Monitoring the Instrument You're Recording

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Stupid question -- This was working fine until recently; I'm not sure what setting I changed...

When I record an electric guitar or keyboard directly into Sonar (through a preamp, Delta 1010LT soundcard, and then Sonar, specifically), I can't hear what I'm playing while I'm playing it. But I used to.

What do I need to do to hear both what's recorded, and what I'm recording, at the same time?

Thanks!

-Mike
 
Input monitoring in Cake? Or does the Delta have that also?
 
What happens when you "solo" all relevant tracks, including the one you're recording on?
 
That would be a function of the soundcard, not Cakewalk. Go into your soundcard properties and look around.
 
in patch bay/router sellect 1/2 output to moniter and then connect your speackers to 1/2 out put
 
Thanks, everyone, I'll try all the above. I did check the control panel software for the Delta 1010LT soundcard, but the inputs seemed to be fine. When I play, it shows in the meters, but I can't hear it; nothing's muted. The same happens in Sonar -- I can't see it, but can't hear it. Strange. I'll look to see if there's a specific "Input Monitoring" feature.

Thanks,

Mike
 
You can monitor the input through the software using Input Monitoring, as Mixit described, or directly off your sound card as Track Rat indicated.

The advantage of monitoring through the software is that you can hear any effects that are enabled on the track. The disadvantage is that it adds latency. Depending on your computer system and other equipment, you may be able to get the latency down to where it is not noticable.

The advantage of direct monitoring off the sound card is that there is no latency. While the disadvantage is that you will not hear any effects you are using on the track you are recording to.

To monitor directly off the sound card, you need to check "monitor mixer" in your sound card's mixing applet; or route the the track outputs that your speakers are connected to, to H/W In X/X (where X/X is the input jack that your gear is connected to).

For ex., if your speakers are connected to outputs 1/2 and you have a guitar connected to input 1, set the patchbay router such that H/W Out 1/2 is configured for H/W In 1/2.

If you want to monitor through the software, leave the patchbay set to WavOut 1/2, and enable Input Monitoring in Sonar.
 
All the info up so far is spot on. But the obvious, maybe you've already covered this but, in the track that you're working in, have you selected input echo? It looks like a little arrow right next to the "R" button in the track you're working on.

I'm using SONAR 5 and a couple Delta 1010LTs. Thats they I'm doing it.
 
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