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Avid Mbox Pro User Guide34
Hardware Inputs
The Hardware Inputs section is where the
Mic/Line, Instrument, and S/PDIF inputs of Mbox
Pro are monitored. Hardware Inputs 1–6 are the
analog inputs, and Hardware Inputs 7–8 are the
S/PDIF inputs.
Software Returns
The Software Returns section is where the audio
coming back from Pro Tools (or other audio appli-
cation) is monitored.
Output Pairs
For each Mbox Pro Monitor output pair (Monitor
outputs 1–2, 3–4, 5–6, S/PDIF Left and Right, or
Headphones A and B), there is a representative tab
in the
output pair select view. The output pair select
view
lets you choose the audio source for each
Monitor output pair, and where applicable, edit the
audio source.
Each output pair select tab includes a drop-down
menu where you can select the audio source you
want. The sources include:
• Stereo Mix 1
• Stereo Mix 2
• Stereo Mix 3 (Available only at sample rates at
or below 96 kHz)
• Stereo Mix 4 (Available only at sample rates at
or below 96 kHz)
• Stereo Mix 5 (Available only at sample rates at
or below 96 kHz)
• Stereo Mix 6 (Available only at sample rates at
or below 96 kHz)
• Software Returns 1–2
• Software Returns 3–4
• Software Returns 5–6
• Software Returns 7–8
• Hardware Inputs 1–2
• Hardware Inputs 3–4
• Hardware Inputs 5–6
• Hardware Inputs 7–8
The available output pair audio sources can be di-
vided into two categories:
Stereo Mixes
A stereo mix lets you set up a custom stereo mix,
setting the desired level for each hardware input
and software return that is fed to the hardware out-
put pair. See the Stereo Mix section below for de-
tails.
Software Returns 1 and 2 are the default
stereo output from Pro Tools.
Tabs representing each Mbox Pro hardware output
pair, output pair select view shown