Thanks Oleg,
I may give it another go, though i recently found some 2 to 3 octave controller type keyboards that are also soundcards. One of those might suit me better as far as portability goes. Not so much for realtime arranger playing ( bit small haa haa) but they could be used for recording melodies or step recording etc when I'm out and about.

best wishes
Rikki
[QUOTE]Originally posted by oleg7:
[B]Rikki, M-Audio soundcards usually have good drivers.