--- iain wrote: It is the standard for float data to be mono. Don't know why, thats just the way it is. the LAD mailing list apparently has the reasons. iain -- thanks. so, if i want to do dsp on an incoming stereo int stream, then convert it to two mono float streams, float-left, float-right, and then do dsp on each stream individually, the way LADSPA works. regards, shanat. _____________________________________________________________ GameDev.net Email Service - "Plenty of 1's and 0's"