running mic through active monitor in real time

[casteeb]

This is really interesting - As a first time user of digital A/D recording gear I find that I can record my guitar and vocals on a MBP with RME B-face and GB just fine and play the recordings through my active monitors - sounds great.
But I can't figure out how to run my mic through the active monitors with TotalMix and GB in real time...Maybe I'm just getting too old for this s--- analog really wasn't that bad....
Ben

[Smithcok]

Originally Posted by casteeb

This is really interesting - As a first time user of digital A/D recording gear I find that I can record my guitar and vocals on a MBP with RME B-face and GB just fine and play the recordings through my active monitors - sounds great.
But I can't figure out how to run my mic through the active monitors with TotalMix and GB in real time...Maybe I'm just getting too old for this s--- analog really wasn't that bad....
Ben

More details would help (screen shot of your routing, etc.)

When you make the track in Garageband for your microphone, are you enabling monitoring in the New Track dialog window?

[casteeb]

When I set it up again again I'll screen-shot the configuration. Basically I would like to be able to monitor the mic inputs whether I am recording the track or not - just pass-through using the RME B-face - TotalMix on MBP as both in and out. I don't know whether that is actually possible. As a guitarist I only really want to do 2 things - route the mic to the active monitors and route the mic to the active monitors while recording.
Adding effects and mixing tracks I will be happy to learn in degrees over time.

[Manfrensengensen]

While monitoring a guitar/instrument plugged direct in is fine, but you don't want monitors on when a Mic is on. Thats why you see people in studios wearing headphones while singing......so they don't record their voice mixed with their voice coming out of monitors at the same time.

It will also create feedback and can damage things if your mic is turned up too much and too close to monitors.

[casteeb]

Yes, I am aware of the problems inherent in having the monitors active with a live mic but I want to be able to configure that scenario with my system. I have been able to do that with the MBP internal speakers but not routed back through the B-Face to the active monitors.