I'm pretty new to making music on my computer, and after reading an excellent debate on the merits of the sw1000xg versus the SBLive, I'm pretty convinced that the yamaha is the way to go. However, i still have some questions. I do a lot of work with ACID. Do the effects on the sw1000xg work on wav files or only on midi? If they do work on wav files, is it possible to use a controller like the Keyfax Phatboy to adjust effect parameters in real time (for example, increasing and decreasing the delay on a certain channel, dub style)? Really any advice or discussion around the use of this card would be helpful. The people at yamaha are useless, someone there even told me that the card doesn't have a MIDI port. Also if anyone knows where to find this card for less than $530 American (guitar center price) let me know! Thanks for reading---please reply!