[linux-audio-user] hardware recommendations?

Hello there. I would like to know which AMD mainboard and which sound card is recommended for a small home recording outfit? Basic recording projects will be vocals, guitar and keyboard. Although RME Hammerfall and M-Audio Delta are ideal, the budget can't reach that level. I'm looking at sound cards between high-end pro-audio at the top and consumer grade at the bottom, somewhere half-way. I'm not a purist and at the same time 2 channel inputs and 2 channel outputs are limiting creativity. Four I/O will be comfortable and 8 I/O will be excellent but not necessary. Hard disk drives and controllers. My last experience with SATA was unpleasant. Our local supplier is pushing mainboards with SATA support as an alternative to SCSI. Issues were mostly at the controller side and I never resolved them. Will SATA be any good? Thank you in advance. ainion -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.7.1 - Release Date: 6/13/2005