All right... Tons of great info here! I really appreciate every single input.
This far the Pacifica have gotten the most mentions and because of that I will try it out. The UA compressors seem popular too and I all ready had my mind set on them. Gotta ask though, are the combined pres and comps worth a mention? I know UAs got at least one (610?).
As for software and plug-ins, I got a pretty good idea on what to get there (and have a bunch as well). Stylus was on the list (thanks for the tip anyway djbrough
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