Importance of the sound card ?

  • Hi there,


    Before I buy my Virus Polar 2 I only use virtual instruments, so I have a cheap sound card (Lexicon Alpha) because for virtual instruments, there are no difference when I bounce my track (all the work is in the computer, not in the sound card).


    It's the same when I use the Virus Control ? There are a difference if I use a Lexicon Alpha or an Apogee ?


    Thanks,
    Simon

  • the importance of an audio interface is in the choices you make while listening to whatever you're working on. If you are listening through a cheap system that doesn't accurately represent sound, you'll make choices that won't translate well onto most listening systems. This is why pro studios have $4,000+ of converters, $2,000+ of monitors, and who knows how much tied into room treatment. The more accurately you can hear, the more efficiently you can produce.