r/Reaper • u/alwayssunnyinroanoke • 1d ago

help request Can’t Hear Guitar on Recording

Newbie here,

I’m using the Xvive U8 mic through the Scarlett Focusrite to record my guitar. I can see that reaper is picking up the audio. I also tested the metronome to ensure I can hear something come through Reaper. I can hear my guitar through my headphones as well.

I can see the sound of my guitar getting picked up when recording. But upon playback it’s silent. I have ensured my inputs are correct.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Edit: I deleted and reinstalled the app and now it seems to work. Thank you all for the input.

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u/Oddologist 20 1d ago

Have you armed the track for record monitoring? You'll need to do that to hear yourself while recording.

You're probably hearing out through the headphones because of direct monitoring through your interface.

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u/alwayssunnyinroanoke 1d ago

I’ve used Reaper a few times so far but today it was not cooperating. I ensured my track was armed. It seemed almost everything was working except for playback sound.

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u/Evid3nce 14 1d ago edited 12h ago

Did you get this sorted?

If not:

Waveform is displayed in the track item?

You are un-arming the track for playback?

Track mute is not enabled? Media item mute is not enabled?

Routing to the master track is ok?

There's not much else to check!

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u/alwayssunnyinroanoke 20h ago

Not yet. I was going try working on it again here in a bit. I’ll try a few of these tips. Thank you!

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u/forever_erratic 1 20h ago

Go to preferences and make sure the audio out is the right device

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u/alwayssunnyinroanoke 19h ago

I deleted the app and reinstalled it and now it’s working. Thank you for the input though!

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u/forever_erratic 1 19h ago

Glad you got it working!