Hi Chuck,
The DirectX effects aren't active during recording. This has to do
with latency issues of the PC. To effectively apply
compression/limiting while recording you will need an external box to
do that prior to digitizing the audio.
Brett

Chuck Johnson wrote:
>>how can i record tracks with effects? all i really want is
>>to compress or limit something on the way in. from what i
>>can tell, all effects are added after the audio has been
>>recorded.
>>
>>thanks!
>>chuck
>>
>>