheryl "Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."