Rolomoto Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 I have an electric guitar running through a Focusrite 2i2 into Logic via USB with the outs from the 2i2 going to monitors. The track is armed for recording and input monitoring is on. If I listen through the headphone jack on the 2i2 I can hear tone knob adjustments but I can't hear those adjustments through the monitors, if anything I perceive a slight change in gain. If I record the track and twist the tone knob I can hear those adjustments on playback but not while I'm recording. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Cardenas Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Do you have direct monitoring turned on on the Focusrite? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolomoto Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 I get the same thing if it's on or off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplets Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 The mix knob on the Scarlett has to be all the way to the right to DAW for you to hear what's coming back from Logic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolomoto Posted March 17, 2017 Author Share Posted March 17, 2017 Mine doesn't have a mix knob, just monitor and headphone volume. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Choose Logic Pro X > Preferences > Audio, click the "General" tab, and deselect "Software monitoring." Now play your source and listen. Can you hear it? Yes? Well you shouldn't. So hunt your Focusrite for monitoring settings and turn it off. You'll know you've succeeded when you can no longer hear your source. Now turn Software monitoring back on and you'll hear your sound through Logic along with the effect. PS: Make sure "Input monitoring only for focused track...." is NOT selected in Logic's General audio prefs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolomoto Posted March 17, 2017 Author Share Posted March 17, 2017 (edited) Thanks for the help. What I've found is that I have to have an amp simulator running in order to hear tone knob adjustments through the monitors, apparently there is something in the focusrite that is causing that. Edited March 17, 2017 by Rolomoto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 What "tone knob" are you talking about exactly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolomoto Posted March 17, 2017 Author Share Posted March 17, 2017 On the guitar itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution David Nahmani Posted March 17, 2017 Solution Share Posted March 17, 2017 On the guitar itself. Oh okay.. well then you're talking subtleties... maybe the amp makes the tone more perceptible, but nothing cabled after your guitar can possibly influence what the tone knob actually does to the signal inside your guitar (other than make it more or less perceptible to your ears). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolomoto Posted March 17, 2017 Author Share Posted March 17, 2017 OK, thanks. BTW, What is the purpose of “Enable input monitoring only on focused track”? Would you uncheck this if you were recording on more than one track at a time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 OK, thanks.BTW, What is the purpose of “Enable input monitoring only on focused track”? Would you uncheck this if you were recording on more than one track at a time? I always uncheck it. The purpose is to monitor only the selected track when multiple tracks are set to input monitor - I honestly never use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolomoto Posted March 17, 2017 Author Share Posted March 17, 2017 Great, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 You're welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolomoto Posted March 21, 2017 Author Share Posted March 21, 2017 I found that my monitors, Yamaha HS-8s, have an exaggerated low frequency response due to room reflections. I am able to cut the signal below 500HZ by 4db with a switch on the monitors and this helps greatly. In other words, I can now hear the guitar's tone knob adjustments through the monitors. Still not as good as through the headphones but usable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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