I am about to jump into digital recording. I really wanted to get the Omnistudio because I understand that it sounds great and computer based recording is supposed to be the way to go for flexibility, features, expandability and sound quality. The problem is that all the conflicts and problems I hear about computer based recording scare me to death. It makes me want to just deal with an all-in-one box because at least that way there are no conflicts an a kazillion setup problems. What concerns me with this is that I have heard others say that the 880 is just another computer and not that easy to operate. I simply want to get a quality of sound that I would be proud to let anyone hear(record labels, local radio station play, local club play), even though I know it won't have quite the dynamic sound of a major label release. Can you guys tellme if you believe the Roland boxes can honestly deliver a qaulity as good as some of the better quality soundcards and software setups(ie. omnistudio,aardvark, delta 1010)? I know some of the Roland bxes like the br-8 and 535 are supposed to be easier to use but do they sound as good as the 880, 1680 and up? Also, would the 880 or 1680 video manual make things a lot easier if I chose to get one of those? I know ther is always a learning curve to anything and I don't mind studying to get things right, but I just want to know if I get an all-in-one box that I won't be sacrificing much overall sound quality and regret it later. Give me some feedback ya'll!!