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Monitor Audio Effects While Recording
I should know the answer to this question, but is there a way to monitor the audio effects on a track while recording? I like to put a gate on the track when recording narration, and would like to be able to monitor the gate.
Is there a way to route the effect so that I can hear it but the track still records dry?
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Well, I see no one else has come up with an answer. Maybe I didn’t state the question clearly. Nevertheless, I’ve figured out how to do it.
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For anyone who may do a search on this question in the future, please share your solution with us.
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Good point. To monitor the effects while recording, I added an FX bus, right clicked on the track header near “Pan” and selected the FX bus for output. That did the trick.
The signal records dry, but you can listen to any effects you might want to use as it’s being recorded and even add or change effects on the fly. I wanted it particularly for gating a narration track (thanks to non-isolated computer), so that the narrator didn’t have to listen to the noise in his cans.
The problem, however, is latency. Even at 2ms, there is noticeable doubling. It’s slight, but definitely there. I don’t know if it’s worse than listening to the background noise, but either way is a compromise.
Maybe I should just isolate my computer and be done with it. But the gate does a superb job of cutting it out without making it sound artificial.
I’ve considered a hardware gate, but short of buying a $99 Beheringer unit, I’d rather not spend the cash.
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Robert, thanks very much for posting your solution.
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Actually, that solution was wrong. I was trying to remember it off the top of my head.
An easier way is to go into preferences, click the Audio Device tab, then click on “Advanced.” There’s a check box in there where you can choose “enable input monitoring.”
Once you choose that, you can go to your audio track header, arm it to record, then right click on the stereo/mono icon, choose Reocrd Inputs>Input Monitor>On. I believe Auto will work also.
If you use ASIO audio, drop it down to 2ms, you’ll barely hear the latency, if at all.
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