Technical
IT IS OS 10.5.2!!
It is 10.5.2 not jiving with M-AUDIO. Stephen, Western US Sales Manager for M-Audio (and an electronic music producer) said in an email that Digidesign, M-Audio and Apple were working "Feaverishly" to solve the problem.
Well, I have a recording session scheduled with my not-yet-2 year old son this evening so I can use those samples to write all day tomorrow at Empire Coffee during my 13 hour shift.

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