i used to mix OTB with a tascam 3700 and an alesis HD24XR and then back into a daw through a rosetta 200 and the results were great, i think it wasnt a matter of the electronics being better but it was that i grabbed real faders and adjusted pan and eq with knobs, it makes the job a lot more fun and it is easier to get some more depth when mixing to a console. currently im on PTHD and while i love the sound, mixing is a big drag, i want a control 24 but im thinking that it might not be the same as a console, i sold my console for 800 cuz i needed to get the money for HD and am now trying to convince the guy to let me have it back so i can send it to get recapped and all so i can mix on some real faders again, i think the speed of achieving a good mix will have you in awww whe you do it, goodluck, you just might convert!