do I need an audio interface with Sonar Home Studio 7 XL?

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2010/11/21 16:58:09 (permalink)

do I need an audio interface with Sonar Home Studio 7 XL?

I did a search on this forum..and while I found some references, I never found an answer to this question. I'm about to buy Sonar Home studio 7 xl for my (relatively new) Dell with Windows 64 bit Home premium. It has  a RealTeck High Def audio sound card. I also have a xenyx 802 mixer that I currently run from my Boss GT6 effects processor into the xenyx mixer then into my sound card.  Will I need an audio interface as well or can I just bypass an audio interface?

All I will be recording is guitar and (bass and drums from sonar home studio 7xl instruments/session drummer)


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Andy
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    Re:do I need an audio interface with Sonar Home Studio 7 XL? 2010/11/21 20:56:26 (permalink)
    I won't say you need one. Many people use their stock sound cards with satisfactory results. Many find it hard to overcome incipient latency with stock sound cards. Most find their stock sound cards lacking when recording big projects with lots of effects and soft synths.
    Most stock sound cards will use either MME or WDM audio drivers, MME being the oldest, slowest driver. A new one available when Vista came out is WASAPI. Or you can try ASIO4All (Google it, free download), which often eliminates excessive latency.
    The better preamps and faster, more efficient analog-to-digital processing of an audio interface go a long way toward getting professional results, even if you're not a professional.
    So, try it with what you have; if it works for you, cool.
    But I think you will be better off and more satisfied with an audio interface designed for recording that uses true ASIO audio drivers.
     

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