I'm not a professional in DAW, so there's a risk that I explain you wrong... but I try my best :)
I’d like to know your tool exactly. I use Ableton Live(a Daw) with Macbook pro. I connect my Mac to a sound card to connect to 2 speakers. (I don’t have yet monitor speaker :’o) What about you?
And can you speak in French by chance because I speak better than in English to explain, if not it's ok, I'll continue in English :)