Sound card latency and music sequencing, Do you need anything other than onboard |
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Sound card latency and music sequencing, Do you need anything other than onboard |
 Apr 5 2011, 03:05
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If you use software sequencing, and no hardware (e.g. cubase with libraries, no external inputs like keyboards) do you even need a professional sound card? Isn't everything done by the CPU in this case? None of those manufactures of DAWs even list a good sound card as a requirement. They seem to insist on you having SSDs, lots of ram (some even recommend 16gb), and a multi core CPU.
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Apr 5 2011, 03:43
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QUOTE (HTS @ Apr 4 2011, 22:05)  If you use software sequencing, and no hardware (e.g. cubase with libraries, no external inputs like keyboards) do you even need a professional sound card? Isn't everything done by the CPU in this case? None of those manufactures of DAWs even list a good sound card as a requirement. They seem to insist on you having SSDs, lots of ram (some even recommend 16gb), and a multi core CPU. Soundcards are for playing and recording audio. If you're just processing pre-recorded data, then no you don't need a sound card (except maybe to listen to the result). |
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Apr 5 2011, 07:44
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QUOTE (saratoga @ Apr 4 2011, 22:43) QUOTE (HTS @ Apr 4 2011, 22:05) If you use software sequencing, and no hardware (e.g. cubase with libraries, no external inputs like keyboards) do you even need a professional sound card? Isn't everything done by the CPU in this case? None of those manufactures of DAWs even list a good sound card as a requirement. They seem to insist on you having SSDs, lots of ram (some even recommend 16gb), and a multi core CPU. (except maybe to listen to the result). What does that mean? If I want to generate a performance of a work, and make it into a wav file, the computer can do it without going through the sound card? |
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Apr 5 2011, 08:51
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Yes.
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Apr 5 2011, 13:39
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QUOTE (HTS @ Apr 4 2011, 22:05) If you use software sequencing, and no hardware (e.g. cubase with libraries, no external inputs like keyboards) do you even need a professional sound card? I don't think so. QUOTE Isn't everything done by the CPU in this case? AFAIK, yes. QUOTE None of those manufactures of DAWs even list a good sound card as a requirement. This must be no accident. As you next observe they aren't shy about demanding expensive hardware. QUOTE They seem to insist on you having SSDs, lots of ram (some even recommend 16gb), and a multi core CPU. Yes, they aren't shy about demanding expensive hardware. The wave tables that they are based on must be huge! |
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