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Hi

Basically i am recording vocals over a track, so one channel is the track, one is the mic...
But i cant hear the mic in my headphones when i play/record!?

I noticed the mic channel volume monitor is grey, but the music volume monitor is green...

How can i set my mic up so i can hear it through my headphones along with the music please?

Thanks

The track's monitor option is probably set to "Off".
You may need to activate the I/O section to see the three monitor buttons.
When you switch in on, you will have to live with the round trip latency of your audio interface and hear your voice a lot later in the phones than you're actually mumbling into the microphone.

You're better off with leaving it off and using any direct monitoring options your interface should better have.

I tried to play about there, but it didnt fix the issue.
Can anyone tell me step by step how i can set up the mic to work in my headphones please?

samurai1 wrote:Can anyone tell me step by step how i can set up the mic to work in my headphones please?

You don't even tell what microphone and what audio interface you have. So no one will be able to tell you how the aforementioned direct monitoring options may work.

And I'm not ready to tell you how software monitoring in Live works, you basically copy-paste-started another thread.
Now go back to:

samurail wrote:I noticed the mic channel volume monitor is grey, but the music volume monitor is green...

and try "play about there" some more.
- Find the monitor section.
- Try the manual: 14. Routing and I/O

Sorry i am not as knowledgeable as you clearly.
Im just stuck for ideas and frustrated. Please help me understand...

I am using a standard mic, with a small jack, connected in to the mic jack input on my laptop...
Asio driver, then run through Live...

Haven't watched this but this may help since it has moving pictures:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO-7HLOJXUE

Otherwise Google suggests:

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=setu ... ve&ssui=on

samurai1 wrote:Sorry i am not as knowledgeable as you clearly.

... and at times I am not as knowlegable as I think I am...

I am using a standard mic, with a small jack, connected in to the mic jack input on my laptop...
Asio driver, then run through Live...

So, no direct monitoring from there. Pity, isn't it, because direct monitoring is a very useful feature of a soundcard.

But I skipped through that video jestermgee linked, brought back one little detail I had overlooked:

samurail wrote:I noticed the mic channel volume monitor is grey, but the music volume monitor is green...

The track with he grey volume meter is plainly and sd simply muted. - I was completely fixed on the monitor setting (which has to be "Auto" on an armed track of course), that I didn't think about this.

No i just cant figure this one out. Can anyone please take a look at my screen shot and tell me whats wrong here please?
I cant figure out how to upload images to here so il need an email to send it to please!

Someone has to help me iv been stuck on this weeks now

and the screenshot is supposed to be where?

Man give the exact reference of your soundcard and we could REALLY help you!

You need an example maybe.

My soundcard is a focusrite saffire pro 24 dsp firewire.
I also have E-MU 0404 usb 2.0


then what is yours?

you cry for help but you don't answer the basic

best

Hermanus wrote:and the screenshot is supposed to be where?

Man give the exact reference of your soundcard and we could REALLY help you!

You need an example maybe.

My soundcard is a focusrite saffire pro 24 dsp firewire.
I also have E-MU 0404 usb 2.0


then what is yours?

you cry for help but you don't answer the basic

best

He did actually provide this info:

I am using a standard mic, with a small jack, connected in to the mic jack input on my laptop...
Asio driver, then run through Live...

So, no interface.

If you can post a screenshot then possibly we can assist. The level may be grey because you are not "monitoring" the channel. You would need to switch the monitor to ON for the channel.

Otherwise honestly I would do a bit of googling. There is a LOT of info out there to flick thru and you could have found your answer way before now. Only way you will learn is by trial and error unless you ahve a teacher there to show you.

samurai1 wrote:Sorry i am not as knowledgeable as you clearly.
Im just stuck for ideas and frustrated. Please help me understand...

I am using a standard mic, with a small jack, connected in to the mic jack input on my laptop...
Asio driver, then run through Live...

"Standard" microphones use XLR connections. You're not using a "standard" microphone.

Anyway, go into preferences and select the input as the built in input. But this will be fruitless, because once you can monitor what you're doing, the latency will be hugely annoying.

Ok so whats the best way to get rid of the latency please?
I have it working now thanks...but the latency is just annoying me. I simply cant figure it out

Thanks for the abuse and help guys. Great teaching skills. It was a simple click away and its all working fine now. Easy mistake.
Thanks again for the help

I am having a similar problem
i have and alesis io2 with an exl microphone phantom powered
mxl 990

i am able to hear sound coming from the head phone and i am able to get sound coming from my alesis v61
however when i go to use the microphone i am unable.
can anyone help me out there.