Originally Posted By: Jim Fogle
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In my opinion an audio interface might make sense if a user is recording tracks or if five pin midi ports are needed. But I'm not convinced an audio interface offers any enhanced capability for audio playback.[/color]


I agree that if one is going to record be it a guitar, vocal, mic, etc, then an audio interface is needed.

You don't need an audio interface for five pin MIDI ports as five pin MIDI to USB adapters are very inexpensive.

I also agree that for just audio playback there is no difference between an internal audio chip or an audio interface as far as tonal quality goes. But if the music gets choppy, or crackles, etc then you will need an audio interface with native ASIO drivers so you can increase your audio buffers to stop those playback problems.

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