Mastering Monitor Help

[Bguzaldo]

I just started mastering with my hardware gear instead of plugins. I have a firepod and figured it all out so far except I can't monitor the Mastered signal.

What I do is run the main outs to the inputs in my compressor then run those outs into my firepod Inputs 1&2. I record enable a stereo track in Cubase and then hit record and then I have my compressed master track, but I can't listen to my master as its running, I can only hear the dry track because I get bad feedback if I turn on the monitor enable. It works fine in the end but I have to keep recording a little of the master then playing it back to see how it sounds and I just do that over and over until I like how it sounds. Is there anyway to monitor my actual Mastered Signal?

Thanks
-Barrett

 

[Massive Master]

Monitor your inputs instead of your outputs.

 

[Farview]

Use the master insert to insert the compressor.

Put the compressor between the computer outputs and the input of the board.

 

[snellular5]

I have the same situation what I do is I run the output 3 and 4 to my comp and eq and then back in through the "pre amp ins" and record a stereo track so i still monitor out of the normal outputs. But to do this you have to assign your outputs in the DAW to output 3 and 4 then just monitor the inputs like said above
If that made any sense.
Matt