Thanks, man. I was going to go hang myself in the basement, but i don't know how to tie a noose ;)

Where I come from the D-Bag title is generally reserved for those who make major judgement
calls about people they don't know from Adam, and as far as smoking around the Spectralis goes:
The guy who invented the thing smokes like a train in his studio as well, and if I want to smoke
around all $35,000.00 worth of my gear or use it as a boat anchor, I will do what I want with it.
I'll leave the world of being told how to live one's life according to others... to others.

Well, Joerg, at least you don't get called a dirtbag for smoking in your studio ;) The Spectralis II is definitely following the MIDI clock signal, but like I said - I still need a decent MIDI break-out device for the laptop. I have a lot to learn yet. Programming the thing is a little involved, but I'll get it. Thanks again.