Help! Can't hear my mic!

Software monitoring should be on mate, but it's not that if you had it enabled originally!

Right click on a track and select the header settings (Forget it's full name now, but it's something like 'track header settings') and enable the input monitoring buttons to display for your tracks (I).

Then, see if enabling that on your vocal track makes any difference? Make sure Software Monitoring is enabled first though (And apply changes!)

The MOTU has mixer options built in, but as it's getting through to logic i'm not sure if your problem could be there or not, do you have the software installed to manage it?

Check software monitoring, uncheck Input Monitoring Level for Record Enabled.....

You problem most likely lies in the MOTU software mixer application, might need to read up on the setting for it.

Have you tried actually recording some vocals, and if so, does it playback from the track?

If they do then have you got software monitoring enabled in the audio options?

It could also be that you've not set the correct output for the audio channel in logic or something odd like that?

It's a monitoring issue that you have, i've not used the ultralite but it has it's own mixer i'm presuming.... But the fact that it's getting a signal into Logic suggests that everything is ok there.

Could you open up your audio page of the options screen and post a screenshot here?

(If you're not aware Cmd+Shift+4 - Lets you draw a window on your screen and screenshot will be saved to the desktop, just attach it on here.)

Just check what that is mate, as that could be direct monitoring from your line in... (i.e dry) - Which is fine, in fact it's good as there's next to none latency.

But, if you're wanting to monitor WITH effects that you have inserted within logic you won't hear them, so you ideally want to get software monitoring running as an option while you're setting it all up.

It's up to you, personally i only software monitor, never direct, so if i were using it yes i would turn the CueMix sliders down.

If you're unsure then definetly do turn it down! 🙂

EDIT: Just seen your other post. Whatever works for you really mate.

It will be louder with both as you're doubling the signal - But ultimately that won't be what you're actually recording - Does that makes sense?

Create a new audio channel with no effects and make sure you are monitoring a dry signal. Also, the latency comes from the buffer size, so you reduce that down until you get audio artifacts, pops etc.

Oh, just checked your screenshot - it's only 7ms you shouldn't really notice that much latency, unless the plugin is quite processor heavy?

EDIT: Sorry, just seen you're using the vocal transformer - Any pitch change plugin will add noticeable latency.

Just to add to this, you shouldn't really have to turn the input monitoring button manally on the track judging by your settings, when it's record enable (i.e. R is red) it should automatically monitor.

So, something still isn't quite right in my mind.... hmmm.. 😕