Hearing VST Amps while playing

Cubase
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Hi all,

I would love to hear the amp effects while playing. In the past, I have recorded (and while recording, I hear the clean guitar). As soon as I hit “stop,” and play it back, I can hear the amp effects. But I can never hear the effects when I am actually playing.

I watched this video: VST Amp Rack | Guitar Production Tips - YouTube and at 2:06, he mentions briefly something about setting it to “monitor the door,” but try as I did, I could not figure out how to accomplish this.

So grateful for guidance. Thank you kindly!!

Shaun

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He is saying “monitor the DAW” not the “door”. And as he also say: Disable direct monitoring. Since you are not giving any useful info on what that is: Refer to you audio hatdware’s and software’s manual.

3

I am using a Scarlett 2i2.

When I switch off Direct monitoring, I can hear nothing.

Is there some setting in Cubase 9.5 elements I am missing to be able to hear this VST amp rack while playing?

I am desperate and just can’t figure it out.

4

As said, disable direct monitoring!

Direct monitoring is not the orange speaker button by the way

5

As I said, I hear nothing when I switch off direct monitoring. Not even my clean guitar.

6

Then you are doing something wrong.
Set the track you are recording to to output to the bus you are monitoring in Cubase.

7

I have the same problem, I can hear my guitar but can’t hear the different amp sounds. After recording the guitar I can hear the different amp sounds. What do I do wrong?

8

As I wrote several times before already… :unamused: