Specifications

Getting Started with Mbox 248
Basic Recording
This section describes how to record audio and
MIDI into Pro Tools LE.
Preparing for Recording
To prepare an audio track for recording:
1 Verify the connections to your instruments.
2 Create a new track to record on by choosing
File > New Track. Specify 1 Mono Audio Track
and click Create.
3 In the Mix window, click the Input selector on
the new track.
4 From the pop-up menu, select the interface in-
put you want to record. For example, select In 1
if your audio source is plugged into one of the
Input 1 jacks on the back of the Mbox 2. Select
In 1–2 if your audio source is stereo and is con-
nected to Input 1 and Input 2 connectors.
5 Use the Gain controls on Mbox 2 to maximize
the signal going into Pro Tools while avoiding
clipping.
6 On the front of the Mbox 2, turn the Mix
knob fully left to Input. To hear an equal mix of
playback and input signals, turn the Mix knob
to the center. See the Mbox 2 Basics Guide for
more information on using the Mix knob dur-
ing recording.
For more information about connecting in-
struments to Mbox 2, refer to Chapter 4,
“Mbox 2 Hardware and Connections” as
well as the Mbox 2 Basics Guide.
Choosing an input in the Mix window
Input selector
Routing an input to a stereo track
Mbox 2 lets you record as many as four
tracks simultaneously, by creating and as-
signing tracks to analog inputs 1–2 and
S/PDIF inputs 3–4 (left and right).
Clipping occurs when you feed a signal to
an audio device that is louder than the cir-
cuitry can accept. To avoid clipping, adjust
the Gain control to a level where the Peak
LEDs on the front of the Mbox 2 flicker oc-
casionally.