> Are we saying that S7 is now as fast as the run-macro in CLM plus SBCL? yes. Here are some timings that are easy to run in both systems: popi: sbcl .75 s7 .55 old s7+run .85 (Snd version 12.13) bird: sbcl .18 s7 .11 old s7+run .28 There are a few instruments that are still slow: Perry Cook's singer in particular.