Hi guys,

Just starting out and looking at gear. I don't have unlimited funds and won't likely be doing this for a living, but one still wants things to sound good and get the biggest bang for the buck.

I've also posted this in Budget Gear as I need to keep the cost down at this time.

We have nearly all we need for live shows, now I would like to record the live shows and small studio sessions into a digital multi-channel recording. Currently I'm using a small 2 channel DAT, but find I want to be able to re-mix later.

I would be in seventh heaven if I could procure a rack unit which had the following specs (on each channel):

Insert input: typical unbalanced insert cable (TRS, Tip = Send, Return = Ring)

I work at a small theatre and am anxious to increase the automation of our audio work. We use Pro Tools Free, Digital Performer, Peak, Reason, etc. to produce the audio for our productions, but playback during performance is still primarily from CD, minidisk, and simple playlist apps like SoundJam.