> > Second to none even with or wothout Protools is: > > Rosetta 800 with a Firewire connexion - This will blow > your mind - 4get MOTU or MetricHalo - latter is nuttin > but trouble actually, you haven't at all mentioned which analog or digital i/o you need, which sample rates you work at, and how many channels you need. external ad or da and superior clocking often helps the whole system, and i use that in mine with some nice benchmark gear. numerous converter manufacturers like apogee, benchmark, mytek, lavry, and pacific microsonics make great kit worth consideration that can be used in conjunction with other manufacturers interfaces. i have a motu hd192 that works very well and would be fine by itself, but works even better when used with the benchmark. the external clock seems to tighten things up. i like the motu system since i also have a 308 and the extra digital i/o in it is very helpful. others here may have experience with other interfaces and could make more recommendations based on your needs. cheers, paul pounce international / marsh keyboard forum moderator http://marsh.prosoundweb.com/