the other thread all sounds very positive. Recording the audio while doing screen shots is a nice extra. I'll have to investigate camtasia, I guess, as I'm not currently able to record on my computer and do screen shots at the same time. Was going to go the two computer route (use an old one just for audio).
I"m wondering if these are the same D pres that Yamaha uses on their current line of low cost mixers. Not that that means anything, but they call them D pres on the mixers, as does Steinberg on these units. Quite honestly, as long as they are clean and have half decent headroom, that's fine. I'm not currently into the $1500 mic pre at this point and not sure if that will ever happen either. Something like an ART Pro II for a couple hundred might suit the level I need, just fine as these Steinberg pres might also.