I bought a Bose L1 Model 2. Pricey. It has a usb to to TonePort connector. It just works. With XP, Vista and Linux. No hassles. Once into the Toneport your set ch 4/5 to handle it and get access to the presets, the global presets, compressions etc. The only thing is don't unplug it in Vista while Band in a Box is running. It just locks it up and you have to kill it. But no lingering effects. It also runs all other audio and although you get warnings about found new hardware, just ignore them and bang, everything works fine.

Same thing with the Edirol MidiSport Usb to Midi device. Plug it in and go. No installation other than do Opts, Midi Setup inside Band in a Box. It also is bi-directional, I have not tried that yet. I suspect it's like the output side, it just works.

That makes life much easier. And the Edirol Midi thing works 100% with the Ketron SD2. So I have no audio issues, no midi issues, MME drivers, no latency, and that pulls off a level of complexity.

Many of the new people that show up here spend weeks frustrated by their setups. From inferior computers, to old devices, to the fact they muck with stuff that should be left alone. Sometimes the best advice would be to run a routine and say "hey dude/dudette your system will work fine with a standard setup, we determined you have this system, and we will enable MME/ the proper audio settings, the Dxi, and please play the demos, and we setup your input devices and if you have a cheap mic try singing or playing along and later, once you are aware of what's going on if your system does not work, click this I'm a dummy button and we will restore your system to the detected best setup and you restart the computer and band in a box and go back to having fun.

I guy can dream right!??

John Conley
Musica est vita