When you get that rich, people don't believe you as much.... Plus he stopped being hungry, because regardless of what he does, he'll be making money.... so yeah.....
I wanted to get rid of my mbox, since I'm considering a protools upgrade.....
I think the sound that comes out the apogee (a friend has it) just sounds better.
You can get an mbox2 mini for about $100... I know it's an old interface, but it's very functional. I still use mine.....
http://www.guitarcenter.com/M-Audio-Fast-Track-MKII-USB-Audio-Interface-with-Pro-Tools-SE-H76481-i2015197.gc
I do it because in my position, I don't have to be in the spotlight and can produce without a face.
But yeah...It's part of getting old in the game...such a youngindustry...
The colors are great...
If you got all your pads lit up with instruments everywhere, you can color code them to reflect what it is....
For example:
Kicks could be red, snares blue...
^^Yep... Although you get some good power with them, you can only do so much to them....
I would go the desktop route, unless you're doing some performances and need to travel..