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8 pre's and a control surface---Firepod vs. . Tascam fw-1884

Hi guys, I'm new here.

I'm to the point where I need to upgrade from Garageband using a used MBox with no Pro Tools---into something a tiny little bit higher end.

I need more XLR inputs for full band recording. At least 8. I'm definitely on a budget.
I'm not using Pro Tools, because it's just too expensive and limiting in the 4 input, 32 track max Digi LE setup.

Install issues

Hope I am in the right forum. I just purchased an Inspire GT and tried to install the driver on my Toshiba Laptop Satallite A100/A150 computer.

I needed to purchase an IEEE 1394 Firewire card which I did. The driver installed; however, I am not getting a blue sync light. The second problem I encountered is when I go into the device screen to set up, my computer freezes.

Best Setup?

Hey Ro'ers quick question, I am using PT, and I am wanting to experiment more with setting up vocal tracks, so I guess what I want to know is if I want to use compression on vocals during the recording process, would I insert the compressor directly onto the vocal track or use a send and setup a comprressor on an Aux In?