LeroyX
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Need help monitoring vocals
I use a Line 6 tone port with my Sonar LE. I am unable to monitor vocals. Any ideas what I should do? Thanks.
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Re: Need help monitoring vocals
2016/08/26 17:46:31
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If your toneport wont allow you to feed the vocal mic back into headphones, its not unusual to just take one ear off and listen to your own voice in the room. Sonar will allow you to monitor the input of a selected channel, however theres a chance you will experience latency. Back in the day I would just use sonar for reverb while monitoring vocals. I would insert the reverb plug in on the vocal channel, and turn the mix to 100 % and choose input monitoring so as just to hear the reverb. Then to play it back I would switch the verb off.
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LeroyX
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Re: Need help monitoring vocals
2016/08/26 18:06:00
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How do I monitor the input of a selected channel? I used to be the Creamware demo guy, but my Windows 98 machine is unreliable. I'm switching to Sonar. This is really the only issue.
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Re: Need help monitoring vocals
2016/08/26 18:29:20
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Hi. Do you have input echo enabled?  All the best.
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LeroyX
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Re: Need help monitoring vocals
2016/08/26 19:36:54
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Not that I am aware of. I just add the audio track, hit R for record. I've tried lowering the master, lowering the track volume, turning up the headphone level from the toneport. I hear the guitar when I record it. I hear the synth. But I do not hear the vocals the way I am accustomed to in a studio or with Creamware. I got close, but all it takes is one little bad spot, and I have to do it all over again. Maybe the one ear one, one off will work, but it seems to me that that is a workaround and this software certainly must have a way to do this easily. Even the help files don't help. They tell me to look for an output drop-down menu, but I don't find one. It's just the vocals, and it is driving me nuts. Even the guy who initially showed me how to get started with Sonar said he never has been able to get good vocal monitoring and he just gets over it with ear on/ear off. I really appreciate the replies. I just feel like there is a switch or something I don't know about. AAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!! Seriously, thanks.
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Re: Need help monitoring vocals
2016/08/27 03:43:11
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So did you try enabling input echo?
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Re: Need help monitoring vocals
2016/08/27 08:49:17
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LeroyX
Not that I am aware of. I just add the audio track, hit R for record. I've tried lowering the master, lowering the track volume, turning up the headphone level from the toneport. I hear the guitar when I record it. I hear the synth. But I do not hear the vocals the way I am accustomed to in a studio or with Creamware. I got close, but all it takes is one little bad spot, and I have to do it all over again. Maybe the one ear one, one off will work, but it seems to me that that is a workaround and this software certainly must have a way to do this easily. Even the help files don't help. They tell me to look for an output drop-down menu, but I don't find one. It's just the vocals, and it is driving me nuts. Even the guy who initially showed me how to get started with Sonar said he never has been able to get good vocal monitoring and he just gets over it with ear on/ear off. I really appreciate the replies. I just feel like there is a switch or something I don't know about. AAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!! Seriously, thanks.
That switch is called input echo, like Ken just told you, lol. Give it a whirl
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LeroyX
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Re: Need help monitoring vocals
2016/08/27 09:03:53
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OK. I'll try it today. Work first, program and play later.
Thank you for your replies. I'm recording James Jaymes, and he certainly would not be pleased by a lack of monitorial facilities.
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LeroyX
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Re: Need help monitoring vocals
2016/08/27 11:17:20
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Well, F me running. It worked! You guys are so smart!! I was mad as a frog in a sock.
Thank you kindly. If anybody has a melody that needs words or wants to co-write something using my lyrics, lemme know. I'm here but to serve.
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Re: Need help monitoring vocals
2016/08/27 11:27:23
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I'm sorry but the monitoring is done by your hardware. Not Sonar. You can try input echo but unless you have a top end interface with low enough round trip latency you will hear the vocals delayed.
Most interfaces have direct monitoring to eliminate this.
It's hardware. You'll get the same latency delay in any DAW you try.
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LeroyX
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Re: Need help monitoring vocals
2016/08/27 12:14:29
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Hmmm. Well, with all respect, I just tried it again, and it worked perfectly. The vocals are in time, and I could hear them well while recording.
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Re: Need help monitoring vocals
2016/08/27 13:59:22
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Cactus Music
I'm sorry but the monitoring is done by your hardware. Not Sonar. You can try input echo but unless you have a top end interface with low enough round trip latency you will hear the vocals delayed.
Most interfaces have direct monitoring to eliminate this.
It's hardware. You'll get the same latency delay in any DAW you try.
With all Fx plugs disabled the latency *should* be low enough to monitor any analog signal as it's being recorded. Unless you'r using a Soundblaster of course 
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Re: Need help monitoring vocals
2016/08/27 16:07:09
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Glad it was that easy 
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Re: Need help monitoring vocals
2016/08/27 18:36:50
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Line6 TonePort interfaces allow direct monitoring and you should have Input Echo off. You need to have the GearBox software running while you are recording. If you can't hear anything from the mic although it worked when you recorded guitar, then you probably still have the input (on GearBox) set to "Instrument". If so, select "Mic".
Which particular interface you are using?
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