Let me correct myself. I was confused. It was a different book that I saw in the library. Great! I'll definatly buy it. That's fine (for now). I'm (relatively) new to Linux, so I've come to the conclusion that I need to put seqencing and more compicated things like that in the future. Having ecasound (on my main computor) and my (now finished) dedicated RTSynth box together I can do it like they did in "the old days" while I slowly try out (and learn) more advanced things now that I finally upgraded from SuSE 6.4 to SuSE 8.1. That upgrade was like opening up pandora's box. They happen to be programs I haven't tried. So those chapters will introduce me to those programs. Perfect! Being that I've been using SuSE 6.4 (up to the upgrade) I haven't even approached alsa yet. And I don't want to until I *have the time and attention* it deserves. I'll read the other chapters and get aquainted with what has come before (again... I'm still kind of a newbie). Meanwhile oss is allowing me to get things done. You've given me an outline of what to look for (in your book) and what to keep in mind as being (possibly) out of date. I will focus on those chapters. Maybe by time I'm ready to focus on the more newer developments, the new book will be out. As a (seasoned) newbie, I'm sure it will help. I've jumped right in the middle of all this and need some starting points. I'm in this for the long haul, so I don't mind getting the background on the fundimentals. Thanks, Rocco __________________________________________________________________ The NEW Netscape 7.0 browser is now available. Upgrade now! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/download.jsp Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/