Audio Input Monitoring

I am unable to monitor audio in Logic 8. I can monitor MIDI fine and can also monitor audio in standalone applications such as Amplitube. I can hear the audio played back when i have recorded it, but not in the monitoring mode. I have checked obvious solutions..... stuck.

right. but its not software that is the issue.. its guitars, and mics..
Er... I'm not sure you grokked what I was talking about. Audio interfaces do one of two things, when it comes to monitoring signals you are recording (guitars, mics and stuff).
Either it is doing direct monitoring, where it's using the interface's inbuilt mixer to pass the audio coming in on it's inputs directly to its outputs (and then on to your speakers).
Or we do software monitoring, where the signal comes into it's input, it passes those signals to Logic, which then routes it via Logic's mixer back to the audio interface and on to your speakers.
So if you want to monitor through Logic, Software Monitoring must be turned on in your audio preferences.
signal shows up in interface, i dont think its a hardware problem. hmm.
You haven't answered my question as to whether software monitoring mode is turned on in Logic. it needs to be, otherwise you will not be monitoring through Logic while recording, you will have to use direct monitoring and use whatever software controls your audio interface's mixer to route it's inputs to it's outputs.

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9.2 Update killed my audio input monitoring during play!

I can monitor my audio input while I'm stopped, but as soon as I loop and play (not in record mode) it automatically kills monitoring of the signal. YET, I can still record if I need.
This didn't happen until I updated to 9.2.
Has anyone else had this problem?
Thanks!

I got other problems after updating Logic, they occured twice. One was not having 'open recent session' and the other was not having 'incompatible' plugins menu item in Logic AUs. Perhaps this is similar to my problem and the solution was to trash Logic preserences and rebooting. Try it, you don't loose anything that way. I'm not at my mac now but the preferences can be in MacHD/library/Preferences (start with com.apple.logic) or in your user Library/preferences. There are 2 files and I'm not sure which one but if you trash both (without deleting the files, only trash) you can try if it brings the requested feature back. One of the files will reset your settings but if you restore it after the test you will have them back (of course with the 'bug' itself. Later today I will pot you the exact one to throw.
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Help...cannot get audio input monitoring t work

when punching in..I cannot hear audio before and after punch. Please help!!!

Try deactivating Input monitoring so you'll hear the track before and after the punch - like that you're actually listening "post tape". If you have an external Audio Interface/Mixer with monitoring capabilities use that instead.

Audio Input Monitoring Problem

Hello,
I am having a problem where I can always hear the signal being passed to the external inputs of my soundcard, regardless of whether or not Software Monitoring is enabled, in fact, Logic doesn't even have to be open! Due to this fact I believe this is an OSX issue, however, since it is effecting Logic I am hoping someone here can assist, as I am at my wits end.
My setup:
Dual 2.5 G5
2gig RAM
OS X 10.4.4
Logic Pro 7.1.1
Emagic AMT8
Emagic a2|6
I have tried reinstalling the a2|6 software thinking the problem may have
been corrupted drivers, but to no avail. I have tried to mess around both in
the Sound Preferences and Audio Midi Setup sections, but no love there
either.
Weak sauce.
Anyway, I'm sure this is something simple and I am just doing something
stupid wrong, but I can't figure it out, and hence, I post to you. Thank you
in advance for your time and consideration.
michael

do you have a external mixer mixerboard ?
or is your source plugged straight into your interface ?
maybe its not software monitoring it might be hardware monitoring so check your mixer or if not check the control panel of your interface because you can use it as a virtual hardware monitoring when you change few settings like...
in the Patch bay of delta 1010LT i can set...
Analog output 1/2 to Monitor Mixer,then i'll set the monitor mixer to settings like ...
Master on full
Software input 1/2 set to full( which is what is coming out of logic or the mac )
Software input 3/4 set to full or off ( which is what sends to my TC Electronics Finalizer 96K)
Analog IN 1/2 and 3/4 set to full ( which is automatically receiving the signals from external source even if i don't open any applications)
S/PDIF also set to full ( this monitors the output of my TC Electronics Finalizer 96K )
so check your interface to make sure none of this is not the problem if you don't want to continuously monitor the input source
using my setup means it bypass the software monitor maybe that what the problem is for you
stash

Huge latency on audio Input Monitoring came outta nowhere!

Hey guys. Bit stumped here..never had latency issues before..
So heres my setup, 8channel mixer into a M-Audio Firewire Audiophile, which is like a DJ interface, but meh, it gets the job done alright.
My project is, Track 1 Superior Drummer, Track 2 - EZPlayerPro, track 3-7 Guitar tracks.
Now it plays back great. But when i try to record, nooo way! The latency is terrible! cant follow the beat! And the part that has me confused is, ive changed nothing! ive added nothing to the channel strips, i dont have any crazy long audio going on here, this is just a scratch track i record ideas on...
Ive played with the buffer a bit, and havent gotten anything but making it worse
Basically i started an idea yesterday, walked away, worked on it throughout, came back today, and its there on not just 1 project, but all of them.
Yes ive tried the reboot, i hoped it was that simple
Anybody any suggestions?

is PDC set to "ALL"?
are you run with Multiouts instruments?
I suggest to use Lowlatency mode
or this set
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1927786
see my pics
G

Digital audio input via mini jack/toslink from ADA, monitored via USB audio output... is this do-able? I know digital audio input should be okay but how do I monitor it, apart from using the internal speakers?

Digital audio input via mini jack/toslink from ADA converter, monitored via USB audio output to amplifier... is this do-able? I know digital audio input should be okay but how do I monitor it, apart from using the internal speakers?

You can output audio thru HDMI, with appropriate adapter.
You can use additional cheap external usb audio for monitoring.

Input Monitoring, and Audio Objects- help?

Hi!
First part:
Input Monitoring. I am used to Input Monitoring (live signal) overriding printed material (regions). I thought that if I had Auto Input Monitoring disabled, and if I would engage Input Monitoring on an Audio Track, ONLY the Live input would pass; any regions on the track would not sound...put simply, engage Input Monitor flicks a switch from regions to Live Input. But, it does not. The ONLY ways I have found to have JUST the live signal is to mute all regions, or actually record on the track. How SHOULD it work?
Audio Objects and Arrange tracks:
If I have 3 audio tracks in the Arrange window, and I assign them all to say, Audio Object 1; why do the Arrange window audio tracks not operate independently? If I solo one, all three solo. If I mute one, they all do. Even worse, if I Rec enable one, all three do!
I thought that Arrange window Audio tracks were independent, and operated as such. Assign tracks to multiple Audio Objects, or to the same, it did not matter. Part of the brilliance of it (I thought, initially) was how you could have different "versions" of a track feeding a single Object, and then priority would determine what actually plays back; but that is not how it works? Part of my delusion, it seems, was that when you mute or solo a track in the Arrange, there is a pause, and if I then do so in the Mixer it is much, much faster, which is due to the Arrange tracks being different...or not? Seems the answer to that incurs a penalty in one case, but not another, and that makes NO sense. Where did I go wrong?
Sorry for the wicked long post, but I see these both as related, and I would love to know why this stuff looks incredibly flexable and powerful on paper, but in practice, it is nothing short of frustrating, with very little benefit over other apps...maybe worse than some other apps...

Hi!
Thx for the reply! I seem to be find the odd questions...
Sampleconstruct wrote:
Click on the track with the regions you want to solo/mute->all regions in that track get selected->use the keycommands for Solo (S by default) and Mute (M by default). Then only the highlighted regions in that track will play/mute
That works well, and I could handle using it as a workflow. But, when one wants to retain individual mute states of specific regions on that track, this would alter that when unmuting. The tip below would be a viable alternative, but...
Sampleconstruct wrote:
Also have you tried the two different modes for Solo/Mute which can be set in Logic Audio Prefs? "CPU save mode" makes the tracks assigned to the same Audio object independent from each other - "Fast"-mode makes them all dependent, so try CPU save mode.
That I did not realize. However, if I rec or input enable, no matter what ALL Arrange tracks assigned to the same Audio Object rec/input enable. Any way to stop that that? Or is that just an "idiot-synchrocy" of Logic 8? (coulda sworn 7 did not do that?) Take recording is cool, but sometimes I might want to have alternates on a seperate track. It seems to defy the reasoning behind addressing Audio Objects...

Monitor audio input when NOT recording?

I've just bought my first mac along with Logic Studio in preperation for my Sound Technology university course in September. I'm used to using Logic 7 in college, so Logic 8's taking me some time to get used to. Basically, I'm trying to record a guitar part and can't figure out for the life of me how to monitor the audio input in realtime.
"Software Monitoring" is ticked in the core audio settings, and I can hear myself in realtime when I'm recording, but only when I'm recording. Also, the tuner is not picking up my guitar when not recording, however it does when I am recording.
Thanks for your help!

Use the "Monitor Input" Button on your Channel Strip.You might need to select it to show on the strip.It will be an I on the button next to the mute and record

Apple TV3 HDMI - DVI jack fine. TV has no DVI digital audio input.

I can buy a converter from HDMI to DVI for video, My TV does not have a digital audio input for the optical cable. I may be able to plug into my sony surround sound amp in to the SA-DC CD in optical port and just play through the surround sound all the time? Which would not give me sound if I used the TVs internal speakers? Or there may be a converter from an optical audio to a R & L DVI Audio Input Jack?

Before you do just note that HDMI is the only supported connection so there will be no guarantee with any converter used. If it does work you will be unable to view protected content, unless your monitor specifies HDCP compliance. Functionality could also cease at any time.
The optical port is for connecting to a receiver, which you would need to do as DVI doesn't carry audio.

Re: Audio Input latency over 1 second sometimes.....

This is a BUG in a recent Logic update that I did unfortunately.
Logic Pro 9 on imac24" had been working flawlessly for many months in my studio.
Audio from my various synths is going into the iMac via a fader panel via spdiff. Also main synth (Korg Oasys) is also going midi in to the iMac.
After this recent update from Apple on fresh powerup and Logic started and a Yamaha piano grand selected on Logic and 12String Guitar selected on my Korg Oasys, the following happens.
When I press say the middle C on the Korg, right away the Yamaha plays the C.
Then after about 1 second delay, the Guitar sounds.
Then I quit Logic, then restart Logic and everything works fine till the next time I do a fresh powerup.
This is very silly to have to go through every single day......
Anyone have any ideas?
CPU load always show very low load always.....

{quote:title=45rpm wrote:
I know that you said earlier that you're using spdif. I asked you for more information about this, because your iMac does not have a standard spdif jack. It does not have a standard toslink jack. Your Roland has a toslink jack, and you're using some kind of adapter or separate device to connect this to your iMac. If you have another device here, I am considering the possibility that it's somehow contributing to the problem.}{quote}
From apple.com, my iMac has:
"Audio line in/optical digital audio input (minijack)"
This is where the Roland Toslink output is plugged into. There is no separate adapter needed. The iMac is able to understand the standard Optical frames via the fibre optic cable. We need to move on from this connection as it works as designed.
{quote:title=45rpm wrote:
I don't understand the scenario you're describing. Is the instrument generating the sound a Logic software instrument, or one of your hardware synths? What happens if you press a key on the Caps Lock keyboard, instead of pressing a key on your synth?
} {quote}
I apologize in advance if i am not patient enough and i appreciate all the help you guys are offering... but why would you ask about pressing a key on the Caps Lock keyboard? As explained earlier, in addition to generating music from its own sound engine, the Synth supplies the MIDI data straight into the iMac via USB. The iMac sees the synth Keystrokes in perfect realtime and plays whatever instrument I select in Logic...in perfect real time. Its the Analog being generated from the synth engine that gets delayed until I putz with perhaps the .plist file. (read Eriksimon's comment above). In my very first post I explained that I had selected a Yamaha Piano (a Logic Instrument) and a Steel Guitar (An instrument on the Synth) setup. So when I hit a middle C on the Synth, the Logic Instrument Yamaha AND the Synth Instrument Guitar should sound at the same time. But they don't...until I putz with the .plist file. Hope this clarifies the confusion?
Help me out here Eriksimon. You seem to get what i am faced with.
{quote:title=45rpm wrote:
Via what audio interface? What happens if you monitor via built-in audio instead? What happens if you try a new OS X user account?
} {quote}
The Audio Outjack from the iMac is wired to the Audio Amp via an stereo cable with RCA connectors. There is no difference in sound if I use built-in iMac speakers.
I have not tried using a different account. Should I?

Input monitoring problem

Hi all!
I've got the latest version of GarageBand that runs on my OS X Mavericks. The problem is with my guitar tracks. I plug in using my line-in input with simple cord and at first, there is no problem. I can hear my guitar playback live in real time(i.e. input monitoring is on) on the guitar track. But then something happens and my guitar sound disappears from the track, although the input monitoring function is still shown as working. Can somebody please tell me why this is so?
All help much appreciated.
therealking

I have a similar problem, although I'm on Logic Pro 8.
I can't seem to record my guitar track (mic'd cabinet) without having the result monitor back through my studio monitors unless I turn off software monitoring in Preferences/Audio. But then if I want to record keyboards direct and listen to what I'm playing, I have to go back in and turn the option back on.
In Sonar on the PC, this was much more intuitive. You could arm a track for recording by clicking the "R" button, and separately toggle monitoring on and off by clicking the little speaker button to the right. You didn't have to constantly fiddle with the program preferences.
I have a FireWire410 interface, and the monitoring only happens when Logic is loaded. I would have thought that the little "I" icon was to turn monitoring on and off, but it's some "pre/post-tape" toggle I can't find a use for.
Kevin, how did you control your monitor mix before?

No Skipping in Input monitoring At Playback

I was wondering if there were any way to keep the signal from an input-monitoring track from skipping when you start playback to hear another piece of data. For instance, I keep one audio track on input-monitor in order to process the signal from Ableton Live through Logic's effect plug-ins, because Logic's are much more powerful. However, I create riffs and such with the power of Logic's soft synths, because they're likewise more powerful than anything else out there. However, I want to be able to modify the signal from Ableton while I'm listening to the riff I've designed to see how it sounds. When I do this, though, the signal from Ableton skips, and just wouldn't do in live performance. Any guidance that can be offered is great. Thanks!

Mec36 wrote:
It's actually not rewired, I'm using an application called Jack that at first seems to be overly complicating the process of sending signals from one program to another, but for my purposes, it's not. You need to set the audio drivers for ableton and logic both to JackRouter
Right, I understand what it's doing.
I don't think it's latency, because I've messed around with buffer size/range >a lot; and I don't use ReWire, so it's not that either.
Latency can arise form several sources besides the I/O buffer.
If you have a plug-in with built in latency (time it needs to process the signal) such as a compressor, Logic will automatically compensate the whole system so that audio stays in sync, that means if you're adjusting Ableton to Logic's playback the output (Ableton) will not be in sync with Logic's audio output.
I could be wrong, there's a couple of ways to test this.
1. Create a project with a couple of synth tracks to play along with, do not use any plugins, try Ableton through Jack.
2. Under Preferences/Audio/General turn Plug-in-Delay Compensation Off.
Try Ableton/Jack in an existing project that has plugins and also, a bare bones project per #1 above.
3. There's also the chance that Jack has a built in safety buffer of a few samples, this could also cause Logic to burp.
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Cant record into to logic pro 9 using samson l1200 live mixer, System/Pref/Audio input tab says selected device has no input control

Hi Im new to this so bare with me..When I connect my Samson l1200 live usb mixer to my Imac 7,1 Intel duo core 3gb ram, osx10.6.8, via usb cable to record vocals/instruments, in System Pref/Audio/Output tab is set to mixer's UsbAudioCodec driver, (Im able to hear playback into headphones via the mixer, and hear the mic when spoken into it but cant record a track into Logic...System/Pref/Audio input tab says selected device has no input control, Ive set the input/output settings in Logic to UsbAudioCodec but still no good...Would it be either the way the mixer is set up? or is this mixer (Samson l1200) not compatible with my particular Imac? I hope I may be able to help as Im only a student trying to record my band thanks

I perfectly understand your problem.
First... just to make sure, in Logic's preferences /Audio make sure Universal Track Mode IS checked, it should be enabled. (I think it probably is just checking)
Second... if you record a track in a new Logic project and then go to the next track to record an overdubbed guitar part, are both parts recorded on the 2nd track?
What I'm asking is overdubbing working differently for two or three recorded tracks as opposed to overdubbing with an imported track.
What I think is happening is you have the main stereo output being recorded into Logic so if you playback an imported or recorded track from Logic while recording a 2nd track (overdub), both are going to be recorded on the 2nd track.
I took a look at the manual, here's the relevant sections.
34 – SEND – USB input send switch
The USB INPUT switch allows you to select one of
two stereo (or two channel) signal paths to feed the
USB output to send to the connected PC. When the
INPUT switch is in the up position, the USB signal will
feed from the MAIN left right mix. When the INPUT
switch is in the down position, the USB signal will
feed from the AUX 1 and AUX 2 buses which enables
you to create a unique mix to send to the PC.
35 – RETURN – USB return switch
The USB RETURN switch allows you to select one of
two stereo return paths to receive USB audio from
the connected PC. When the ASSIGN switch is in the
up position, the USB signal will return to the MAIN
mix bus. When the ASSIGN switch is in the down
position, the USB signal will return to the last pair
of stereo channels which enables you to playback a
recorded track in the MAIN mix, and you can use the
channels AUX sends to feed any of the AUX buses.
This will let you hear the USB playback tracks in the
monitor mixes.
36 – MONITOR – USB headphone enable switch
Press the USB MONITOR switch down if you want
to hear the signal from the USB return in the
headphones.

Input monitor

Input monitor is not working. Im using a M-Audio FireWire Solo. The guitar records fine and plays back fine but I cant monitor it as I am recording or hear the levels. I have checked the 'Input Monitor' box and have core enabled
Jon

I have tried everything to get the input monitor to work but it still wont work. If there is anyone that can offer suggestions that would be great. I failed to notate in my first question/comment that I am using Logic Express version 8. thanks.

Audio input, Logic Pro with Lion

When I change my Audio input, I have to reboot my computer for the change to work. I am using Logic Pro with Lion on a macbook Pro. I am switching between a Mbox Mini3 and a Blue Yeti Mic. Is this normal?

What happens if you disable, then enable "software monitoring"?
I would imagine it has more to do with Avid's Core Audio drivers for the MBox.
Also, this is a personal preference: I never have the Mac using the pro-audio interfaces, only Logic.
In Audio-Midi Setup and in System Preferences/Sound I only have "Built-In Audio" selected, my recording interface is for use with Logic only.

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