Turning the knob to the input side means I’m monitoring what I’m recording on the audio interface. One side of the knob says input, the other side says playback. On my interface, the direct monitoring knob is called Mix. What this means is that you can go through all the steps listed above, but you might still hear your voice if the direct monitoring knob is setup to hear what is coming from the audio interface. This is a selection that will allow you to either focus only on what is c oming from the interface into the computer, or to focus on what the computer is sending back to the interface. Look at your audio interface and see if it has a knob or button that will allow direct monitoring.
I’ve talked with a few people, and have seen this happen in a couple of cases. Here are a couple of things to check on the audio interface. Right click on the record button, and make sure that the selection for audio is checked. NEXT, we need to make sure that audio is set to be recorded when we press the record button in the transport bar in FL Studio. This will bring up the file browser, where you can name the file and choose the location you want it to be saved to. You can right click on the circle at the bottom on INSERT 5. LAST thing to do is arm the track for recording. I typically aim for about the halfway point on the meter. Then dial in the mic preamp to make sure you are getting a good signal coming through the audio interface into the mixer channel. This will keep the audio from recording on just the left or right side,ĭepending on whether you are plugged into channel 1 or channel 2 on your audio interface. Make sure that you select the microphone channel that you are using on your audio interface.Ĭhoose the mono input, not the stereo input. On the right side of INSERT 5, we need to look at the top drop down menu that states IN.
There are a few other things that we need to check and make sure are set up correctly before we start laying down the vocals. SETTING UP THE INPUT SOURCE FOR RECORDING This means that some of the vocal will be in your headphone mix, but only the amount that you want. You would do this by following the green line from insert 5 to the Master channel, and then turning that knob down to a level that feels comfortable for you. So my recommendation instead of disconnecting, is simply to turn down the level that is being sent to the Master channel from Insert 5, or whatever insert you set your mic up on. I think that it is a good thing to get used to hearing yourself sing in the microphone. Which means that we can hear everything that is going on with the music,īut we won’t have to hear the voice that we record on Channel 5. That means you won’t hear your voice in your headphones.īUT, we can still setup to record from this channel. Now INSERT 5 is disconnected from the MASTER channel, which means that no audio will be flowing from INSERT 5 to the MASTER channel. Then left click on the knob in the MASTER channel. It will be going from the bottom of channel 5 all the way to the MASTER channel on the far left of the mixer rack.įollow that green line to the knob it connects to on the MASTER channel. Pick an empty insert channel in the mixer.Īt the bottom of the channel, you will see a neon green line. This will give you all kinds of problems and headaches that you don’t need right now. Make sure that you are setting up to record your vocals on one of the empty insert channels in the mixer.ĭO NOT set up your mic on the MASTER channel.
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So let’s break down how to set up the mixer channel so that you don’t hear yourself when you are recording your voice in FL Studio.
You will just be able to focus on the music, and nothing else. So I’m going to walk you through what you need to do in order to setup a headphone mix in FL Studio where you don’t have to hear yourself sing. I think that ultimately it is a good idea to get used to hearing yourself singing in your headphones, but when you are first starting out, it can be nice to take away the distraction. This will remove the sound from that insert being sent to the Master channel, but there are some other things to consider. Left click on the end that is connected to the Master Channel. You can do this by following the green line at the bottom of the Insert track to the Master Channel. To not hear yourself in FL Studio, you need to disconnect the Insert Track that you have set up to record on from the Master Channel. There are so many things that you have to concentrate on when you are giving a vocal performance,Īnd you don’t need any additional distractions. It can be a little bit unsettling when you hear yourself sing.Įspecially when you are trying to record some takes for the song that you are working on.