diff --git a/tidal.cabal b/tidal.cabal
--- a/tidal.cabal
+++ b/tidal.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                tidal
-version:             0.4.23
+version:             0.4.24
 synopsis:            Pattern language for improvised music
 -- description:         
 homepage:            http://yaxu.org/tidal/
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@
                        Sound.Tidal.Context
                        Sound.Tidal.Utils
 
-  Build-depends: base < 5, process, parsec, hosc > 0.13, hashable, colour, containers, time, websockets > 0.8, text, mtl >=2.1, transformers, mersenne-random-pure64,binary, bytestring, hmt, alsa-seq, alsa-core
+  Build-depends: base < 5, process, parsec, hosc > 0.13, hashable, colour, containers, time, websockets > 0.8, text, mtl >=2.1, transformers, mersenne-random-pure64,binary, bytestring, hmt