Hello, sorry i haven't posted in a while... been a busy beaver! Well i have some news, the previous setup i was thinking about has changed. I have bought a behringer BCD3000 to use as my central mixer as it has alot more functionality compared to the m audio mixer. I picked up the BCD3000 for 109 delivered and it has lots more midi buttons and knobs for to assign to whatever i like. Plus it has a low latency soundcard built in which enables me to headphone monitor. i think the m audio is around 70 quid(would need another 80 for sc). I will also be adding a Korg nanopad as to have better control over things like looping and hot cueing. The x-y touchpad on this should come in handy for altering effects in ableton live etc. Its only 40 - 50 quid. The only thing lacking in my whole setup is the wheels on the BCD3000, they are not the best at low speeds, seem to be pretty low res. NOt complaining as this price however. So i will be building the scratch wheel (or 2) to accompany it all and should make for a pretty complete setup. im either going to have one scratch wheel and combine it with monitor cues so i can use it for both decks(if that makes any sense :s) or i will be building 2 scratch wheels (one for each deck) Also thinking of mounting it on a shelf. I think it will be hard to come across a hard case that will fit everything nicely. anyways i thought you might be interested in a little update ;) Dan