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9th November 2009
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| Gear interested Join Date: Nov 2009
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Thread Starter | College Student With Question My roomate has an mbox pro 2 that he uses to record. I would like to use this to record also so I bought a 6pin to 4pin firewire converter. I was wondering if it is possible to use this interface with my computer without protools (he left the cd at home). Also I cannot just record on his computer because he leaves almost every weekend and I would like to record someone tonight or tomorrow. Thanks in advance. |
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10th November 2009
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| Gear maniac  Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: London
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| Yes you can use the mbox with other DAWs (Logic, Cubase etc) but you need to install the audio drivers. They'll be on his discs, or you can download them from Digidesign - The Industry Leader in Digital Audio and Live Sound if you or he has an account (which he should have). |
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10th November 2009
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| Gear interested Join Date: Nov 2009
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Thread Starter | I installed the standalone 7.4 drivers and it still isn't working. I have the 4pin firewire connected securely and all other connections are great. Under my control panel it shows mbox 2 pro but when I click it says hardware not connected. Also the green light in the top corner is flashing, not solid like it is supposed to. I am running an inspiron 1525 also if that helps. |
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10th November 2009
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| Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2009
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| Perhaps contact M-Audio or DigiDesign tech support. |
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10th November 2009
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| Young pop punk producer Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Toronto
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| Good luck contacting Digi support, they're about as much help as a rotting apple when you're hungry... |
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10th November 2009
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| Gear maniac  Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
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| Its my understanding that Pro Tools hardware can only be used with Pro Tools software, unless its M-Audio. I've heard mixed discussions about 4 pin and 6 pin firewire types. In my personal experience with a 002r a 4 pin would not suffice. |
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10th November 2009
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| Gear maniac Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA
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| You cannot use inputs on any Mbox product on a Windows computer for anything but ProTools software. That's that. You can use inputs/outputs on M-Powered (M-Audio) hardware because it's acting as a standalone audio card. Obviously, this does not apply to Mbox2 Pro. If your roommate has a legit version of ProToolsLE that came with his Mbox2 Pro, then he has it registered through Digidesign's site (with his Digi user account) and can download the webinstaller version of ProTools for Windows (and the serial code should be stored there too.) You don't need the disc. Just go here: My Digi well, actually go here since they've moved servers: https://account.avid.com/index.cfm?redsrc=fnddigiact and go to "Your Products" and find ProTools LE and whatever version he has. Download access is there and the key/serial number is there. If there's no download link, but the serial number is there then keep logged in and search on Digi's site for his authourized version of PTLE + "web installer" and it'll allow you to download it. Last edited by Loki; 10th November 2009 at 10:47 AM.. Reason: changed login link |
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10th November 2009
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| Gear maniac Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA
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| Oh yeah, 4 pin firewire will work fine you just need to make sure the external power for the Mbox2 pro is plugged in. |
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10th November 2009
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| Gear Guru  Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: London
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so these asio drivers are useless, and that's that?! this may not be the latest copy of course...I just plugged "mbox asio" into google. But please refrain from stating advice like this as fact unless you check it! doesn't help anyone. I agree that the problem is probably a lack of power - 4 pin FW doesn't supply power. | |
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10th November 2009
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| Gear maniac Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Boston, MA
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 | I use my old mBox with Garageband. |
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| Gear Guru Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: London
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