Thanks for the thoughts so far. I've had CEP 2.0 for almost a year now but I've only used it to mess around with sound files. Obviously I'd rather use what I have than buy something else, this is a toy for me, no more than that.
I'm not concerned with MIDI which is good news.
The actual equipment I've ordered is basically what J.R. outlined several months ago. Behringer, Rode and m-Audio 2496.
-=Tim=-