can't hear myself

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can’t hear myself

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Hi, I am new to n’Track studio and to this forum.

I just purchased the software to do voice over work and only voice over work so I will not be recording any music etc.

This is my set up:

Computer = is a Levnovo T61 Running Vista 32 bit OS with a SoundMax integrated HD audio sound card.

Microphone = is an AT2020 USB Cardioid Condenser Mic

Problem = I can not hear myself when recording. If I press the LIVE button in n’Track I can hear myself with a delay. But if I press record, I can not hear myself in real time.

Does anyone or can anyone tell me why … please?

Thanks.

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Hi canuck:

You might consider getting an external mixer with USB I/O capabilities with Monitoring…
The run the Line Level signal to the Audio in of your computer…



Seems like a big expense and a lot to do, to be able to hear yourself…
BUT…







Bill…

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Hi Canuck.

The delay is letency (your pc is struggling to process quickly enough). Try adjusting the buffer settings in the pref’s.

Make sure n-T is set to record audio and not midi and that you have armed the track to record. Forget the live feature - it will slow your machine even more.

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Tony means “latency.” Tony, is “letency” the spelling over there? We in the colonies are rather brutish, and mess up this sort of thing. :laugh: (Kidding!!)

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Me and my latent brain :laugh:

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A good place to start is to see if the “Live” button is active. That routes the input through any effects you have and will cause a greater latency.
Bax

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the problem you are having with hearing yourself is in the way you are monitoring the input - a feature of the sound card. Does your card have a “direct out” or a “line out” One of these should be selected in the Preferences and plugged to the headphone or speakers you are using to monitor.

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I was going to post my usual reply about their being both a “record” and a “playback” windows mixer. But he’s using a USB microphone which I think is a different ballgame.