Sound while recording

[John Call]

Two questions.  I have tried to figure this out and I'm sure it's simple but I cannot for the life of me get it right.

1. When I'm recording I don't want sound coming out of my monitors but just the headphone plugged into my interface.  How do I do this?  I keep having to use the volume knob on the back of my monitors and I know that can't be right.
2. When I'm recording myself I only need one set of headphones.  However, when I'm recording someone else I'd like a pair for me as well so I can hear them against the mix.  My interface only has one headphone jack.  How do I do this?  Do I just get a splitter?

Thanks.

[reginaldStjohn]

1. This is up to your audio interface. Usually they have their mixer type app or knobs on the front of the interface for phones vs. main output

2. You would need an audio interface with multiple outputs or a splitter as you suggest. Maybe even a headphone amp with more than one output.

[John Call]

I have a Behringer UM2.  The only output knob is for the headphones so I don't think it will do anything to the monitors.

I was hoping there was a setting on the song or track that would stop playback during recording.

[reginaldStjohn]

Unless your UM2 has a separate outputs listed for your monitors vs. headphone outputs in Cakewalk then there is nothing that the software can do to control what is coming out of the headphones vs. the speakers if they are both connected to the UM2.