Audio interface vs overdub

[Tim Webber]

lol, I realize that. I just added a few years because....my h6 is a bit easier than you h4 because you dont have to pop the sd card to transfer the files.

 

[Scott Baxendale]

I apologize for my misuse of terms in advance.

I have just started recording my self playing electric guitar. I am using a zoom h6. I can play the rhythm part then 'overdub' and add the lead part. My son drums so I added my cheap mic and the zoom xy mic to add drums. This took up 3 of my 1/4"/xlr inputs plus the xy mic. I copied all the three tracks to my PC and blended them using Audacity....i tried to me the drums louder too. I output the song and while I am/ was happy....I want to improve.

My question is this, why do I need an audio interface when I can overdub n copy file up to the pc? I suppose it saves a bit of manual work but are there audio quality or functionality implications? I have a few more related questions but ill start here!

You can actually use the zoom as an interface. I think it has a usb out and can go straight into your computer bypassing the transfer stage. Zoom has some free software that will help.