I just set up Logic Pro, and I can hear my voice. However, I hear an echo through the headphones coming from the MBox interface. There is probably a simple explination, or setting to adjust, but for the life of me I can't find it. Anyone have any suggestions?
Logic Pro, iOS 6.1, Using new MBox and condenser mic
There's two ways to monitor, one is direct through the Interface, (sometimes called direct or zero latency monitoring) and "Software Monitoring" through Logic's audio engine.
Go to Preferences/Audio and uncheck Software Monitoring
There's two ways to monitor, one is direct through the Interface, (sometimes called direct or zero latency monitoring) and "Software Monitoring" through Logic's audio engine.
Go to Preferences/Audio and uncheck Software Monitoring
The MBox itself is fine but AVID's Core Audio drivers have never been very good at Low Latency. Some folks think they do it on purpose so you have to use ProTools which connects to the MBox via a proprietary driver.
If you do start using Direct Monitoring turn Logic software monitoring off.
p.s. I'm supposed to be practicing, learning a bunch of music, this is more fun... heh!
I don't use an MBox.. but does it have something like Hardware monitoring turned on...or software monitoring turned on in Logic.?
You would then be getting both the live audio from the MBox and the audio coming from Logic giving an echo effect
Well, I've checked the MBox settings in the control panel, and the FX aren't active. I've checked for anything that might be another redundant input, but I can't find anything. In Logic, the Input monitoring being on or off doesn't change things. It has worked fine in ProTools. I really can't figure it out.
I don't know how to enable direct monitoring on the MBox, that wasn't the problem anyway.
So, turn software monitoring bacl ON and lower the Preferences/Audio/ I/O Buffer setting to a lower number, this will reduce latency (echo). The AVID core audio drivers aren't to great so I don't know how low you can get it.
Try 128
I can set it down to 32, and the latency is less, but still very detectable. I record audiobooks, and I really need to hear what I'm sounding like. Am I just out of luck, using the Avid MBox? Is it just not robust enough to work with Logic Pro for some reason?
classictales wrote:
I can set it down to 32, and the latency is less, but still very detectable. I record audiobooks, and I really need to hear what I'm sounding like. Am I just out of luck, using the Avid MBox? Is it just not robust enough to work with Logic Pro for some reason?
Normally, 32 would be undetectable as that's very low latency, are you using any plugins at this time? If so, what ones?
I've been recording in ProTools and doing my final mix by running it through Logic. I wanted to record, edit and mix through Logic. But with the Avid MBox, is the 32 buffering setup the best monitoring I can expect through Logic?
Thanks for your help. I'm so glad you are enjoying helping Logic nubies like me out. It's a nightmare getting this thing to work. I shoud have been recording Moby Dick all this time. Oh well. Thanks again.
I think for tonight, I'll go back to ProTools. I can't get the Direct Monitoring to work. Thanks for the trap, Avid. I'm trashing my ProTools Prefs, and hopefully that will also help with some of my ProTools issues.
Thanks again.
Do you still have the volume for your speakers up?
Yes. But I turned them all the way down. Still hearing it through the headphones from the MBox.
Also make sure the MBox's own. built in FX are not active (Reverb and/or delay)
Thanks Pancenter. I've unchecked Software Monitoring. Now, I don't hear anything. How do I resume zero latency monitoring, if that is the next step?
Findign the I/O Buffer setting...
why do I hear an echo when I record my voice?
