I just purchased a USB audio interface and I have run in to a few things, but I am not sure if these are actual issues or just how the thing normally works. I haven't been able to find a satisfying answer searching Google.
Is it normal when recording from a USB Audio Input to not be able to simultaneously use it as an output? I assume yes. I just noticed that I can use it as a general audio out for the computer when I am not recording, but when I try selecting the USB Audio input device for recording and the "USB Speakers" Device at the same time, Audacity throws an error. This makes sense because when recording the output is meant to be for monitoring. So, I just select the USB device as the recording the device, and my sound card as the playback device, and I am able to record just fine. Am I correct that this how it's supposed to work?
The second thing I noticed is that when I play back what I've recorded using the method just described, I don't hear the track I just recorded, when I play it back in Audacity unless I switch the output device to the USB Audio Interface, in which case, I hear everything. Again, before I go crazy trouble shooting and trying a bunch of permutations of various software, drivers settings, etc., is this just how it works?
Is it normal when recording from a USB Audio Input to not be able to simultaneously use it as an output? I assume yes. I just noticed that I can use it as a general audio out for the computer when I am not recording, but when I try selecting the USB Audio input device for recording and the "USB Speakers" Device at the same time, Audacity throws an error. This makes sense because when recording the output is meant to be for monitoring. So, I just select the USB device as the recording the device, and my sound card as the playback device, and I am able to record just fine. Am I correct that this how it's supposed to work?
The second thing I noticed is that when I play back what I've recorded using the method just described, I don't hear the track I just recorded, when I play it back in Audacity unless I switch the output device to the USB Audio Interface, in which case, I hear everything. Again, before I go crazy trouble shooting and trying a bunch of permutations of various software, drivers settings, etc., is this just how it works?