I've been offered an Edirol M-16DX mixer/interface in trade for my DSLR which I had up for sale for $500.
 
Can anyone tell me if this is still a great product to use with Sonar? It's already ten years old.
 
I currently use the Steinberg UR44 interface (6x4) interface, which has no mixing console of course.
 
I can see myself needed to record multiple tracks live, although RARELY. I like the idea of having a hardware interface into the DAW, but I'm not even sure if it's controls (fader, pan, etc.) function inside Sonar.
 
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!
 
Thanks,

Gavin

I can not say about quality, but I was thinking about it when it was on sale 2-3 years ago (new) for €350.
 
From the documentation:
* it has relatively fancy routing for a "digital mixer", for example you can record only "Post EQ".
* since it has normal knobs only, its capabilities as a DAW controller are at the level on Korg NanoKontrol, probably even less since it has no separate transport section and I do not see LEDs for Mute/Solo on pictures.
 
And so I have decided that in case I want something in that direction, that should be Zoom R24... But after reading about its overall quality, I am still waiting (till they upgrade R using UAC technology)
 
All written is just my opinion, and I am a noob