[ardour-users] Live auditioning? (Pro Tools/Ardour vs. Cubase SX)

[Mark Knecht]

On 9/13/05, Paul Davis <paul at linuxaudiosystems.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 2005-09-13 at 10:47 -0700, Mark Knecht wrote:
> > Hi,
> >    This question is probably directed at other users that do not use
> > an external mixing console.
> >
> >    Does anyone know of a way to get Ardour to monitor live playing
> > while the transport is rolling that does not include using a bus?
> > Here's the situation:
> 
> the US$64K question is: are you using auto-input? (in the transport bar)
> 
> --p

Yes, it seems that auto-input was selected by default. However, when I
turn it off I now see guitar audio on my track but it's not routed to
my master fader and I no longer hear it.

What's the simple explanation of auto-input's function?

- Mark