VST Connect SE issues: "low gain" and "no mono input"

Hi Musicullum. You seem to be the king of this part of the forum. Your name is everywhere. Thank you for replying.

  1. I will try this manual creation of the mono input.
    1.5. By “The talkback failed”, I mean the performer couldnt hear me anymore, even though I pressed the green button. Maybe its a rookie mistake… Im hoping it is.

  2. I´m referring to the input gain on the performer´s recorded signal. His gain is all the way up on the audio interface, but the recorded audio is too low, even if I move the input gain on Cubase´s input channel and audio track.

Regarding the control room, yes. You are right. I do manage to use it pretty well, and for me its always on, no matter if I´m recording, composing, arranging, editing, or mixing, so I´m pretty familiar with it. The listen bus is pretty useful for a lot of things!