how to properly record in realtime?

[Jay-ri]

ok so say I like listening to the background music when recording my vocals
but whenever I do this, I am always forced to record the music along with my vocals
is there a way to be able to listen to the background music along with my vocals in real time, but only records the vocals?

I am using the Behringer podcast studio firewire bundle, and using a mac along with garageband.

[hueseph]

Use headphones. Turn of your monitors.

[Jay-ri]

yes I am using my headphones while doing a live recording, and I can hear myself and the music playing at the same time, but the thing is when I am done recording it, it has recorded my vocals along with the music, which I don't want cuz when I edit vocals, it aslo edits the background music, like lets say i added chorus to vocals, the background music that I recorded my vocals with would have the chorus effect too.

[Jay-ri]

I want to be able to do a live recording in real time, while listening to myself and the music through the headphones while recording , but I just want the vocals recorded.

[hueseph]

Ok. So, I am assuming you are using Abelton Live or Audacity. First thing you need to do is. Make sure that in the Audio settings on your mac nothing like, stereo out or, "what u hear" is selected as a recording input. You want Behringer Core Audio or Behringer ASIO as your input device.

In either Live or Audacity, you want to do the same.

[Jay-ri]

I am using garageband

[Jay-ri]

my device is refered to as FCA202 (2796) I don't see it as Behringer Core Audio or Behringer Asio.

[hueseph]

Then select FCA202. There is a setting somewhere between the software for your interface and your recording software which is routing the stereo output into the virtual recording input.

[Jay-ri]

I selected FCA202. Where am I suppose to find the setting options for this?

[hueseph]

Unfortunately, I don't have a Mac here to check. It should be in the audio settings. Though I would assume that by selecting your audio device, these settings would already be applied. I never had this problem with my Mac. Only in Windows.