Is the apogee duet compatible with the mbox 2?

[fours215]

i got an mbox 2 and hate the pre's i definitely need to upgrade, i heard good things about the apogee mini me, i'm just not sure of how i would connect that to an mbox 2, or if i could even do it.. Helllppp pleaze i am a newb and i would appreciate holding back the your a ****** comments.lol, thanks slutzzzz. If thats not possible what would be a good approach?

[fours215]

Any Helpp? Somebody school the newbb

[AnAverageJoe]

Fours215, How's it going? An Apogee Duet ia an interface for Macs, so you won't be able to use it with an MBox, plus it does not have digital I/Os so you can't use it as a converter as well.

On the other hand, a mini me will work. The mini me is a great upgrade from the Mbox since it come with better pres and converters. So I would go with the Mini me without a doubt. When you get the Mini me just get a S/PDIF cable and connect the cable to "S/PDIF out" on the Mini me and take the other end of the cable and connect it to "S/PDIF in" on your Mbox and there you go you have better pres and converters using just an Mbox.

If possible it would be a great idea to get the Mini DAC as well so you have better D/A converters as well.


Next time please search the forums on GS and you'll find plenty of answer, since this topic has been touched many time before

[billgennaro]

if you use a mini-me with the mbox2 you will have latency issues while recording tracks. there is one way around this mess.

buy a 1/8" to 1/4" cable and go out of the mini-me headphone jack into the mbox2 input. this will allow you to monitor off of the mbox2, which is necessary to illiminate latency while monitoring signals being recorded. while not a perfect solution it works.

best of luck to you.

[fours215]

When you said that i could 1/8" to 1/4" cable and go out of the mini-me headphone jack into the mbox2 input, which input shall i go into? And then what? I am definitely a newb, and how would the mini dac be connected?? Hellppp? THanks slutzzz

[fours215]

Anyone willing to answer the question above for me it would be much appreciated!!! thanks

[AnAverageJoe]

Originally Posted by billgennaro

if you use a mini-me with the mbox2 you will have latency issues while recording tracks. there is one way around this mess.

buy a 1/8" to 1/4" cable and go out of the mini-me headphone jack into the mbox2 input. this will allow you to monitor off of the mbox2, which is necessary to illiminate latency while monitoring signals being recorded. while not a perfect solution it works.

best of luck to you.

Yes, This is correct. I forgot to touch on that topic. Another way of taking care of this problem, is to lower the buffer rate and that will take care of it. Your lower latency will be disabled when you start using the Mini Me as you converter/preamp

[fours215]

so all that i would have to do is lower the buffer setting in pro tools to lower the latency of the mini me? is that correct? and after connecting the cables 1/8 to 1/4 to mbox input what would i/o settings be set to in pro tools. Sorry just wanna know what i'm getting myself into ahead of time. thanx for the generous answers they are much appreciated.

[fours215]

and on another note, when i record will i be able to hear myself int the headphones, or will i have to mute the audio track, i understand that mbox2 doesn't support, 96k? Let me know

[chaotic1200]

Get a 1/8 to XLR and run it from the mini me headphone jack to the mic input on the mbox..then you can use the gain switch as a volume..it works perfect..No Latency

[AnAverageJoe]

Originally Posted by fours215

so all that i would have to do is lower the buffer setting in pro tools to lower the latency of the mini me? is that correct? and after connecting the cables 1/8 to 1/4 to mbox input what would i/o settings be set to in pro tools. Sorry just wanna know what i'm getting myself into ahead of time. thanx for the generous answers they are much appreciated.

Yes, Thats Correct. "Just Lower the buffer setting"

Make sure your tracks are on the S/PDIF connection for both in and out. If you recording a mono track just use "S/PDIF L" (L for Left) and if you are tracking stereo then use both channels.

P.S. You only need one way to get rid of the latency, so see which one works best for you.

Originally Posted by fours215

and on another note, when i record will i be able to hear myself int the headphones, or will i have to mute the audio track, i understand that mbox2 doesn't support, 96k? Let me know

You will hear yourself just fine.

Yes, The MBox does not support 96k sample rates, The MBox 2 Pro supports it though

The mini me can support it as well, but since your MBox can only go up to 48khz, it will not allow the Mini me to go that high (88.2 and 96k) in sample rates as well.

[christmasjones]

Originally Posted by chaotic1200

Get a 1/8 to XLR and run it from the mini me headphone jack to the mic input on the mbox..then you can use the gain switch as a volume..it works perfect..No Latency

why would you want to hit the mbox pre after going through the mini me

[fours215]

yea isn't that the point of upgrading so you would bypass the mbox shitty pre and converters?

[AnAverageJoe]

Originally Posted by christmasjones

why would you want to hit the mbox pre after going through the mini me

From my understanding, he is only doing this for the latency while recording using the headphones.

[fours215]

So the input is just for the headphones correct? So i'm just acutually using the mbox to monitor The sound.

[AnAverageJoe]

Originally Posted by fours215

So the input is just for the headphones correct? So i'm just acutually using the mbox to monitor The sound.

You got it buddy

[fours215]

Gracias Anaverage joe you were a great help thanks man.

[AnAverageJoe]

No Problem, Take care! Keep me informed on how things are going with the Mini me when you get it.

[fours215]

will do i'll post an update, when it arrives...

[desotoslo]

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[huzzam]

@desotoslo: he said he's working in ProTools. The Apogee Duet, of course, won't work with ProTools. So that's not a very useful opinion, even if it is vehement.