[ARSCLIST] current role of soundcards

["Prentice, Will" <Will.Prentice@xxxxx>]

A passing thought, with a dash of devil's advocacy:

You're buying a new PC setup for the transfer of analogue material to a
high standard. Assuming you can obtain a high quality ADC with firewire
or USB interface and the PC has sufficient processing power, why would
you need a soundcard at all? 

Will

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