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Topic: Cant get the loopback working on the headphone channel.

So i would like to record a little from the net for practice purposes, and trying to loopback the headphone channel so i dont have to turn of the monitors to do it, lazy yes i am.

In totalmix, "main" is the headphone jack, and 1/2 monitorjacks. This on Babyface pro.
I can loopback 1/2 but have to turn of monitors, and main, i cant loopback and get a signal into Reaper.

Why the loopback on "main"? Asking since i cant get it to do anything. And its probably me not knowing what to do with it.

On Ventura mbp m2 max.

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Re: Cant get the loopback working on the headphone channel.

Loopback works for all channels. When you use Main Out (set for PH 3/4) you'll have to arm an input in Reaper for In 3+4 rather than 1+2. Also note that Loopback is post-fader, so the level will have to be up in TotalMix.

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Re: Cant get the loopback working on the headphone channel.

Why don’t you use some other output channels for the loopback, unused ADAT or such?

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  • From: Sweden
  • Registered: 2009-09-27
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Re: Cant get the loopback working on the headphone channel.

Jeff wrote:

Loopback works for all channels. When you use Main Out (set for PH 3/4) you'll have to arm an input in Reaper for In 3+4 rather than 1+2. Also note that Loopback is post-fader, so the level will have to be up in TotalMix.

There it is! Thank you. The in, in reaper was what i missed.

  • From: Sweden
  • Registered: 2009-09-27
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Re: Cant get the loopback working on the headphone channel.

oli77sch wrote:

Why don’t you use some other output channels for the loopback, unused ADAT or such?

This is even more brilliant! big_smile
Didnt even think of that. Thank you.