It's pretty much always best to use a direct monitor if you can.

You may already know this, but just in case you don't ... all sound through BiaB and any DAW, etc., will have some amount of latency (delay). USB alone adds a couple of milliseconds. By 10ms that delay can start to affect your playing. Sometimes its just disturbing, sometimes one learns to compensate by playing the notes a little early.

Direct output has no such delay.


Jazz relative beginner, starting at a much older age than was helpful.
AVL:MXE Linux; Windows 11
BIAB2025 Audiophile, a bunch of other software.
Kawai MP6, Ui24R, Focusrite Saffire Pro40 and Scarletts
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