In Tapemachine Style, the monitor button goes “off” as soon as the DAW is in playback.
In other words, monitor goes “on” as soon as record is pressed in the transport window.
That’s how it used to work in the old days, hence why it’s called Tapemachine style.
I suppose you want to have the talent mic open at all times.
It’s simple.
-Set monitoring to “manual”
-create an extra “input” track
-Activate “monitor” (on) on that track
=>>>> now you hear the input signal of the mic. All of the time.
-Activate “record” on the desired track
-Happy recording.
Fredo