Set up the Home Studio Again - Upgraded with Equipment - New Car Part Predator GIF

It has been quite a while since I have broke out the Studio Equipment and custom built studio PC. The fist two times I attempted to use it, I had a problem that I could not seem to fix. The DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) I am using is Pro Tools 12, and the problem seems to be a setting within Pro Tools that I do not yet understand how to adjust.

I have the condenser mic hooked up to the compressor, which runs into the audio interface, and then to the PC into my DAW. When recording vocals, it is vital that you can hear yourself through the monitor headphones IN REAL TIME as you speak into the mic. This worked perfectly when speaking into the mic and playing in real time out of the studio monitor speakers, however as soon as I plugged in the headphones (tried plugging into the compressor, interface, and directly into the monitor speakers on separate trials) there was more than a half second delay - which is more than enough to throw anyone off when recording.

This issue brought everything to a halt for some time, and has caused all my recording equipment to sit idol in storage as a result. A recent surge in musical creativity between @Alchemage and I have inspired me to break out the equipment once again, and give it another shot. My equipment is displayed before you in these photos from my room. @Alchemage and I recently created a new track together, but we still have the same timing issue as before. Does anyone know a setting in Pro Tools I can adjust to fix this vocal delay in my headphones? Please comment below if so.

I acquired this custom made Predator from an artist at the World Gem Show in Tuscon Arizona a few years ago, and he usually keeps me company on my desk while I manifest. This thing is made completely out of used car parts, and even has old spark plugs as leg bones. Here he is depicted playing his bass, and using my studio monitor speaker as an amplifier for his concert. Party on dude.

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