I can't imagine how it could possibly have any audio differences, unless the core processing has changed in magnitude, which it hasn't.

1 + 1 = 2 in Vegas 5, just as in Vegas 4 .

geoff

hmmm well its well known that a render can sound better when externally summed?
Although i have never had any serious problems with vegas renders?

"do you think it lacks quality in the renders?"

well, frankly yes. but only in that there's a certain vaguely definable difference between a vegas summed render and a really nice external digital or high-end analog summed file. it's like the stereo field is slightly narrower and there is a lack of 'air' for a better word. it's subtle but there.

it's nothing that seriously wrong and i've developed a lot of mixing techniques that can all but mask this effect (i basically pan and eq a little more extremely than i normally would). I'm pretty sure that the internal rendering engine has been upgraded before.. i went from vegas audio 2 -> vegas 4 and noticed a great improvement in the rendering quality. so i was just wondering if any work had been done on this for vegas 5?

and a general question - when will in-computer summing be as good as a high-end, external digital summer (or even a really good analog mixer)? does anyone know what i'm talking about? or is it just me and my weird ears?

that said i'll probably upgrade anyway - but since my files are almost completely done the only thing i have left to do is hit 'render' - so it's my most pressing issue.