On Sun, 01 Oct 2006 00:22:53 -0500 Wade Nelson <hollywoodb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > What I'm looking for, ideally, will be a card with: > XLR input mic level inputs > Line level inputs > high-impedance instrument-level inputs (not necessary, but would be > nice) > 5.1 output (doesn't need to be spdif) The M-Audio 1010LT is listed at $250 US but I got mine brand new for less. Has 2 XLRs, 8 unbalanced I/Os, MIDI, spdif with DTS/AC-3 surround, word clock for sync. Works natively with FC5/CCRMA, no need to configure anything. Use envy24control (part of FC5/CCRMA) to set levels, etc... A review: http://www.sonicstate.com/articles/article.cfm?id=41 Cheers, Al