Thanks for the help dhunt, while I do like your solution I am very new to MIDI programing and just fear that I will be spending a lot of time flashing back and forth so I have ordered a midi port and a MIDI to USB converter, I didn't notice just how cheap they where, so I think that is how I will end up making every thing work, but once I get the code all figured out I might switch the firmware just because it seems like it would be nicer in the long run then having to use a converter. Before I set out on this project any tips or pointers to a newbe?