. . . . when I'm recording my band?
I have always just monitored directly off of the Cuemix console.
I have 3 sets of outputs coming off my 828, all of whiched are used concurrently during rehearsals/recordings. Can Cubase run through all 3 at once if I monitor direct?
What are the advantages of direct monitoring? One thing that I think I would benefit from is the application of effects while recording . . . what else?
Should I direct monitor through Cubase . . . . ?
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Direct monitoring with Cubase is just controlling the parameters of the built-in matrix mixer in the 828/896 thru the console on cubase. As far as I know, you cannot use more than one mix, and you cannot route effect either. The grate thing about Direct Monitoring is that you cue is latency-free since the signal you hear never reaches the computer, but it goes from input all the way to output inside the interfase. If you would like to use plugins within you cue mixes, then DM is not your friend. You must use cubase's audio motor to mix your cue. This way you can use plugins and make diferent cue mixes, but you might experience some latency. Amount depends on yor buffer size, the bigger the buffer, the shorter the latency, but don't set the buffer to low when using plugins cause audio may sound like ••••, or even crash. It depens on the power of your CPU and RAM.
One thing you may wanna try is combining both Cuemix console, and Cubase monitoring: for instanse, you want to have some nice reverb when recording your vocals. So you send the dry signal to your headphones thru cuemix console. Then you activate the monitor button for the track you wanna record, on cubase console. You pull the level fader all the way to infinite (minimum), and send (pre-fader) the signal to the reverb plugin, and the reverb plugin should be routed to your phones, of corse.
Hope that helps.
Bye.
One thing you may wanna try is combining both Cuemix console, and Cubase monitoring: for instanse, you want to have some nice reverb when recording your vocals. So you send the dry signal to your headphones thru cuemix console. Then you activate the monitor button for the track you wanna record, on cubase console. You pull the level fader all the way to infinite (minimum), and send (pre-fader) the signal to the reverb plugin, and the reverb plugin should be routed to your phones, of corse.
Hope that helps.
Bye.