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Chapter 5: Using the Driver Control Panel 29
Pre-Fader Meters
When this option is selected, the meters display the
level of a signal before it passes the fader. This al-
lows signal levels to be displayed regardless of the
fader positions within the stereo mix (in other
words, a fader can be all the way down and no
sound will be heard from the mixer’s output, but
you can still see if there is any activity on that in-
put).
FX Sends Mode
Pre-Fader FX Sends
When Pre-Fader FX Sends is selected, the full au-
dio signal will be sent to the FX Sends, regardless
of the position of the Channel Faders of stereo mix
1–2.
Post-Fader (Mix 1/2) FX Sends
When Post-Fader (Mix 1/2) is selected, the audio
signal level being sent to the FX Sends will be af-
fected by the position of the Channel Faders of Ste-
reo Mix 1.
Standalone Settings
Standalone settings affect the setting of the
Mbox Pro when it is in standalone mode with no
host computer connected.
The interface can function in the following two
modes:
Hosted Operation If there is a FireWire connection
to the computer when the Mbox Pro is first pow-
ered on, then it boots into hosted mode.
Standalone Operation If there is no FireWire con-
nection to the computer when the Mbox Pro is first
powered on, then it boots into standalone mode.
When you are in standalone mode, the following
functions can be adjusted:
• Clock source
• Sample rate
• Mode
Clock Source
Clock source and sample rate settings work in the
same manner as above, it defines what the clock
source will be; internal, S/PDIF, or word clock.
The clock source can be switched from the front
panel when in standalone, using the Multi button.
The LED button will either be off/on/pulsing to in-
dicate which clock source is currently assigned.
• If the LED if off, the clock source is internal.
• If the LED is on, the clock source is word clock
• If the LED is pulsing, clock source is S/PDIF
Sample Rate
This setting assigns the sample rate when it's set to
internal clock source in standalone mode.
Mode
The Mbox Pro can be in the following three types
of sub-standalone modes:
AD/DA Converter When in AD/DA mode, analog
inputs 1 and 2 are routed to S/PDIF outputs left and
right and S/PDIF inputs left and right are routed to
analog outputs 1 and 2.
Preamp When in Preamp mode, analog input 1 is
sent to analog output 1 and S/PDIF left. Analog in-
put 2 is sent to analog output 2 and S/PDIF Right.
Analog inputs 3–6 are sent to analog outputs 3–6.
Mixer When in Mixer mode, all analog and digital
inputs are summed and routed to analog outputs 1-
2 are mirrored to S/PDIF outputs left and right.
When you set up your standalone settings,
you must be connected to the computer.