i use 16bit full duplex - audio on Gericom notebook, datenblad here: http://www.gericom.com/gericom2001/page.cfm?page=productdata&serie=64 gentoo linux, pd 0.35, alsa, trying to start with -frags 5, or -audiobuf [various values] after a while i "get audio I/O stuck... closing audio" any suggestions ? thanks. AZ.