# Can you capture a VST without a secondary interface?

**URL:** <https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/can-you-capture-a-vst-without-a-secondary-interface/7778>\
**Category:** Quad Cortex\
**Created:** [August 2, 2022, 6:11pm UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/can-you-capture-a-vst-without-a-secondary-interface/7778 "2022-08-02T18:11:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![747](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/7/e99b99/32.png) [@747](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/747)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2022, 6:11pm UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/can-you-capture-a-vst-without-a-secondary-interface/7778/1 "2022-08-02T18:11:07Z")

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I wanted to capture a VST. I know how to do that with a secondary interface. But because I use my QC as my interface, I don’t have another one. So is it possible to do that just with the QC?

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**Author:** ![MP\_Mod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ccd318/32.png) [@MP\_Mod](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/MP_Mod)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2022, 6:16pm UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/can-you-capture-a-vst-without-a-secondary-interface/7778/2 "2022-08-02T18:16:33Z")

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No, unfortunately you can’t use the QC as a USB audio interface and capture at the same time.  
You could definitely capture capture an audio output from a DAW using a VST using the same method of capturing an amp and or drive. Worst case, you could always pickup a cheap audio interface to get the job done. I sometimes use my Irig Pro or Presonus interfaces when capturing plug-ins and that works great.