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THANKS guys for all the great feedback. But let's say for whatever reasons...good or bad...I elect to restrict my tracks to only the sampled RealTracks.

In that event it is my understanding that there is no midi output so whatever midi driver is selected is irrelevant and would be overridden by the VSC or Forte sofware synths I have installed....AND...therefore...do I assume correctly that playing through an external sound module would also be irrelevant? I.E. that the Real Tracks samples just go THRU the module and aren't enhanced or detracted from by doing so?

Sorry to be such a dunce on all this.

THANKS!

Jim



The audio on the Real Tracks do not go through your synth (hardware or software) at all.

I don't have inside information on the Real Tracks, but I assume they are digital audio information similar to an audio CD and your sound card goes through a DA converter (Digital to analog) to turn them into audio. So the synths are not even being used.

Again thinking out loud your sound card could have a lame DA converter. If so you are out of luck, it would probably cost more to improve the computer than to get a new one. If you play an audio CD through your computer, how does it sound?

The next thing I can think of might be the amp that sends the audio signal to your headphone jack might have limited bandwidth (telephone quality). If that's the case, a USB to Audio interface might save the day.

My ThinkPads have decent sound cards. However I can hear the difference between the headphone jack and the USB-Audio interface through my PA set. The USB-Audio has better high frequency response. I recommend one of these interfaces even if you have a good sound card - they are inexpensive, full audio bandwidth, and they don't make static if you touch the mini phone jack at the headphone output.

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