Headphone Monitoring While Recording...

[chrisstout]

So I'm new to Adobe Audition and I can't seem to figure out how to monitor through my headphones while I'm recording.  I've figured out how monitor in a multi-track session but does anyone know of a way to monitor in a single track session?

TIA

[SteveG_AudioMasters_]

The only sensible way to monitor is direct through your sound device, and not actually from Audition. If you try to monitor via Audition itself, you will introduce an inevitable latency delay, due to the unavoidable processing and digitising that's necessary. So what you need is a direct feed of your microphone into your headphones, and every external interface I've ever come across with a headphone socket on it allows this.

What equipment are you using?

[chrisstout]

Thanks for the reply. I’m using a Universal Audio Twin interface (with a headphone jack) with a Neumann TLM 103. Running through Audition obviously. Like I said in my post, I figured out through Audition how to monitor in real time through a multi track session but there is latency as you described and I’m trying to stick to single track sessions for now. I’m pretty new so I’m still trying to figure things out. Thanks for your help.

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[SteveG_AudioMasters_]

Fundamentally, you have to do what everybody else does, and trust Audition to get it right - which it will. It's amazingly good at recording exactly what it's been sent from your sound device, once you've got everything set up correctly. If it's voice recording from a single mic, just make sure that the recording doesn't peak at any higher than -12dB as it is recorded, and you'll be fine. Your interface will enable direct monitoring, and that's all you need.