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Re: using mac for softsynths only - audio interface needed?

Cool. Thanks guys. The only problem I forsee is running the headphone out 
into a line level environment, but I think it will be fine. 

Sent from my iPod

On 8 Jul 2012, at 13:37, Charles Zwicky <cazwicky@earthlink.net> wrote:

> Yes, that's fine.  The only problem with the built-in audio is that 
> there can be a bit of system noise...HOWEVER.. that noise is lower than 
> the scanning noise emanating from the audio output of an actual Prophet 
> 5 or Oberheim OB-8, and certainly quieter than the noise level of a 
> DX-7, or Tr-808, etc...
> 
> 
> At 12:08 +0100 8/7/12, Simeon Harris wrote:
>> anybody doing this? using a mac for audio out only? is an audio
>> interface really needed if you're just using it for softsynths, or can
>> you get away with using the internal audio drivers and the headphone
>> output? seems to me like it should be fine, but just wondering if
>> anybody had any thoughts on this...
>> 
>> thanks
>> 
>> sim
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