Can acid to VST On the fly plug ins?

[jmsmackdown]

I am a newb and I record just for fun on the side (into a USB mixer into my computer) and I have a lot of antares vocal plug ins (VST) installed on acid and it seems that I can only get the effects applied Post recording but cannot hear the effects 'live' as I record, how do I get this to work?

Do I need to switch software? I like acid because it is very easy and comfortable to me so I would prefer if I could get it to work on there so any help would be appreciated.

 

[Kujo]

When you hit the 'arm' for the track you'll be recording on...a litte icon will appear next to it (looks like two little speakers). That's the Line-In icon. Click it, and a pull-down menu will appear. Go to Input Monitor -> On, and you should now be able to hear your applied effect in real-time.