basically 6 inputs or 8 inputs via 1/4″ from Mackie outputs. firewire to laptop.
they include Cubase software but you should be able to use Adobe Audition 1.5 which is basically an upgrade of sound forge with multitracks, or you could probably use Sony Vegas for multitrack recording.
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2 choices below.
https://www.echoaudio.com/Products/FireWire/AudioFire8/index.php
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