thanks for all the suggestions - I'm tempted to look at 64studio, but also jacklab as I use Suse and find it pretty straightforward (despite diabolic sleeping arrangements :P )

 

sorry for all the noob qs, but any reccomendations on a (cheap!) soundcard with DIN input as I have a v old MIDI keyboard and would rather pay money for a new soundcard than a new keyboard? then again, can you still even buy DIN cabling? Is the latest MIDI cabling USB presumably?