Monitoring

It's possible to do this using Studio Monitors , but the preferred method is to use Headphones instead.

This is due to the fact that the Studio Monitor output will bleed over back into the mic while you're recording.

You may want to put the headphones on only 1 ear to allow you to hear your un-amplified and miked vocals with the other ear.

Sometimes this can help you give a more natural performance... it's tough to just act normal when you are hearing your voice in a very unnatural sort of way.

If you decide to do this make sure to cover the other side of the headphones to prevent the same bleed-over problem mentioned above.

This is particularly necessary when using a metronome to control your tempo because the clicking of that track will definitely show up in all the wrong places.



Custom Sub-Mixes

This can done with the use of a Headphone Amp with Sub-Mixing capability as well as an Audio Interface with multiple outputs.

This provides each musician with total control over how they hear the rest of the arrangement, and over their own relative levels and panning.

If you are a solo act then this capability won't make any difference, but if you have even 1 other person it can make a big difference during both rehearsal and Tracking.

Return from Monitoring to Headphone Amps

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