Need of 2nd HD for audio,Wich Audio Card?, ata/66 or ata/100 do i need a controler card?? Options

ata/66 or ata/100 do i need a controler card??is ata/100 that much faster?
Wich Brand is best for G4 400 256 , i want a 20 gig
What do you think about MOTU 1224? or is there better?

[CreativeOne]

I would get an IBM drive. I have heard they are very reliable. A lot of the other drives have become more reliable recently. I am running a Maxtor 20GB drive in my PC. The info is not that important though. If I had projects that I was working on, I would have purchased IBM instead. I would get an ATA 100 drive just because you will most likely take the drive with you to what ever system you get down the road. I don't think there is a big performance gain (yet) though. Make sure you get a 7200 RPM or better drive. Also - the lower the seek time the better. You should not need a controller card since you have a newer system, and the drives are auto sensing.

As for the audio, I have heard good things about the 1224. If you are just a home musician, you may consider an SB LIVE for Macintosh. (But I am partial since I work for them) I have also heard people rave about the Audio Media cards. You may want to do a search for a high end audio card shootout. I did a quick search only to find PC card reviews which won't help you. I did find one article that may help you out in qualifying the cards for you. I wasn't sure of your background, so don't be offended if you think it is remedial. Here is the link: http://sharkeyextreme.com/hardware/guides/soundcards/
You may want to check for Keyboard magazine or Electronic musician archived articles on Mac Sound Cards too.

Good Luck!

Brian