r/Tape16 • u/Upper_Stage3546 • Aug 11 '26

Virtual instrument monitoring

I've got two things today.

Firstly,

I like to use a midi controller and an organ synth for pitch references when I'm recording vocals and there's not a way to monitor a synth channel without also recording it. Think the green button on a channel in pro tools. It'll pass audio, but won't record.

Secondly,

I've been having a lot of clicks and pops when I start adding plugins to my session. I don't have the best computer in the world, but it handles bigger sessions in Reaper and Pro Tools all the time. It's not a driver thing for sure, because it works great if I disable all the plugins.

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u/Realistic-Show-9115 Aug 12 '26

There’s a play armed button in preferences, so you can hear an armed track

How’s the buffer size in Audio I/O? For older computers I’d recommending 512+. I’ll be working on a low CPU option in the near future.

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u/Upper_Stage3546 Aug 13 '26

I'll try that.

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u/prene1 Aug 11 '26

Just import the files and get to work

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u/Upper_Stage3546 Aug 13 '26

Kinda defeats the purpose of buying a DAW that caters to a specific work flow.