Guitar track monitoring shows a signal, but the signal doesn't get to Overloud TH2 and no sound is heard

Cubase
#1

I have a situation that is driving me mad.
I use M-AUDIO M-TRACK 2X2 to connect a guitar to Cubase LE 9.5 in which the guitar is sent to TH2 (which is an insert). (Connecting through USB 2 - as said in other places. Works better then USB 3).
I make a new audio track, route the right input to it. In that track, the monitoring in Cubase shows that the line responses adequately - there is a signal from the guitar. But I can’t hear it through headphones that are connected to the M-TRACK!
Inside TH2, the sound also doesn’t register. As if there is no line-in. And there is no line-out signal. Yet, when I record sound (without hearing it), it does record with TH2 (I tried to change the effect - and the tone changes!) And can be heard on playback!

When I play through TH2 alone (not through Cubase) I do hear the guitar (still using the M-TRACK).
What can it be?

#2

While recording do you have the track “Monitor” function enabled? You need to have it enabled to hear when recording and disabled to hear during playback.

Regards :sunglasses:

#3

I got it enabled, I got it disabled - no sound. Not while recording, not while just playing without recording “on”. The only time there is sound is when I play what I already recorded.
I sort of think like this:
when it goes to: Cubase > TH2 > out – there is no sound
when its Cubase playback – I hear sound, AND CAN CHANGE THE GUITAR EFFECTS WHILE IT PLAYBACK AND HEAR IT.
So it goes: Cubase playback > TH2 > out.
And I have to somehow stick TH2 between line in and line out. Which is where is should be when I use “send” right? But somethings not working here…

#4

Maybe you have ASIO direct monitoring enabled.

#5

Solved:
As it turns out (and as mentioned by Grim in the message above) I had “direct monitoring” enabled in:
“Studio>Studio setup…>VST audio system>M-Audio M-Track ASIO 2x2”.
Unchecked the box and sound appeared.