Do you need pre amped mic inputs?

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I'm looking for some type of sound card (mostlikely external) that can work to turn a lap top into a good multitrack. From what I've read so far alot of people like RME's hammerfall multiface card. Something I noticed about it though is that there are no Mic inputs. Arn't those important? Or do you just need to have a pre amped mixer to send the mics out into one of the 8 1/4" plugs it offers.

Also the add mentioned that it could record 4 channels with the optical input. Just how many tracks can it record at once? Can it record mics? for the actuall recording does the software program just recignize there being so many line-ins to choose from to set all your track up with?

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A mixer would be fine, most have mic preamps with phantom power for condenser mics.

You can only plug the appropriate digital optical signal into the optical ins. No mics or analog signals.
 
The soundcraft M series mixers have a SPDIF output so that might be a good choice.
 
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