Still comes back to one semantic concept though guys. Every post here includes the the "interface". When we define "interface". we say "a piece of hardware that creates a connection between one function and another".

The original post was about how to render. The rendering process all takes place inside the computer. It happens in the RAM, where programs execute, and outputs to the hard drive for storage. Nowhere in that sentence is there any access to the sound amplification and output functions of this signal chain. You should be able to render with NO soundcard or interface once you have input your chord chart and picked your style. Remember, when you generate a real track, you don't hear it while it is being generated. Only after. Thus the generation of the track is not at all reliant on sound hardware to make the sound of the track come out of the speakers for your review.

All that said, I will ALWAYS advise, having been a nerd for so long, to get the best quality you can afford. I understand budgets. I am retired too. I have a fixed income too. But.... when I want something that is going to make my sound quality better, I will cut a corner and find the money to spend $100 or so for good sound. That's $3.33 a day. What is $3.33 these days? One beer? A fast food meal? A gallon and a half of gas?

I still have not really heard an accurate account of the issue that started this conversation. I remember rharv commenting about using BIAB 2006 but I came into the mix in 2009, so that is lost on me.

Last edited by eddie1261; 09/21/15 05:58 AM.