Hey all, I've got a Digi 002 rack and am interested in getting a few
more preamps (since digidesign is a bunch of morons and only built 4 in
to the rack). I record accoustic drums and must have at least 8
preamped inputs. I'm also interested in a control surface that might
double as a mixer. I would like the device to be fairly portable. The
command 8 looks really cool but I don't know if I can afford to dump
$1000 on a control surface. Besides that I don't know for sure if it
would give me the additional inputs that I need. Can somebody shed
some light on the subject and possibly make suggestions as to what I
should do?

Also, I've heard that you can use the optical input on the 002 for an
additional 8 inputs. Has anybody tried this and if so what gear do I
need to do it?

Thanks.
Mark

nekcih_at_yahoo_dot_com