User guide

Will Mbox work on my USB hub? My PCMCIA adapter? My PCI card?
Can I use Mbox in a truly mobile way, like out in the desert where there is no place to plug in my laptop’s power supply?
Can I play my Mac sounds through Mbox?
What happens if the USB cable gets unplugged while I am recording?
Why can’t I use the analog and digital inputs independent of one another? I could do this with my Audiomedia III card.
Why can’t I turn off S/PDIF mirroring?
Where did the Tascam DA30 S/PDIF option go? For that matter, what happened to "Other Options"in the Hardware
Setup window?
What happened to Low Latency Monitoring?
Can I use other audio applications with Mbox using Direct IO? My third party audio application is not working properly
with Mbox (Logic Audio, Digital Performer, etc.)
Can I use Mbox on my existing Pro Tools TDM or LE system?
Why won't my 1/4" microphone plug work when I plug it into Mbox?
Can I use the Mbox inserts for outboard gear while I am mixing?
Why are there only two insert ports? Where am I supposed to plug in my effect returns?
When I press the Mono button nothing happens.
Can I still use virtual synths and samplers with Pro Tools via DirectConnect when using Mbox?
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Mbox and latency issues with Pro Tools LE for recording and playback on a Mac.
Here are a few tips regarding latency issues with Mbox on a Mac:
Tip #1:
When recording into Pro Tools LE Mac:
1) Mute recorded enabled audio track in Pro Tools. When recording on Mbox, you are actually monitoring the audio
signal going to Mbox. If the record enabled audio track is not muted, you will also be monitoring the signal going
out of Pro Tools back to Mbox. This will be heard as a doubling effect because you are hearing both the input and
the latent output at the same time.
2) Adjust the "Mix" knob on Mbox to prevent any echo or latency sound.
3) Press the "Mono" button on Mbox. This will prevent the input signal from sounding hard panned left or right when
adjusting the Mix knob on Mbox. The "Mono" knob does not affect the mix playing out of Pro Tools, just the
incoming signal.
Tip #2:
1) When you record into Pro Tools LE Mac there is a latency of 164 samples. All tracks recorded into Pro Tools have
164 samples of latency, but you will not notice this with the first track unless you have a MIDI click, or a recorded
click to play along with. Thus, when you record the second track/pass, you will hear latency when the two tracks
are played together. Tip #3 explains how to deal with this issue.
2) Tip #1 just helps to prevent hearing the latency while recording into Pro Tools; however, there will be latency
when recording into Pro Tools/Mbox.