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Is hardware playthrough and software playthrough the same thing? I don't see an option for both, only software playthrough.

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I assume you've tried "Hardware Playthrough" and it doesn't work? If you've tried that, I don't think there's anything you can do about the lag in Software Playthrough. Someone else might correct me. --Allen

... recording it. So, I checked the box "Software Playthrough" and started to record. The problem is that I hear myself with so much of a delay that it's more distracting than helpful. I was wondering if there was anyway to fix that so I can hear myself right when I say something and not ...

By disabling the software playthrough, you can't hear anything. That depends on your hardware. If you use the same device for recording and playback, then it should be possible to set it to playback while recording using hardware playthrough (providing the hardware and drivers support this, which m...

... hear anything. That was what the post was asking, not even for recording. Think of this situation, using audacity output through a stereo with delay on a track instead of using a delay pedal and guitar amp. This is something I do all the time using Audacity on the Mac, as well as Garageband. ...

How to I cure the lag when I record track 2 when listening to track 1 I recorded previously? I am using a music keyboard connected from its output plug to the Line In on my computer. the lag is not good when I record the second track while listening to track 1. Any ideas using v1.3.7 - phill3550 I h...

... if you go into Edit menu > Preferences > Audio I/O and select "software playthrough" (so don't :) ) There will still be a short delay (latency) while audio makes short journey between sound card and hard drive, but with single track recording this will be sufficiently small to ...

... if you go into Edit menu > Preferences > Audio I/O and select "software playthrough" (so don't :) ) There will still be a short delay (latency) while audio makes short journey between sound card and hard drive, but with single track recording this will be sufficiently small to ...

... your computer, you will also need to select "software playthrough". Note that when using software playthrough there will be a short delay (about half a second) between sound going into your computer and coming out through the computer speakers/headphones.

Thanks for that - I too found that the delay on software playthrough was both off-putting and unhelpful. I decided to do it without monitoring, but next time I will try your suggestions