Dec 16, 2004 10:09 am Then you should just need to have input monitoring enabled in SONAR... but latency will be a factor.
Recording & monitoring with 2 or more preamps??
Posted on Dec 16, 2004 02:12 am
Artdude
Member Since: Jul 06, 2002
I've searched several forums and can't find the exact answer to my question, which is:
I have 2 preamps i'm using to record a dry signal into my Delta 1010 to my pc, yet i have no way of monitoring the mix along with the 2 preamps (for vocals); so how can this be done? ..with a mixer? I thought a mixer wouldn't work for monitoring purposes because of the built-in preamps of which i DON'T want to use. I want to use my high-end pres.
I realize you would use a Y cable to split the signal so that one goes to the Delta 1010 and the other goes tooooo....... where? ...a mixer?
If i could hear my mix from Sonar (no vocals), in my headphones, and sing into my mic - WITH reverb (which won't be recorded since the dry signal's going to the hard drive), then that would be awesome. Focusrite's Voicemaster Pro has this feature built in but i don't want that unit. Will a simple mixer work?
Remember, i still want to be able to adjust the volume of the 2 preamps in my headphones as i record - as well as the mix volume from Sonar. Does anyone see what i'm wanting to do? Thanx a million for any help!
Art
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Dec 16, 2004 10:09 am Then you should just need to have input monitoring enabled in SONAR... but latency will be a factor.
Dec 16, 2004 10:18 am Well I am a little confused. But that's nothing new.
It kinda sounds as if it boils down to taking the signal from the pre-amp output to a good listening level on your headphones. You will still have to pass through some amplification post your pre-mps. You can come into the line in of a mixer where the trim-pots on the channel are just that, trim pots, not pre-amplification. You can come in aux returns on a mixer. You can use a headphone amplifier. Using a mixer you will not have to utilize "y" cables. There is no need to pass through the mic-pre on a mixer if you have already pre-amped your mic(s).
Hope this is close.
Dec 16, 2004 10:26 pm QUOTE:
"There is no need to pass through the mic-pre on a mixer if you have already pre-amped your mic(s)"
Oh ok, so i can bypass the built-in mixer preamps. Cool.
I have a 4 ch Behringer headphone amp. Is that all i need to hear my mix from Sonar as well as my 2 preamps? I guess all i have to do is plug in the mix from the out on my Delta, then run my 2 preamps to the back of the Behringer, then listen to all of it together thru the global headphone out.
My software config is correct.
Thanx for the help guys!
Art
wordsong.info
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