Record monitoring problem

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I am using Sonar 2.2 with an Edirol DA 2496 on a new computer, XP Home. I loaded the XP drivers from Edirol. I can successfully record, however, I cannot get the monitoring function to work properly. I can hear what I am recording through the monitor, but only with the volumes jacked up to the point of redline. There are many choices to make:

Control panel – audio input and playback
Sonar – input, output
2496 – various choices

I am beginning to think either the sound card or myself is defective. I have spent a lot of time trying different configurations, but am still stumped. Any help would be appreciated .
 
Describe your signal chain and how you are monitoring. Are you using the Sonar Input Monitoring function? Hardware monitoring?
 
I am using only the sound card inputs and headphones.

In Sonar I set the audio track to the input that I am plugged into with mic or guitar. I set the output to output 1/2 which is where the monitor speakers and headphones are connected.

In the sound card control panel I can select either 1/2 or “monitor mixer”, but neither gives me a signal through the headphones.

I am able to get a partial signal through the headphones if I select monitor mixer as an input. But this makes little sense to me. The monitor mixer shows up only as an input option not an output.

I tried using the Sonar input monitoring function, but it has no effect.

I’m not sure if I am answering your questions. Thanks for trying to help
 
Is the card offering anything like "Direct Monitoring" or something like that?
 
Did you try to plug the headphones into the Headphones jack on the front of the unit? Are you sure you can plug headphones into the Monitor Outputs (1, 2)? I wouldn't think so... I took a quick look at the specs, and it says that the Outputs 1-8 have a recommended load impedance of 10k ohms, while it's 20-600 ohms for the Headphone jack. If you plug monitors in there, can you hear it through them?

Also, I didn't see any mention of direct monitoring (maybe it does have it though) in my quick look, so I think you will need to use Input Monitoring in Sonar. Let us know if you have any more info, progress, or questions.

Good luck! :)
-Jeff
 
The card does not offer direct monitoring. The headphones are plugged into the headphone jack on the front of the sound card. The headphone jack is wired into the 1/2 output according to the diagram that came the card.
 
I've never used the DA2496, but does it have a routing patch-bay (in software form) that needs to be configured?

Are you using WDM or ASIO? Have you updated your drivers?
 
The card does have routing patch bay software and this may be my problem. I have tried various configurations but still can't make the monitor work.
 
I did a quick scan of the specs on the Edirol card. I don't see where it has built-in pre-amps. Did I miss something, or are you using your own pre-amps upstream of the card?

Not having any pre-amps would be a real good reason for a very faint signal. :)
 
<cracks knuckles>

Steve,

I'm 95% sure that the headphone jack on the front is the output from all channels.

I wouldn't plug your headphones into the monitor (1/2) outputs on the back, you will probably blow your headphones! The impediance would be very different.

Go into the ASIO Control Panel and take the option of monitor mixer... that will confuse you (it did me). The card does have direct monitoring.

Last suggestion, have your tried playing a CD via Media Player through the card to see if it works? If it plays, it's a software setting, if it doesn't let us know. I"m posting from work so I don't have the sound card in front of me atm.

Porter

BTW, Dachay, the card does have 2 built in mic pre-amps & 2 Hi-Z inputs.
 
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