to the Linux Journal articles on MIDI. Just what the doctor ordered.... http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7773 http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7912 http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7918 http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8050 seasoned Win/MFC/C++ developer, musician. new to Linux. now have Mandrake 10.1 on two boxes. making some progress...