one point is that a console (be it eight or sixteen track) is by far more portable than a p.c.......but what garak siad is vrey important... if you never seen a tascam porta 02, then go with the pc, because once you get attatched to console recording its a hard thing to break out of....IMHO i think digital eight track would be suited down to the ground for the job (unless of course you feel you will need sixteen) then the money saved would be well spent on good mics, comps and pre's... just like garak said