Newbie Question: Can I convert MIDI files to Audio with the Audiophile 2496?

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I’m thinking of upgrading my sound card to the Audiophile 2496. I’ve read that it has midi interface but not synthesizer (I hope I have the terms right). So here’s my question: What I want to do is use CWHS 9 to convert existing MIDI files to wave files by recording them as audio on another track. Will the 2496 allow me to do this? Right now Im having no problem doing it with the cheap sound card (Crystal WDM Audio) that came on my pc, but it doesn't give me good results through a mic. I just dont know if the 2496 is missing something that my current sound card has. For all I know the sound card doesn't even have anything to do with this, I just want to make sure before I buy the new card.
 
Charlie,

> What I want to do is use CWHS 9 to convert existing MIDI files to wave files by recording them as audio on another track. Will the 2496 allow me to do this? <

No, to do that you need a sound card with a built-in synthesizer, or an external synth module, or a software synthesizer. Sonar XL comes with the Virtual Sound Canvas soft-synth, but I don't know if CWHS has that. But that's the kind of soft-synth you'd need to render MIDI as a Wave file.

--Ethan
 
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