I'm back in business after two weeks of withdrawal. The tech told me that they had to find the right soundcard and the right motherboard, and shipping time had been very long due to storms in the south.

The functioning sound card is from SB Audigy.

Did I mention that it has to operate NWC, play my nice stereo speakers and respond to the MIDI controller?

For example, the first sound card they tried failed to send its MIDI plug out of the back of the computer by 1.5 inches. So it was all set to work, but the MIDI keyboard couldn't be plugged into it. And so it went.

Here's what Support aT Noteworthy Composer had to say:

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If you want to connect your MIDI keyboard to your computer and the computer does not have anything built in to handle this, if your computer has a USB port, then you can look for a MIDI interface (that connects to your USB port and your MIDI keyboard) that includes the MIDI drivers to install software on your computer to control it."

This info will come in handy for a buddy of mine who wants to get into digital music. We can get one of these for the free laptop we have coming.

Meanwhile, the tech person who was helping us had told me that he is a drummer. "What kind,?" I asked him,

"Anybody who will hire me!"

So as one deadline after another went by, I began to suspect that he was using my computer to do music on. This wasn't helped when he finally carried my computer in and said,

"That Noteworthy Composer sure is fun!" Unh huh.

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"START|ALL PROGRAMS|ACCESSORIES|SYSTEM TOOLS|SYSTEM INFORMATION\System Summary\Components\Mulitmedia\Sound Device"

Sure, John. Why have something called 'Control Panel' when the customer can simply go to START|ALL PROGRAMS|ACCESSORIES|SYSTEM TOOLS|SYSTEM INFORMATION\System Summary\Components\Mulitmedia\Sound Device?

But I'm being sarcastic at your expense. Thank you for your insights.