Routing headphone mix direct to amp?

Question

Hi,
Was RTFM (imagine that) trying to figure out how to best get a heaphone mix with the least possible latency and came across this quote from the docs:
"Input monitoring always involves a little latency. In certain configurations, you may be best served by not using Logic’s monitoring at all, to obtain the best possible monitor timing. Route the signal that you wish to record directly to the headphones or monitoring amplifier. You won’t unknowingly overdrive your A/D converters, as Logic’s input level meters will continue to work, and you’ll see a warning dialog as soon as an overload occurs. Latency is entirely dependent on the hardware, and driver settings. "
Are they implying that there is some way in Logic to take an incoming signal and route it to the outs with no latency? How the heck? Wish these docs would be more than "Hey you can do this cool thing" and then not tell you how.
THanks
R

Answer 1

Just a thought, mate: you don't need an enormous mixer for that job, and there's some pretty good miniature ones available. Four channels ought to do the trick. (It's helpful if there's an aux bus, though.)
I mention it because I felt that life got a LOT simpler after I made that move.