Can't hear my voice in my headphones!

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When I record with ACID Music Studio, I have my background track all ready to go, and then I add my audio (voice) track. I have the mic plugged into a port and my headphones into their slot, and I do not hear my voice when I sing into the mic. HELP what do I need to do to get my voice to play OUT when I sing INto the mic? Any help would be AWESOME!
 
Do you need to 'arm' a track or create a track to arm? Or do you need to make sure that the track you are trying to record to is talking to to your input via the proper input selection? Do you need phantom power? Input level turned up on your preamp? I have not used that program for recording, only for loop playback, but I have made ALL of those errors listed above on Cubase and Sonar. Hope this helps.
 
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depends

you need to make sure all the options match up
in the os sound control panel, in the interface driver, and in your software.
this is the most asked question on the audacity forum.
i suspect your answer will like the one they get.
now if you are using win7 or vista, or using usb there may be other issues and you definitely need to set your software options as the defaults usually are for something else.

then when that is done
if you want to record push the start button
my tape deck does taht
audacity does that

that being said, some software has jargon for a function that they require before you can push the start button.

and you may need a different option to hear while you record.
some cards call this stereo mix, others have their own names for it.

if you have a large multitrack capability you would need to enable the tracks you want to record on and omit the others.
this selection process, the best i can tell, uses the term "arm" in order to pick the active tracks for recording.

your software may require this extra step.

it is all part of a conspiracy to use non-intuitive terms to keep newbies confused imho
 
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We need to know your recording chain before we can help you....
 
We need to know your recording chain before we can help you....
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True.
Also: I don't know your software but when you're setting up your devices you should, at some point, come across "Enable Monitoring". ;)
 
you simply need to isolate the problem by examining each step of the recording chain. First, you need to see if your preamp is getting a signal (if you are using a preamp) then check, if your souncard has the option, the software mixer for the card. See if it is recieving an input. Then in your software recording program, make sure that soundcard is enabled as your input and output device. Then, create a track, "arm" the track (usually a red circle or something that says RECORD or REC....just press it), then make sure you enable input monitoring so you actually hear the input even before or during recording.
 
OP has 1 post and nothing for four days... maybe he has figured it out...:p
 
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