Mbox 2 Mini - anyone using it?

[johnjm22]

I recently got an MB2 Mini so I could do "lite" editing and mixing away from the studio with my laptop. For the most part I like it.

Like you, I don't plan on using it for recording so I can't comment on the the A/D or the preamp. It's just a dongle so I can run PT. Although it's nice that it comes with the Ignition Pack, and the Bomb Factory plugs.

The D/A seems sufficient to me. I don't plan on doing my final mixes with the MB2M so the conversion isn't a big deal. The headphone amp gives me all the gain I need.

I like the fact that it's USB powered. It just makes it that much more convenient and portable.

[uosdwis]

Glad to hear there's enough gain in the headphone amp. Not too much noise, I hope?

[uosdwis]

Another, more general question: can you use several Digidesign interfaces and switch without problems? For example: using a 002r at the studio and a Mbox 2 Mini on the road, or swapping the Mini for a Mbox 1 down the road, should I find one (they're usually cheap and do have the digital i/o I could use...)?

I take it the i/o setup would have to be changed depending on the actual session, but I've just never thought about whether this would work or not.

[Johns]

I use my Mini as a dongle for Pro Tools. I do no editing, mixing, or recording in Pro Tools. I only use it to either export or inport projects from other studios. Works fine. You can use any Pro Tools hardware box with the software at anytime.

[ambiguity]

Originally Posted by Johns

I use my Mini as a dongle for Pro Tools. I do no editing, mixing, or recording in Pro Tools. I only use it to either export or inport projects from other studios. Works fine. You can use any Pro Tools hardware box with the software at anytime.

not so sure about that.... My boss has got a setup with mbox2 in his office, and we tried plugging my 002r and another mbox1 - neither worked right away.