Another question (Gary?) Is a sound module able to play both Real band instruments "And" midi simultaneously? Or does the midi track need to be recorded via the sound module, and then synched up with the real track(s) before being rendered to Mp3, Wav etc as a single file?
Thanks in advance.
The purest answer is 'No, you can't use a sound module to play RealTracks and MIDI together.'
However, the answer gets blurred with something like the SD-50, which is BOTH a Sound Module AND and Audio Interface. In that case, yes, you can run both Audio, like Real Tracks, and MIDI, into the sound module.
My feeling is that if you want the best reliability, record the audio as a .wav file into RealBand or some other DAW, do all of your effects processing there, and then input the Real Tracks data, and then do the mix down. But, that's just me.
Does this answer your question?
Gary