Unable to hear guitar in real time in Waveform 12

[Davidbryce]

Hi,
This is probably a really simple one but it is driving me round the bend. For context i am a complete novice at music recording and i am just learning on the fly since i decided to give it a go. I have a really basic/simple/cheap set-up with Waveform 12, a budget usb audio interface (with ASIO4all) and a guitar.

I have it all set up to record and it records fine. I add guitar rig 7 plug-in to get some sounds and that works fine. Playback after the recording sounds great - fine.

The issue is that when i am recording i can't hear what i am playing through Waveform in real time - so if i want to noddle about trying out different tones i can't really do that while playing. There is just no sound (apart from the click track in Waveform). Is that just the way it is or is there something i need to activate, or is that just a limitiation of the simple set up i have?

Cheers.

[operandx]

Select the input icon on the track to be recorded and then tick the "Live Input Monitoring" button there

[Davidbryce]

Ah amazing! Feel like a plonker but don't care now that its working! Thanks

[Peter Widdicombe]

Yeah, it's a toggle 'cause some times you do or don't want that coming through. With a microphone, it may cause feedback...