Why does audio sound different as its being recorded? metallic / robotic timbre

[CancerRidden]

Im recording vocals right now and when Im recording, the audio that comes through the headphones has this metallic robotic tone to it. When i stop the recording and listen back, that metallic tone is gone.

wtf is that? it is SO distracting

[Tarekith]

Most likely you have direct monitoring for your sound card enabled somewhere, so you’re hearing the audio as it enters your sound card and again a few ms later in Live at the same time. Hard to say for sure since you didn’t give any more information.