invisibility of Ensoniq audio to users

[Peter Easthope <peasthope@shaw.ca>]

Folk,

Lenny works fairly well here with several useful
applications.  This problem is reminiscent of another
a few months back.  This time there is more to it than
an entry in /etc/group.

alsaconf has no trouble configuring both the USB audio
and the Ensoniq.  In any application using sound, the USB
works but the Ensoniq is invisible to users.  Users are
present in /etc/group > audio; that seems OK.  Also,
both sound devices work in etch; the problem is only in
Lenny.

Any suggestions.  If nothing else, perhaps someone can
tell me which log file might report an error when Skype
or vlc looks for audio devices.

Thanks,                  ... Peter E.