[linux-audio-user] [NEWBIE] v-synth, good firewire/usb audio 'box' or what?

hi, I have a v-synth (http://v-synth.com) and want to control it via midi (I think that it does not firewire, only usb), upload/download pcm patches, connect it to my notebook and desktop. WARNING: this message will be confused because I'm confused from the plethora of options :) my problem is that I want an hobbyst 'audio box' (i.e. external via firewire or usb) but that does not suck at performance. I mean, I'm no professional but want to have a discrete audio fidelty. So how do I connect all the things 1) MIDI - via usb midi? (or firewire-midi if is supported both on v-synth and linux) 2) is better, for the external box, the firewire or usb option? it depends on the v-synth side? 3) How do I route SPDIF from the synth to the computer though the audio box? 4) I want also to mix the computer signal with the synth. ok, I'm done for know. I think that I have put a lot of confusion in this message, but I'm not into this hardware stuff/devices. Thanks in advance, Marco -- ,= ,-_-. =. ------------------------------------------------------- + ((_/)o o(\_)) jabber:kpanic@jabber.linux.it/msn:kpanic@muppetslab.org | `-'(. .)`- #muppetslab(a)irc.freenode.net | \_/ The more I see, the less I know |