Hi Asian Sun

The DXi bypasses the soundcard sounds and merely passes through the soundcard

However when you are buying a soundcard it is very useful to have a "What you Hear" feature which means you can record the balance of output between Midi/DXi/RealTracks/Soundfonts which rendering does not achieve easily

I have spent a great deal of money and time trying to find a suitable batch(s) of soundfonts (we all have different sound tastes) but now with the increasing number of RealTracks it now means that I only use RealTracks (more coming soon) and VSC DXi for anything else

I use the great value for money SB X-Fi Xtreme Gamer soundcard which has the "What You Hear" feature plus a direct link to a front panel connection if you have a desktop - this is recording in real time which by it's nature is longer but I found to be quicker and far more accurate in the long run
jazzman

BIAB - RealBand - 2022
Windows 10 64
Zoo computer with 7i processor- SSD 1TB -2TB HDD
Roland keyboards