Hello, I do not know if this is the correct and appropriate location to post this question, I was looking for a Jackaudio forum and this is the first page that came up. SOooo, here's my delimmna, as a musician and part time geek: If I buy an 8 Channel USB Audio interface, will Jackaudio controll/ bypass Alsa, and then allow 8 channel inputs record directly to 8 SIMULTANEOUS tracks of a live band into Traction Waveform or Ardour? Or does Jackaudio just work as a plugin with extra functions to the Alsa drivers, and merely allow the DAW software and hardware interface work together at the same time? I am NOT gonna be programming a midi drumset, but I am gonna be recording an actual real live drumset, with bass guitar, lead guitar, and a temporary vocal track to record the foundation of each song for an upcoming album project. THEN my musicians will go back and punch in any mistakes and dub over them. So, IS Jackaudio capable of SIMULTANEOUS Channel to Track recording of more than two channel/ tracks? That is all I need to know before I make my hardware and software purchases over the next couple of weeks. Thank you for the answers to my questions. And if this ISN"T the correct forum, please send me a link to the correct one so I don't trouble the wrong teams that are busy working on pure code work. Thank you again for your patience. OH and for the record, If/ when Jackaudio can do this task for us, I'll be bragging on everybody involved for the rest of my career. thanks again, and have a wonderful week. Fraternally, Nathan.