FCP VoiceOver Tool

Question

This question was almost answered but in the end didn't get answered.
I use the VoiceOver tool for voiceovers in television news packages which I edit with Final Cut Pro.
My microphone preamp goes into the mic jack. I see the peak meter correctly move when I'm recording my voice, but cannot hear my voice as it is being recorded. Page 144 of the FCP manual (Vol. 3) discusses uses headphones to hear oneself while recording. Specifically, it says, "VOLUME: Use this slider to adjust the level of the audio that plays through the headphone port while the Voice Over tool is recording...."
My headphones are connected to the output jack of my MacPro and the settings on the audio/video is on built-in output but I cannot hear myself as I should. I have tried to change the sound settings in System Preferences and there is no change. I can hear the resulting audio file that has been recorded, and can hear the audio portion of my FCP project through the headphones. I can also hear the cue beeps prior to the segment being recorded. But I cannot hear myself while recording the voiceover.
I know that can purchase a pre-amp which has a headphone jack, but think I should at least have the option of having it work on my system before resorting to this workaround, which, logically, should not need a workaround if it is stated as a functioning feature of FCP.

Answer 1

Hey Ivars
As per your recent thread on the COW FCP forum, I fear there is no answer to this issue that will be to your satisfaction. This is simply not how the Voice Over Tool currently works in FCP, it doesn't provide incoming voice to the headphones output mix, rather the volume slider controls only the level of the timeline audio. The reason for the volume control being there at all is to allow control of headphones volume with specific regard to their use with the VO Tool. This means you don't have to change your audio output volume at a more global application or OS level.
For what its worth, albeit sanctioned by Apple, these forums are just user to user, there is no official Apple presence other than the hosts that police the forum to ensure that the Terms of Use are adhered to. I'd strongly suggest you add your voice to those others who have also asked for this feature\ to be implemented within the VO Tool. (For anyone not following and who would also like to ask for the feature: there should be a facility to hear the recorded audio together with timeline audio during Voice Over Tool operation and there should be a facility to control the mix of that audio).
The Apple feedback page for FCP is found at: http://www.apple.com/feedback/finalcutpro.html
Feedback is seen and read there by those that need to see and read them .. no guarantee that it'll be implemented but if you make your case clearly and politely then at least you know it'll be considered.
In the meantime, the same advice offered before holds true. A small outboard mixer or an alternative mic preamp that already directly supports the needed feature is the order of the day, the latter being my own preference.
Best
Andy