FireWire card with Analog Mixer

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i am looking for a soundcard to record on my laptop with. i currently have a Toshiba 3.0Ghz laptop with 512MB of ram (getting 1GB soon). I also have a Edirol PCR-50 Midi Controller i would like to run through the sound card. Ive been reading searching through the forum and concluded that either a FireWire or PCMCIA are the best type of connection to get for laptops. So what I'm basically asking for is some advice on Firewire cards. I will be using a mixer for all the inputs, so i just want a decent card that can hook the mixer up to.

Ive been looking at the
-M-Audio FireWire Solo (but its lacking the MIDI)
-M-Audio FastTrack Pro (not sure if its USB 2)

Any other suggestions? Thank You in advance.
 
You could sell the mixer and get a Presonus Firepod
 
Or the Presonus Firebox, which is very well priced, has 4 inputs and 6 outs I think.
 
ive was looking at the firebox before and it was out of my bidget right now. but ive decided not to half-a$$. i like the features of the firebox and also the edirol ua-25(ive read its good even tho its usb). and ive also been set on using a mixer as well, most likely a yamaha mg 16 channel. i will be recording one at a time. The only thing im worried about is when recording the drum set. I will be using a snare mic, kick mic and two over heads (eventually going to mic two toms) so how would i wire the mixer to the sound card? direct outs?
 
The MG mixers don't have direct outs, but you can use the inserts instead or the 4 main busses.

What you need is a soundcard with at least 4 inputs for drums
 
after researching some more, ive decided that the firepod is what im going to get. its a little more than i need right now and more money than i was planning on spending, but ill grow into it and wont need to upgrade for a while. In the future i might also get a small mixer for the drums. like a 6 or 8 channel mixer. but i think the firepod has everything im going to need out of a soundcard/interface. thanks for all your help.
 
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