tru, more professional sound sure don't hurt though. as long as i'm close though it's cool, i did import a crystal method track straight off a cd cuz i know that had to be through top dollar mastering houses and it was like -7 throughout. if -10'll cut it though i'll stick to tweaking my virus and slack on the other crap, real knobs are much more fun anyway . speaking of knobs i don't suppose you ever messed around with a machinedrum have you? i'm really doing all my drums in battery and while samplebased is cool i find myself wanting a little more that something with modeling might offer, a dedicated sequencer like that is kinda cool too. just not sure if i'll get all $1,100 worth out of it though, shit i could just about get any drum module i want for that much. sp1200, 808, 909, or like 3 drumstations.