Alesis multimix 16 firewire and garageband

hello, im still trying to decide which rack mountable audio interface best suits my needs and that doubles as a stand alone mixer. i know from the many positive posts that presonus firepod is a quality product. i do however prefer the control face of the alesis. has anyone had any experience using an alesis firewire mixer and garageband? ease of use and recording quailty are important too. ill post a link to the mixer here:
http://www.alesis.com/product.php?id=94
thank you for any info

doh! i guess ill be prepared for a software upgrade that supports 96k should i do logic express someday. thanx
If you need more then CD quality then you will need another software package. But along with 96k capability come a much more intense work environment and a big learning curve. If your end product will be used in itunes, burn a demo cd or put on the web then garageband will be more then fine.

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