Yeah, I'm thinking of actually waiting a few months till I get my student loan, then I'll be able to afford a 4416 instead of the 16G, the hard drive in there is upgradeable, and also you can add extra preamps, XLR inputs and the like, as well as ADAT interface. It can record at true 24 bit resolution, has the 16 sample pads rather than 4 and also has cool stuff like motorised faders!
I'll also be adding a computer to my setup at some point, this thing is my mom's laptop so I cant really make use of it.
Also I was thinking of buying a rode ntk mic for vocals and acoustic guitar, ever use a true tube mic? if so how are they? are they worth the investment over an NT1?
thanks for all this help, I really appreciate the advice!