Please keep in mind I do not have this equipment, this is simply for my understanding.. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

Here is my Problem. I guess I dont understand how the signal travels, and a few other things like where the d/a converting takes place.

Allright lets say this is what I have for gear

Behringer DDX3216 Digital Mixer
http://www.Behringer.com/DDX3216/index.cfm?lang=ENG

Firepod
http://www.PreSonus.com/firepod.html

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I understand that the DDX3216 mixer's d/a converters only go to 48k, and the firepod goes to 96k. Is there a way to use the Digital mixers motorized faders combined with the firepod as my interface to get the 96k, and still be able to post edit useing the control surface without haveing to go through the mixers d/a converter? I guess I'm not comprehending how this would be possable. In fact I dont even know how one of these mixers interfaces with the computer. Could you simply have it interface with computer and use the comtrol surfaces to edit the signals in their digital form on the computer without haveing to re-rout them back through the mixer? Im clueless here...

So could someone explain how this is acomplished, and how the singla is fed.. Example Micrphone -> in XLR Mixer Chan 1 -> Out Chan 1 send -> Firepod -> D/A converstion takes place -> Computer.

Thank you so much!
-Josh