I don't know if that's so true actually. The big movies that use technology designed on top of Linux have to sync their audio somehow. If they are doing all the rendering and post production in Linux envs then they must have some very powerful audio functionality in the apps they use. Because they may not like having to work in the paradigm that has been forced on them. It could actually be that these companies actually do care about their community and resent having to work against the natural flow of the universe in order to put food on their plates. I'm not sure. How many of the developers who contributed significantly to the current selection of professional audio software did it because they love the results of their work and how many did it because they want the cash? In the ideal world we make money from doing what we enjoy. I would like to think that the people creating for musicians have more of a solid grasp of that ideal. I don't like to think that the industry as it currently functions has been created by money hungry musos catering to the pop market. If that is the case then maybe I don't want to use these products that they want to sell me and they should stay the hell away from open source for fear of turning to dust ;) -- Patrick Shirkey - Boost Hardware Ltd. For the discerning hardware connoisseur Http://www.boosthardware.com Http://www.djcj.org - The Linux Audio Users guide ======================================== Being on stage with the band in front of crowds shouting, "Get off! No! We want normal music!", I think that was more like acting than anything I've ever done. Goldie, 8 Nov, 2002 The Scotsman