diff --git a/raveloxmidi/configure.ac b/raveloxmidi/configure.ac
index a0b7b4d..f15b3d8 100755
--- a/raveloxmidi/configure.ac
+++ b/raveloxmidi/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT([raveloxmidi],[0.7.8])
+AC_INIT([raveloxmidi],[0.7.99])
 AC_CANONICAL_HOST
 AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
 AC_CANONICAL_TARGET
diff --git a/raveloxmidi/include/net_distribute.h b/raveloxmidi/include/net_distribute.h
index 2840245..6b3f618 100644
--- a/raveloxmidi/include/net_distribute.h
+++ b/raveloxmidi/include/net_distribute.h
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@
 #ifndef _NET_DISTRIBUTE_H
 #define _NET_DISTRIBUTE_H
 
-void net_distribute_midi( unsigned char *packet, size_t recv_len );
+void net_distribute_midi( unsigned char *packet, size_t recv_len, char first_byte_ignore );
 
 #endif
diff --git a/raveloxmidi/src/net_distribute.c b/raveloxmidi/src/net_distribute.c
index 8f8a548..380fb11 100644
--- a/raveloxmidi/src/net_distribute.c
+++ b/raveloxmidi/src/net_distribute.c
@@ -63,11 +63,12 @@ extern int errno;
 #include "raveloxmidi_alsa.h"
 
 /* Send MIDI commands to all connections */
-void net_distribute_midi( unsigned char *packet, size_t recv_len )
+void net_distribute_midi( unsigned char *packet, size_t recv_len, char first_byte_ignore )
 {
 	rtp_packet_t *rtp_packet = NULL;
 	unsigned char *packed_rtp_buffer = NULL;
 	size_t packed_rtp_buffer_len = 0;
+	char offset = 0;
 
 	midi_note_t *midi_note = NULL;
 	midi_control_t *midi_control = NULL;
@@ -87,11 +88,12 @@ void net_distribute_midi( unsigned char *packet, size_t recv_len )
 	enum midi_message_type_t message_type = 0;
 	size_t midi_payload_len = 0;
 
+	offset = ( first_byte_ignore ? 1 : 0 );
 
 	// Convert the buffer into a set of commands
-	midi_payload_len = recv_len - 1;
+	midi_payload_len = recv_len - offset;
 	initial_midi_payload = midi_payload_create();
-	midi_payload_set_buffer( initial_midi_payload, packet + 1 , &midi_payload_len );
+	midi_payload_set_buffer( initial_midi_payload, packet + offset , &midi_payload_len );
 	midi_payload_to_commands( initial_midi_payload, MIDI_PAYLOAD_STREAM, &midi_commands, &num_midi_commands );
 	midi_payload_destroy( &initial_midi_payload );
 
diff --git a/raveloxmidi/src/net_socket.c b/raveloxmidi/src/net_socket.c
index 3e488ac..050a2dd 100644
--- a/raveloxmidi/src/net_socket.c
+++ b/raveloxmidi/src/net_socket.c
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ int net_socket_read( int fd )
 #endif
 	// MIDI data on internal socket or ALSA rawmidi device
 	{
-		net_distribute_midi( read_buffer, read_buffer_size );
+		net_distribute_midi( read_buffer, read_buffer_size , (fd==RAVELOXMIDI_ALSA_INPUT) );
 	} else {
 	// RTP MIDI inbound from remote socket
 		rtp_packet_t *rtp_packet = NULL;
diff --git a/raveloxmidi/src/raveloxmidi_alsa.c b/raveloxmidi/src/raveloxmidi_alsa.c
index d97afcd..27acc6e 100644
--- a/raveloxmidi/src/raveloxmidi_alsa.c
+++ b/raveloxmidi/src/raveloxmidi_alsa.c
@@ -173,14 +173,7 @@ int raveloxmidi_alsa_read( unsigned char *buffer, size_t buffer_size )
 
 	if( input_handle )
 	{
-		bytes_read = snd_rawmidi_read( input_handle, buffer + 1, buffer_size - 1 );
-
-		if( bytes_read > 0 )
-		{
-			// Add fake 0xaa identifier for origin identifier
-			buffer[0] = 0xaa;
-			bytes_read++;
-		}
+		bytes_read = snd_rawmidi_read( input_handle, buffer, buffer_size );
 	}
 
 	return bytes_read;