Hi Bexley - I'm not trying to refute anything you've said - it sounds great to me! I also agree with you on the ER-4P, which, for my money, is fantastic. The 4B is great as well, but as you've mentioned, it's for a very specific application. So for the vast majority of people, I also head towards the 4P.

And Captain, I'm very interested in this idea, but want to wait for the next version of Canola to be released. It sounds as though there might be a way to add this sort of capability as a plug-in in Canola, using their interface etc. I'm planning to hold off for a few weeks until that situation becomes more clear.

By the way, a HUGE thanks for the Linux audio server article - that's just the sort of thing I needed to read.