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More important: front end(A/D) or back end (D/A)?

Wanted 2 knno from others about which end is more improtant 2 have(if u have 2 have just the 1)?

We are a hip hop production team/company. We make beats using mostly samples and keyboard. So we dont do any live recording. No special outboard gear(yet). We track using our beat machines(MPC/Triton) patched directly 2 our Digi 002. Thats it.

Virtual vs Physical?

How would you compare between virtual effects such as plugins and outboard effects for recording? Do you think plugins are getting so good that some day most of us will be able to save lots of rack space? Or is outboard gear always going to be necessary? Of course outboard gear such as preamps will be always necessary, but in other cases (not only effects) such as EQ's, Compressors, etc.

Does this studio blueprint look good?

Going to be building my first studio and I would like to know what you all think about the products I'm going to go with. The goal is to have a good studio without having to spend tons of money on Pro-Tools.

I just want to get an opinion from you guys if there's something on my list that I could get better for cheaper.

Dual Opteron 244s DAW loaded with Cubase SX3

Tascam US-122 and Sonar

Anyone have one of these? My friend just bought one and wants me to help him set it up with Sonar. Is it compatible with Sonar? I'm looking at the site and it looks like it connects to a computer via USB and the monitors go to the line outs. Would using an RCA/TRS cable work for powered monitors since the US-122 has RCA outs? How do I go about setting it up with Sonar?