Hello! ES137x-based soundcards are known not to have a hardware synth, like GUS or AWE. Windows` drivers are emulating MIDI via CPU, somehow. But what is noticeable - it uses CPU for less than 20%, when doing 128-voice MIDI synthesis in realtime, with reverb and chorus turned on. Crystal`s and Aureal`s cards do MIDI in software as well. All known softsynths for Linux are eating a great amount of CPU time. Is there any softsynth for Linux, that reclaims the benefits of PCI bus and renders MIDI in realtime with low CPU usage? Another questions: How to setup OSS SoftSyn2 with kernel`s ES1370 module? (I have debugged it - ES1370 is not using those services, which are required by SoftSyn2 /?es1370 does not use Mr.Cox`s soundcore?/) How to setup TiMidity to work in realtime? (Please, explain me, how to apply those all alsa patches. Or I do something wrong?) Thanks, Egor. -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/