> i never use kde but i have bits and pieces of it
for the sake
> of many KDE dependant applications. one of such applications is
> Rosegarden, every time i launch it i have several kde utilites
> running including unsolicited artsd.
KDE starts aRTs by default. To shut it off, go to
--> Control Center --> Sound & Multimedia --> Sound System --> (un)check
"Start aRTs sound server on KDE startup"
Rocco