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>wow that Speck mixer is really nice !!! and just EXACTLY what I need for my ProTools rig... one problem... I dont have 5k laying around this week ! \ufffdLOL....

I've seen older Speck mixers go for $700 on eBay, so it is worth keeping an eye out for one.

Another cool mixer for ProTools setups is the Rane SM26B, since you can have a direct out from each input:

http://www.rane.com/sm26b.html

I have one of these that gets inputs from my three SM82 mixers and allows me to have a stereo submix while passing three stereo "stem" mixes to my DAW.

Ivan