Well it's taken a few days, but I've got the FD-8 working great with the i/o, edrummonitor and Addictive Drums. The only thing is there's not much travel between closed and fully open, takes a bit of getting used to. For anyone who hasn't yet tried Addictive drums with the "Modern Jazz" sticks kit, do yourself a favour! It's amazing! Every time I load a different kit, I just think...na, lets load that one again!