balls of metal
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Hey, I'll make this short and simple. I have a digital mixer, first 8 channels have a direct out and there is 8 sub-group outs as well. Up until now, i've been using a portable, 2-channel USB interface at home. Now, I use all kinds of pro gear at school, but it's already wired... I have no idea what I'd need, nor how to correctly wire it. Obviously the whole "out goes to in" type stuff I'm well familiar with, but advanced setups are much more than just out--->in. I'm only going to be running to PT/REAPER, so I guess I'm looking for a 16x16 interface. My mixer has all the inputs/pre's I need, I honestly just need the I/O for multitracking, as my mixers USB output only offers 2 mono channels, or 1 stereo channel via the 2-mix. So, I don't need one of those rack-mountable, oversized versions of a FastTrack Duo, if you know what I mean. What I'm looking for is simply I/O flexibility for multitracking from my mixer. I have USB and Firewire capability at the moment. What kinds of reasonably priced (ie. NOT $2,000) options are out there, as most of the results I've found are from GuitarCenter type retailers and they're all the "oversized FastTrack Duo" type of interface that I'm not looking for. Thanks for any help.