For live shows we use a line 6 M20d digital touch screen mixer
and it can record 18 tracks at once individually and all at 24/48, later I take those track files and drop them into PT11 and do what ever I want with them. the price has dropped some on it lately and it is still IMHO the best live mixer for any who needs 18 channels or less... the sound quality is stellar and with the line 6 link and some stagesource speakers it is phenomenal..