if he purchases a sound card he doesn't need a pre and i think you may mean a phantom power box. the preamps in the motu are better than anything else on the market and for my ears equal to the pre's in the rme soundcards, the metric halo ones are a little nicer. the motu ones are based around neve mic pres.
protools is good for recording and is a really nice sounding prog but it sucks ass for editing and its midi isn't that great either. i would use cubase over protools if i had the choice, but digital performer over both.
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