[linux-audio-user] Audigy 6.1 platinum and Linux

[Daniel James]

> The only
> concern here is that Fluidsynth will consume CPU resources which
> the hardware synth won't.

And the hardware synth 'just works', as long as you have sfxload 
installed. You could turn a very low spec machine into a flexible 
MIDI sound module this way. We've kept our SB Live as a second card 
for just this job, even though we have a much better card for 
recording audio now.

Try eBay for a SB Live 512 - it shouldn't cost much.

Cheers

Daniel