Hi Jim, I had theElysis HD24 for about a year. The pluses were that it was very easy to edit material for copy and paste. The scrubbing feature was really excellent and easy to use. It was also very easy to transfer tracks to Sonar with MOTU interface. The downside was that any punch ins were destructible, in other words, once you punch in, you'd better like what you got because the original was gone. Also, as with any freestanding recorder, you had to set up a mix on the console each time you set up a song. Once you got passed about four markers, it was not very accessible to find markers without vision. All in all, Sonar can do all of the functions of any freestanding recorder plus a lot more. My vote still goes to sonar and cake Talking. Ross Ross Wine-Sky Blind Luck Music 1708 21st Ave., Suite453 Nashville,TN 37212 615-298-5258 www.wine-sky.com