I'll admit it. I will never understand sound cards. Nonetheless, I would like mind to work like it's supposed to. I have a SBLive which has the ability to use sound fonts and convert raw MIDI into sound. It can also accept output from a MIDI mapper. As I understand this, it means the sound is actually created by my CPU using patch files. Since I paid good money for the soundfont capability, I would like to be able to use it. I can get midi to play using `pmidi` from the command line, but I can't for the life of me figure out how to set up the KDE so that it can use the soundfont capability. When I go to the Midi section of the KDE control panel, I see nothing listed in the box headed "Select the midi device you want to use:". I have the option to use a "Midi Mapper", but AFAIK that means using Timidity with patch files. Is there a way to get the KDE to play nicely with my SB Live? Steven