Is it possible to monitor an input without recording while recording on another input?

[Carter Burton]

I have a drum machine using 2 inputs and a stereo track. I want to record a guitar part from a different input onto a different mono track. Do I have to record the drum machine? Can't I just listen to it while recording the guitar without recording the drum machine? Sorry if this is a repost. I'm new here. Thank you!!!

 

[Phil Tipping]

Welcome to the forum. Yes you can monitor inputs without recording them, at least on the DP-32, not sure about the DP-008 (you don't say which machine you're using - you have both machines listed on your profile info). If you assign an input directly to the stereo bus, you'll hear it in the monitors without it being recorded.

 

[Carter Burton]

Wow! Phil Tipping! I'm star struck. Thank you for answering my question and responding quickly. I figured it out. I love my DP-32SD. I've seen all your videos. Because of your video I got the Yamaha YMC-10 sync box. It works perfectly. The DAW "Reaper" allows you to send SMPTE/ LTC timecode to an output of an audio interface. If you then send this back to the DAW with the DP-32 as the master the DAW will not only play in time but also jog forward and backward to match the position on the "tape" track.

 

[Phil Tipping]

Cheers Carter, much appreciated.
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