I have a Tascam FW1884 so I copped the Emu XBoard 25 and it comes with the Proteus X le desktop module so I didn't have to worry about the soundcard. You need either the soundcard or the XBoard for the software to work, you aren't gonna be able to bypass that. The Proteus X is a monster on...
Cosign on all of the above. I had a MoPhatt rack and now have MoPhatt X on my Proteus X le. It generally sounds the same to me, but beware it is a CPU hog!!
I got a rider on my homeowner's insurance for that exact reason. Came in handy 2 years ago when my basement flooded and I was able to recoup on my sub.
Have you ever seen Rane's 'coke' test on their faders? They put the fader in a bowl filled with CocaCola and start cutting while it is still submerged and it still works!!! there is a lifetime guarantee on their magnetic faders. I've had my TTM56 for 4 years and there's no difference in the...