# Delay and echoes when recording ## Causes Audible input monitoring usually causes a delay (latency) of the live recording input due to the time it takes to reach your headphones. ## Fixes To prevent this, turn input monitoring off. This can be done by choosing **Transport > Transport Options > Enable audible input monitoring** and clicking it to remove the check (tick) mark. To listen to the live recording input without playthrough latency requires **hardware** monitoring - that is; the input signal must be routed directly through the audio device from the input to the output rather than being passed through software from input to output. {% hint style="success" %} If the troubleshooting steps aren't working for you, feel free to ask in our communities: * [Forum](https://forum.audacityteam.org/) * [Discord](https://discord.gg/audacity) {% endhint %} --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://support.audacityteam.org/troubleshooting/solving-recording-problems/delay-and-echoes-when-recording.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.