1. http://www.dv247.com/invt/9473/ or http://www.dv247.com/invt/30207/ if you want to spend more you might be better off with a desk with integrated output/input ESP if you want to add hardware synths later.

2. uc33e has more knobs but is out of production, the behringer has motorised faders and is widely used.


horses for courses, i dont think youll find much difference other than individual user experiences. better off looking at the user forums for each one, then you'll start seeing issues with each device.