# Record only works with 'Monitor' and 'Loopback' turned on on user interface **URL:** \ **Category:** Cubase\ **Tags:** cubase-14\ **Created:** [March 3, 2025, 6:13am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/record-only-works-with-monitor-and-loopback-turned-on-on-user-interface/975936 "2025-03-03T06:13:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MilennialZero](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/milennialzero/32/304989_2.png) [@MilennialZero](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/MilennialZero)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2025, 6:13am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/record-only-works-with-monitor-and-loopback-turned-on-on-user-interface/975936/1 "2025-03-03T06:13:59Z")
![IMG_0619](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/original/4X/6/3/5/6355a4398c5b4387cc872e2d8fb822133ec197e0.jpeg) The only way I seem to be able to record direct input of electric guitar into Cubase 14 is when I have both “Monitor” and “Loopback” turned on on my Steinberg IXO12 audio interface. If I toggle either or both of these off, I get no sound. Is this correct, or is there a better way? Thanks 🙂 Edited to add screen shots of audio input settings: ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/original/4X/f/b/0/fb0556316122f881275438b04ef4bd03791bae73.png) ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/original/4X/1/5/9/159ac291622f49f2cd1a592756e315ecf7420a66.png) ---
**Author:** ![mkok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dfb087/32.png) [@mkok](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/mkok)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2025, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/record-only-works-with-monitor-and-loopback-turned-on-on-user-interface/975936/2 "2025-03-03T08:32:19Z")
Do you mean record doesn’t work or you can’t hear it while recording? So you are enabling direct monitoring which means you get no latency. If you want to monitor through Cubase then you need to press the speaker (monitor) button on the track to the right of the record enabled button. This will then monitor through Cubase. If you do this then make sure you have set the buffers low enough to get low latency (delay in sound coming out) When playing back you then have to disable the monitor to hear the track play back. ---
**Author:** ![Grim](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/grim/32/219_2.png) [@Grim](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Grim)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2025, 10:24am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/record-only-works-with-monitor-and-loopback-turned-on-on-user-interface/975936/3 "2025-03-03T10:24:54Z")
Here’s the correct driver to use with this interface. Start there and report back if you still have issues. [IXO12 | IXO22 Updates and Downloads | Steinberg](https://o.steinberg.net/en/support/downloads_hardware/ixo.html?_gl=1*13xwtf*_gcl_au*NTUwMDUwMTMyLjE3NDA5OTczNzE). ---
**Author:** ![MilennialZero](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/milennialzero/32/304989_2.png) [@MilennialZero](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/MilennialZero)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2025, 11:26pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/record-only-works-with-monitor-and-loopback-turned-on-on-user-interface/975936/4 "2025-03-03T23:26:42Z")
Mark Thanks for replying. I can’t record anything unless both the IXO12 ‘Monitor’ and ‘Loopback’ lights are on. My thinking was that I should not have to use Loopback to record - my understanding is that Loopback is something to be used when you want to include system audio during a video session. If I activate / turn on the little ‘Monitor’ graphical UI button while recording with ‘Monitor’ and ‘Loopback’ lights on on the IXO12, it gives an echo. If I turn off the graphical UI ‘Monitor’ button, the echo goes away. Grim Yep. I’ve got the latest driver for the IXO12 installed. Do I need to add a ‘bus’? Tx Jon ---
**Author:** ![mkok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dfb087/32.png) [@mkok](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/mkok)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2025, 5:20pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/record-only-works-with-monitor-and-loopback-turned-on-on-user-interface/975936/5 "2025-03-04T17:20:41Z")
Yes it would give you an echo. You need to turn off the loopback and direct monitor when you enable the monitor button on the track. I don’t know the interface you have so I would have to read the manual. Have you read it? ---
**Author:** ![Grim](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/grim/32/219_2.png) [@Grim](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Grim)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2025, 7:16pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/record-only-works-with-monitor-and-loopback-turned-on-on-user-interface/975936/6 "2025-03-04T19:16:58Z")
> [@MilennialZero](#): > > Yep. I’ve got the latest driver for the IXO12 installed. Your screencap shows that you don’t have it selected. Have you fixed that? If you record with loopback on then you will have issues later as it will record the new take plus everything being played back already. I’m going to guess that the reason it works with loopback on but not without is that you have the stereo bus set as track input and so you only record ch1 on a mono track… Not sure why but you have routing hidden in your channel settings. ---
**Author:** ![MilennialZero](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/milennialzero/32/304989_2.png) [@MilennialZero](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/MilennialZero)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2025, 8:43pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/record-only-works-with-monitor-and-loopback-turned-on-on-user-interface/975936/7 "2025-03-04T20:43:36Z")
You are correct. With the settings configured as shown below, I can now record without the Loopback light turned on on the IXO12 user interface device. Previously, I did not have the correct IXO12 channel selected on the ‘Device Port’ setting on the Input tab on the Audio Connection panel. (I didn’t even know I was able to right click on that field to display the IXO12 channels – there’s no graphical hint on that field to suggest it’s a clickable field – I just randomly happened to right-click on it – it was previously set to the input port on the device that I was _not_ using. I’ve manually set it to ‘Not Connected’ as shown). Thanks for sharing your knowledge! ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/original/4X/6/5/9/659429b6b1866d0b5acb05bc5b4ea72883fdda97.png) ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/original/4X/4/9/8/498dcc2573b06453d08db7e759c9fb769f590795.png) ---
**Author:** ![Grim](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/grim/32/219_2.png) [@Grim](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Grim)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2025, 8:58pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/record-only-works-with-monitor-and-loopback-turned-on-on-user-interface/975936/8 "2025-03-04T20:58:03Z")
It will work but it would work better if you select the correct driver for your interface. Not the built in audio driver that has high latency and poor performance.