TASCAM DM-24 with IF-FW/DM FireWire Expansion Card and Flightcase

The DM-24 features 32 channels and 8 busses, 24-bit resolution, 44.1/48/88.2/96 kHz sample rates, EQ/compression/ gating on the individual channels, and two main effects processors from TC Works, Antares, and Tascam. There are also on-board automation and machine control functions. It's set up so that you can sync it up with a tape deck or hard disk recorder (it features DTRS remote, RS-422 control, time code, and MIDI connections) and do all the automation without needing a separate computer. It can be used to control the faders and transport in a computer DAW's mixer, like Nuendo, too. There are TONS of digital and analog I/O connections: 16 analog mic/line inputs, 24 channels of TDIF I/O, 8 channel ADAT I/O, 4 channels of AES/EBU I/O, 4 channels of S/PDIF, plus 4 analog assignable sends and returns, an extensive control room section, AND two expansion bays where you can add more analog and digital I/Os. The seventeen 120 mm faders are set up in three layers to control the 32 channels plus the master busses. They are motorized - and after three months of me abusing them they still seem to be plenty solid and haven't malfunctioned or gone bad. The transport controls are nice and large, and all the buttons in general have a solid pro feel - you don't feel like you're playing with a toy. There is a decent-sized LCD screen that I had no problem viewing from 4-5 feet away.

This one comes with IF-FW/DM firewire expansion and very good flight case