Audacity Forum

... as using "Software Playthrough" in Audacity, but because ASIO is a lot more efficient than the standard Windows drivers, the amount of delay is much shorter, typically less than 20 ms rather than half a second for Audacity. Unfortunately Audacity cannot be shipped with ASIO support ...

You should not be using Software playthrough for this task as, even if you get it working properly there will be a delay between the sound going in and the sound going out. "Transport menu > Software Playthrough" should be off (not selected). I'm guessing that if you do ...

... I have sound coming out of it. I just cant hear myself play. I did that thing you said to do ("Software Playthrough") but it has a Huge delay and drove me nuts. LOL. I was hoping to use it instead of my amp to play quietly. I also just want to hear myself play as a record. I just cant ...

... (wired) connection between the two. You could enable "Software Playthrough" in Audacity but that will introduce an unacceptable time delay between the sound going in and the sound coming out. You need to use conventional headphones plugged directly into the Guitar Link.

... Playthrough and not simply looping the output from its S/PDIF input? If it is using the Software Playthrough then there should be a noticeable delay between signal in and signal out, whereas if the signal is looping from input to output in hardware there should be virtually zero delay (zero ...

Look in the Transport menu and ensure that "Software Playthrough" is off (not selected).

... 6 HD500 to record my guitar. I'm using a USB cable and I have the software playthrough option turned on. I'm going to turn that off to prevent the delay. I didn't know that would cause that. My question is: When I turn that off, will the parts sync up then? When I was recording, I could hear my ...

When recording guitar, there is a substantial delay. This is a problem as, when I listen to the first track, and go to record a second, the delay makes it impossible to play 2nd track with first. That is normal when using software playthrough instead ...

The problem is, there is a delay from playing the note and hearing it. You need to monitor the sound directly from the input and not monitor it after it has "echoed" through the software. In the Transport menu, turn off "Software ...

... problem with listening to yourself on headphones is that you cannot use Audacity's "Software Playthrough" option, as that introduces a delay (as you've probably found). What you need is some way to monitor your voice before it gets into the computer. There are several options (none ...