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transferring from analog tape recordings to DAW

I'm looking at a widely divergent set of opinions everywhere and am really confused.
What are the basics I need to transfer my analog recordings(done on a 4 track Tascam mk-2 424 portastudio-most of them 2-3 channels)to DAW effectively?I'm looking to transfer the files to DAW for edting,tweaking and basic mastering purposes.
I did read about an A-D converter,but which type?

How to set up EMU1820m patchmix for ADAT transfer

Hi!

I plan to simultaniously transfer 16 audio tracks from an analog tape machine into Cubase SX2

My soundcard is an EMU 1820m and I have borrowed an Alesis AI3 ADAT Analog - Optical Interface.

The thing is, the patchmixer of the soundcard drives me nuts. It's not very intuitive (so please, don't say "read the * manual" because it's sh*t)