Interface Help, noob looking for an interface Options

[riverdalereject]

I'm relativly new to digital regording. I'm not completely incompetent, but i am defenatly new to this and just need some help getting pointed in the right direction. I've been producing beats on Reason 2.5 on my PowerBook G4 for a while now, and the time has come to start laying down vocals. I have a Sure-57 which i just plug into the mic input on my laptop. Obviously the sound quality is horible as the mic is underpowered and i'm having latency problems. From doing some research i have gathered that an interface would solve most of my problems, but now the question is which one? All i need is one XLR mic input, one or two midi inputs and a couple headphone outputs. I don't think there is much i'm missing, but please inform me if i am. Anybody that can tell me what interface would work well for me, or even a good place online to get more information is a saint and a god.

[hahaworld]

Hi there, riverdalereject!

Get yourself a PreSonus Firebox, and all your problems will be solved. I use one on my G4 PowerBook, and it's great. Don't travel with it, though, because the volume knobs are very fragile and will short out on you. Mine's in the shop now, but this isn't to discourage you from buying it. It's a great mo-sheen. I've also got the PreSonus Inspire, and it works great, too. Go to Guitar Center this month and pick up one with your Guitar Center Credit card, 'cause they're having a 12-month financing deal right now. Good luck, and let me know how it goes!