Monitoring

Monitoring means: hearing the track you're recording. The best way to achieve this is in hardware, as this doesn't introduce a delay.

Set up up monitoring using the WinSound driverset

If you're using the WinSound driverset you can access the soundcard's internal mixer using the Studio menu's Audio Output Control option. Turn up the Mic or Line input (the one you're using) so you can hear it. Note that more faders can be made visible using the Options menu's Properties window. Cheap or onboard soundcards typically support this.

Set up up monitoring using the AsioSound driverset

If you're using the AsioSound driverset then you can use the soundcard's control panel (if available) to set up monitoring. Some soundcard have hardware knob to do this. Not all soundcards have monitoring features, in this case an analog mixer can be used if available.

Using Tape Type Monitoring

Note: this option works with the AsioSound or VistaSound driversets only.

If this option is activated recording audio tracks will send the signal they're recording to the Audio Out Device after having applied any effects. This way effects (like Guitar Amp or Reverb) can be played "live".

It is not recommended to use this feature as a means of monitoring the signal you're recording, as there is an inherent latency between the input and the output signal. Using a low latency will increase the risk of glitches in the recordings. All these problems can be avoided by using the monitoring options mentioned above.