right me and my friend are getting a studio together. it will be used mainly for trance *spit* but from a value for money and usability etc whats the general opinion on:

virus c
mackie hr 624s
mackie 1604 VLZ pro mixer (this is something im fairly clueless on )
delta 10/10
TC powercore card
some kind of controller keyboard (an ozone maybe)

and any pointers on outboard compression would be much appreciated.

ta muchly.