How To Hear Line In Through Speakers

Fix it by removing the mute from the line-in mic. Right click on the icon ‘speakers’. Choose the ‘Recording Devices’ option. Right, click on the ‘Microphone or Line In’ and click ‘enable’.

A lot of audio cards give you the option of passing the line in through to the line out so that you can hear it on your speakers but this isn't the case with the Realtek audio. What you have to do is ensure that the 'Rear Blue In' channel is not muted and has some volume as well as the 'Line In'.
In Vista right click the Volume control Icon and click 'Playback Devices' Then unmute 'Microphone' or 'Line In.' On mine the input I was using was 'Microphone FP' then you should be able to hear it through the speakers. On Xp there was an option in the microphone 'Advanced Settings' that would make the sound from Line In go to the speakers.
Go to File - New Audio Recording. You will see the following screen: Click on the little triangle on the right and choose Built-in Input: Line in as shown in the screenshot. Slide the volume under the record button up until you have the desired loudness.
A lot of audio cards give you the option of passing the line in through to the line out so that you can hear it on your speakers but this isn't the case with the Realtek audio. What you have to do is ensure that the 'Rear Blue In' channel is not muted and has some volume as well as the 'Line In'.

Whether you run a podcast or like recording musical covers, you can probably benefit from live monitoring your audio input. That is, with the input turned on, the sounds you input are automatically fed through the output so you hear back the sounds as you’re making them. The effect is similar to using a microphone on stage and hearing the sound instantly pump through the speakers around you.

Having this feature is important for testing out your microphone’s volume level, the proximity to the speaker, audio quality and more. Perhaps you also just want to capture a bit more reverb. Here are two ways on the Mac to enable live monitoring for free.

Note:

This will work for both your Mac’s built-in microphone as well as third-party microphone accessories.

Download AudioMonitor

AudioMonitor is a free application for OS X that lets you monitor and edit the audio input coming into your Mac. You can download it at Softpedia. Note that it downloads as “MTCoreAudio” but for our intents and purposes, the application itself is AudioMonitor.

When you download the program, it’ll reveal itself as a package of contents. The only one you need to be interested in is AudioMonitor. Drag that icon over to the Applications folder on your Mac to install the program. Feel free to discard the rest.

Once you can launch AudioMonitor from Applications, you’ll notice it’s a very basic and lightweight app. Before you turn on live monitoring, make sure you select the proper input at the top. If you’re using your Mac’s microphone, keep the Built-In Microphone and Internal Microphone options selected. Otherwise, choose the name of your accessory in the drop down menu when it’s connected.

Also verify the output source is correct at the bottom. When you’re all set, click Play Through to turn on live monitoring. You can test it out by turning up the volume on your computer and speaking into the microphone. You should hear your own voice play back to you in realtime, which means live monitoring is working.

Use GarageBand

GarageBand is typically used for musical instruments and recording projects, but if you don’t want to download a new app, GarageBand also has a live monitoring feature. I prefer using AudioMonitor because it’s way more lightweight and straightforward, but GarageBand works fine too.

All you need to do is open GarageBand and make sure you’re starting on a blank slate, i.e. not opening a previously worked on file. For your new project, select Empty Project then click Choose.

GarageBand will ask you about your input settings. Select Record using a microphone or line input at the top. Then underneath, make sure the checkbox to the right is ticked that reads I want to hear my instrument as I play and record.

Proceed to your new project and you’ll notice your first track has a lit icon that looks like an upside Wi-Fi signal. That’s live monitoring, enabled. Make sure you have a pair of headphones ready, then try speaking into your mic to test out hearing your own voice.

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While I wait for my reg code problem to be solved I have another query.
I was wondering how I can set it so that what I input to the line in or mic socket can actually be hear through the speakers and headphones while I record it. I hope my explanation is clear enough.
This used to happen on an old computer I had when recording with mixcraft. But on this machine it does not. I can't hear anything that I put in there until after I record it and play it back.

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I realize this may not directly be a mixcraft issue. But whether it is or not, I would appreciate any input.

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