
I wanted to be able to record at the highest quality and most convenience on my new computer. This sound card excels. The midi i/o is really fantastic, and saves money and usb ports. You need some decent software to get better quality though. But all those connections means that I don't have to reach behind my PC all the time. THe balanced inputs are great, too. I suppose that it's only flaw is that only the SPDIF or outputs 1/2 can be set to the Monitor Mix in the stock software. It isn't a big deal.