on the topic of ubuntu: has anyone been successful getting a m-audio audiophile/usb to be recognized by it? i've been banging my head against the wall for a while regarding this issue....
http://www.mjmwired.net/kernel/Documentation/sound/alsa/Audiophile-Usb.txt
thanks, i saw this and was scared off by the last line: "441 I had no success in testing this for now, if you have any success with this kind of setup, please drop me an email."