Specifications
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Welcome to Mbox 2
- Windows Configuration
- Macintosh Configuration
- Installation Overview
- Apple System Settings for Mac OS X
- Installing Pro Tools LE
- Connecting Mbox 2 to the Computer
- Optional Software on the Pro Tools Installer CD-ROM
- Launching Pro Tools LE
- Configuring Pro Tools LE
- Audio MIDI Setup (AMS)
- Hard Drive Configuration and Maintenance
- Removing Pro Tools on Mac OS X
- Mbox 2 Hardware and Connections
- Working with Pro Tools LE
- Windows System Optimizations
- Configuring Midi Studio Setup (Windows Only)
- Configuring AMS (Mac OS X Only)
- Index
Chapter 1: Welcome to Mbox 2
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Digidesign Registration
Please register your purchase immediately. Re-
view the enclosed registration information card
and follow the instructions on it to quickly reg-
ister online. Registering your purchase is the
only way you can be eligible to receive compli-
mentary technical support and future upgrade
offers. It is one of the most important steps you
can take as a new user.
About the Pro Tools Guides
The
Getting Started with Mbox 2
Guide
explains
how to install and use Mbox 2 to record, edit,
and mix audio and MIDI tracks in Pro Tools LE.
If you are new to working with digital worksta-
tions, it is recommended that you read the fol-
lowing:
•
Mbox 2 Basics Guide
provides simple steps for
how to get sound in and out of your Mbox 2,
connect a microphone or instrument, record
to a Pro Tools session, import audio from a
CD, create an audio CD from a Pro Tools ses-
sion, and other topics.
For additional information, see the following
online guides:
•
Pro Tools Reference Guide
explains Pro Tools LE
software in detail.
•
Pro Tools Menus Guide
covers all the Pro Tools
on-screen menus.
•
DigiRack Plug-Ins Guide
explains how to use
the RTAS and AudioSuite plug-ins included
with Pro Tools LE.
•
Digidesign Plug-Ins Guide
explains how to use
optional Digidesign plug-ins.
•
DigiBase Guide
provides details on using
Pro Tools DigiBase databasing and browsers
for data and media management.
•
Pro Tools Keyboard Shortcuts
lists keyboard
shortcuts for Pro Tools LE.
PDF versions of the Pro Tools guides are in-
stalled automatically with Pro Tools LE, and are
accessible from the Pro Tools Help menu. To
view or print the PDF guides, you can use Acro-
bat Reader or Macintosh Preview.
A copy of Acrobat Reader is included on the
Pro Tools LE CD-ROM for Windows.
Printed copies of the
Pro Tools Reference
Guide
and other guides in the Pro Tools
guide set can be purchased separately from
the DigiStore (www.digidesign.com).