pdc, I agree with everything ten wrote. Try to spend as much as you can on your audio card as that really is the backbone of most any studio setup. For firewire I have done quite a bit of research and feel that the rme fireface is probably the best thing out there. Ten is using one of these so if you have questions about it, he is the one to ask. If that is out of your budget, there are some really good pci solutions out there. I personally use the echo layla 24 and love it. They have 8ins/8outs and great converters and right now you can pick one up off of ebay very cheaply. (I have also had mine for over 5 years and not one glitch). Also look at rme pci solutions as well.
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