Routing to Headphones and monitors in HS

Hi,

I have an edirol UA4Fx usb interface which has one output volume control (same volume for monitors and headphones), I would like to be able to switch off the monitors in sonar and just use the headphones, for instance when I want to record an instrument and dont want to get bleeding from the monitors. Can anyone tell me if this can be done? or how is done in sonar?

Thanks,

Cian

Yes they are active and yes I can just turn them off but Id rather not have to get out of my seat and have to switch both off everytime I want to just use headphones (Id prefere to just to press mute in SONAR if it could be done), id rather not also have to unplug the wires from the ua4fx either for the monitors each time.No the output goes through both the headphones and monitors,one doesn't cancel the other for this soundcard.

Yea, there is nothing in the ua4fx control panel to do that so im guessing that it can't be done. 

Well dont people route different signals to the headphones when people are recording, how do you do that in SONAR anyway if you HAD an interface with two volumes, I presume that SONAR would recognise that the soundcard had 2 outputs then anyway and you would then route your headphone bus to that output.

Thanks for you response.

I use E-MU 1820. In that one it works so that I can send individual tracks to different channel strips of the soundcard, but there's no way SONAR can control which physical output is chosen. I can then make a separate headphone mix with E-MUs Patchmix software.

I don't know how many different implementations of this can be found in different brands os soundcards.

The only option I can think of for you with that soundcard is taking the power to the loudspeakers from a lead with a switch. Then you can just switch the power off when you want and keep the switch within your reach.

Thanks all,looks like I could do with a new interface too could do with another input also.

Cian

I've got similar problems using a UA-4FX through HS7XL. I've been frustrated having to switch back and forth to listen to playback (plug into laptop), or listen to guitar track (if plugged into laptop = latency I can't find a cure for).

To record a guitar track i have to have rythmn tracks playing out of the laptop speakers but listen through the UA-4FX with one ear.

How the heck does one get to even listen straight though the laptop effectively? I must have a sub-par soundcard or something. I'm wondering if we both have a similar problem?

Roy, I seem to be running pretty stable with UA4Fx with HS6XL, I use ASIO driver, (recommend turning off internet too can trip it up a bit) SONAR only uses this when plugged into my laptop, when plugged out it is reverted back to my stock sound card..

You should have the active monitoring switch turned on at the underside of the UA4Fx so that you can hear the guitar your trying to record with through the headphones while the the rest of your song is also playing through the headphones.

Cian

Thanks Dave and Cian, ^^

Thanks for helping a newbie

Dave I'm using an Edirol UA-4FX.  I started with HS6 a couple 2 years ago and had too many frustrations with an old PC , plus HS6 was a challenge itself.

I upgraded to HS7XL hoping to find it more intuitive which it seems to be, but the set up & routing gets me all screwed up.  I can set up some drums etc, get something to play to. But hearing a non-latent signal just won't happen through the PC soundcard I think from whaty you guys said above.

My system specs (at least on the laptop I'd like to try and use) since the old PC is crap and fried.

.>>>  Dell Inspiron 1525  Intle Core 2Duo T5450 1.66GHz  3.00GB RAM    with Windows XP 

         Soundcard appears to be a SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC  



And now just as I wanted to get experimenting the HS7 on startup wont recognise the UA-4FX.


Does the UA-4FX act as a sound card?


man I need a community college course on this stuff.  


Thanks for any help guys, much appreciated.... 
              

Hi Beagle,
 
I got it to recognize. And i may have had the PC sound card checked in the Audio options along with the UA-4FX. It's unchecked and I'm figuring out some simpler methods. It takes some time to get ones head around all the new lingo and processes.
 
One challenge recording with guitar, if I want to use the XL bundled plugin effects is hearing them when recording using the Input Echo, because I can't hear that at real time, so I've got to record with a clean signal and listen on the UA-4FX.
 
And with the recognizing of the UA-4FX I've found it occassionally won't pick it up, and I just close SHS and reopen and it will pick it up, then I can make sure and assign it.
 
Another reason I took a break with frustrations, 2 years ago I was trying to solicit some help here and I could never get the messages to post. My account or server had some glitch and wasn't allowing anything to post.
 
So, already .......  progress, this is a good sign. Posts are posting, questions answered, my brain hurts less, and I may eventually get some songs built     Mastering and posting ?? I'm not ready for that yet, but I know where to find help, thankfully.
 
Cheers, thanks guys.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

to hear the FX during recording, after you've done what greg has posted, then you also need to click on the INPUT ECHO button on the track you're recording.

Tried out the tips and all better now guys!  Using ASIO mode, and tweaked the latency in the Edirol UA-4fx control panel a bit too. 

Playing through the VGA effects for guitar and hearing effects and playback right back in the Ed-UA-4fx with no problems no latency.  Nice

Now I can get somewhere with the next steps of building some songs and sounds.  

Again , appreciate the help I'll continue taking my small steps up the giant learning curve/mountain 

I have a Presonus Inspire interface that has:

-  mixer volume (and bypass)
-  speaker output
-  headphone volume

In the back of the interface, I plug a pair of cheap headphones in (I know, I need better ones) and, while I record, I mute the "speaker output" so NOTHING goes through my monitors.  Then, I can adjust the headphone levels on the interface mixer with its own volume knob. 

You need an interface that has these options.