Hi, another new guy with new guy questions.I hope I have the right forum category. I used to play in a band so i"m no stranger to equipment, but I'm a little behind on the computer and software end of it. I plan on getting baib and real band and would like to record my voice and guitar on to some songs in baib or rb. Now I've been reading some posts on this forum and others and from what I gathered, I don"t think I want to use my sound card on my computer. Like some, i"m on a budget, so I want to make sure I pick out the right stuff. I do have a firewire port on my computer, so here are a few of my questions.The way I understand it is if you record through your soundcard it compresses the two together [voice and guitar} and you cannot control the mix of the two when you put it with baib or rt. So I think some better choices would be picking out something to use in my firewire or usb port. I would like some advice and guidence on picking out some hardware. I know there are lots out there but here are two just to see if i"m on the right track. PreSonas firebox audio interface { 2 mic channels w/phantom pwr} about $250.00 { my max $ for something like this} or a tascam us144 usb 2.0 audio/midi interface about $149.00. Now with either of these units, will I be able to record voice and guitar through my computer and mix them into baib and or rb and be able to adjust the volumes of both? Sorry for the long winded post, just trying to get a handle on all this, so be kind,I"m over 50 and sometimes have senior moments! thanks