On Sep 2, 2005, at 4:01 AM, music251 wrote: > > How about latency then, both using (internal soundcard) analog > output from the powerbook, and with the firewire expansion uf400e > (CME)? Will the UF7 midikeyboard with this expansion act as an high > quality external soundcard? What should I spend my money on, > external soundcard or CME firewire upgrade? It would definately be > more practical having a soundcard inside the keyboard. Less to > carry... :-) I don't know the CME - use an Emagic EMI for midi and audio i/o (usb) and it works fine - latency is not an issue whatever unit you chose - I think the key is to make sure that the company writes solid drivers for osx...