Uncle Dave,
The Extigy is a 24 bit 96/khz DAC 'audio' soundcard intended for recording digital audio, not just a midi soundcard as you appear to suggest when you recommended the Roland/Edirol PCMIA midi sound card instead of the Extigy. The Extigy is a different animal. Also, the processor and memory requirements of the Extigy audio sound card are certainly within norm of computers today. It appears that Creative Labs is moving to appeal to the pro audio recording market now and not just gamers & game developers. Though I'm certainly happy with my Midiman M-Audio Delta 66 soundcard, I'm still anxious to check the Extigy out. - Scott