Bo Eder
Platinum Member
I vote Mackie for the $ to quality ratio.
Looking at some of the prices going on eBay right now, he could get into either one for about the same amount of money. Although I did recommend that if this is all totally new to the brain, the Mackie will allow you to 'see' what you're doing more than the Yamaha. Seeing your physical paths of your audio is a big help to gaining more understanding about what you're doing.