>external add-on for this weighs in against it.) The biggest problems I >see with the Hammerfall are the lack of onboard midi (could I use the >midi port from my SB or even my crummy motherboard sound card and have >audio go through the Hammerfall) and the fact that I hear it's somewhat >hard to use.
the hammerfall DSP has 2 MIDI ports builtin. of course, its not shipping yet, and there are (as yet) no linux drivers. yes, its a bit harder to use, and some "legacy" applications will not work with while other "naive" applications will work less efficiently. this is because ALSA doesn't export a "native" simple-stereo-device model, but simulates it in user space. OTOH, "aware" apps can work much more efficiently. --p
