I'm stumped. I have two problems 1. I can never get two sound processes to work at once. If I have xmms running, jack will refuse to start with this error ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:1155:(snd_pcm_hw_open) open /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p failed: Device or resource busy the playback device "hw:0" is already in use. Please stop the application using it and run JACK again cannot load driver module alsa This shouldn't happen because the sounblaster can do it fine 2. And the weirdest thing of all. All the playback of music is too fast! I'm sure of it. All my mp3s are seemingly playing ever so slightly to0 fast so that the pitch is raised and it sounds crazy. It seemed so odd that I timed an mp3 with my stop watch and on the player it says that it runs for 4min 05s when in reality it runs for 3min 48s . That kind of difference is not a good thing. The playback is also stuttery at times which is totally unusual for my system. Seriously, Avril Lavigne doesn't sound that great at increase speed. I could really do with some help. Glenn