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Appendix E: Resources 91appendix eResourcesWhether you are new to Pro Tools or just starting out with your new system, we encourage you to read and ut

Mbox 2 Mini Setup Guide92Guides Accessible in Pro ToolsThe main Pro Tools guides are accessible from the Pro Tools Help menu. (Choose Help, then se-le

Appendix E: Resources 93About www.digidesign.comOur website (www.digidesign.com) is your best online source for information to help you get the most o

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Index 95AASIO driver (Windows) 21audio driversASIO driver (Windows) 21CoreAudio driver (Mac) 12WaveDriver (Windows) 22Audio MIDI Setup (AMS) (Mac)

Mbox 2 Mini Setup Guide96MMbox 2 Miniback panel 49connecting (Mac) 9features 1front panel 47MIDIsetup (Mac) 59setup (Windows) 67MIDI Studio Setu

Index 97system settingsCache Size 31CPU Usage Limit 29DAE Playback Buffer Size 30Hardware Buffer Size 27I/O Setup 35Plug-in Streaming Buffer 33P

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Chapter 1: Welcome to Mbox 2 Mini 1chapter 1Welcome to Mbox 2 MiniWelcome to the Mbox®2 Mini audio production system. Mbox 2 Mini and Pro Tools LE® pr

Mbox 2 Mini Setup Guide2• Zero-latency analog record monitoring with Mix knob for adjustable balance between input and playback.• USB-powered operatio

Chapter 1: Welcome to Mbox 2 Mini 3System Requirements and CompatibilityMbox 2 Mini can be used with a qualified Mac or Windows computer running Pro T

Mbox 2 Mini Setup Guide4Hard Drive RequirementsFor optimal audio recording and playback, all Pro Tools systems require one or more qualified drives. F

Chapter 1: Welcome to Mbox 2 Mini 5Conventions Used in This GuideAll of our guides use the following conventions to indicate menu choices and key comm

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Chapter 2: Installing Pro Tools on Mac 7chapter 2Installing Pro Tools on MacThis chapter contains information for Mac systems only. If you are install

Mbox 2 Mini Setup Guide8Installing Pro Tools LE and Connecting Your InterfaceBefore connecting your Pro Tools LE interface to the computer, you need t

Chapter 2: Installing Pro Tools on Mac 98 If prompted, enter your Administrator password and click OK to authenticate the installa-tion. 9 Follow th

Mbox 2 Mini Setup Guide10Additional OptionsThe Pro Tools installer provides the following additional options to install along with Pro Tools software

Chapter 2: Installing Pro Tools on Mac 113 Enter the authorization code in the dialog (making sure to type it exactly as printed, and ob-serving any

Mbox 2 Mini Setup Guide12Additional Software on the Pro Tools Installer DiscThe Pro Tools Installer disc provides additional software for your system,

Chapter 2: Installing Pro Tools on Mac 13Pro Tools Demo SessionThe Pro Tools LE Installer disc includes a demo session that you can use to verify that

Mbox 2 Mini Setup Guide14Uninstalling Pro ToolsIf you need to uninstall Pro Tools software from your computer, use the Uninstaller applica-tion. To re

Chapter 3: Installing Pro Tools on Windows 15chapter 3Installing Pro Tools on WindowsThis chapter contains information for Windows systems only. If yo

Mbox 2 Mini Setup Guide16Installing Pro Tools LE and Connecting Your InterfaceBefore connecting your Pro Tools LE interface to the computer, you need

Chapter 3: Installing Pro Tools on Windows 175 At the Select Features page, do one of the following:• To install all Pro Tools application files and

Mbox 2 Mini Setup Guide1811 When installation is complete, click Finish and restart your computer. Installation OptionsPro Tools LE OptionsTo install

Chapter 3: Installing Pro Tools on Windows 19Installing QuickTimeQuickTime is required for Pro Tools if you plan to include movie files, or import MP3

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Mbox 2 Mini Setup Guide204 Use the Quick Start dialog to do one of the following:• Create a new session from template.• Create a new blank session.•

Chapter 3: Installing Pro Tools on Windows 21Additional Software on the Pro Tools Installer DiscThe Pro Tools Installer disc provides additional softw

Mbox 2 Mini Setup Guide22Digidesign WaveDriver (Windows XP Only)The Digidesign WaveDriver Windows System Audio Driver is a single-client, stereo sound

Chapter 3: Installing Pro Tools on Windows 23To install the demo session:1 Insert the Pro Tools LE Installer disc into your DVD drive.2 From your DV

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Chapter 4: Configuring Your Pro Tools System 25chapter 4Configuring Your Pro Tools SystemAfter you have connected your system and installed Pro Tools

Mbox 2 Mini Setup Guide26Shut down your Pro Tools system in this order:1 Quit Pro Tools and any other running applications. 2 Turn off or lower the

Chapter 4: Configuring Your Pro Tools System 27In most cases, the default settings for your system provide optimum performance, but you may want to ad

Mbox 2 Mini Setup Guide28To change the Hardware Buffer Size:1 Choose Setup > Playback Engine.2 From the H/W Buffer Size pop-up menu, select the a

Chapter 4: Configuring Your Pro Tools System 29To set the number of RTAS Processors:1 Choose Setup > Playback Engine. 2 From the RTAS Processors

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Mbox 2 Mini Setup Guide30To change the CPU Usage Limit:1 Choose Setup > Playback Engine.2 From the CPU Usage Limit pop-up menu, select the percen

Chapter 4: Configuring Your Pro Tools System 31 DAE Playback Buffer Size settings higher than 1500 msec (Level 2) allow higher track count, higher de

Mbox 2 Mini Setup Guide32To change the Cache Size:1 Choose Setup > Playback Engine.2 From the Cache Size pop-up menu, select a disk cache size.3

Chapter 4: Configuring Your Pro Tools System 33 Plug-in Streaming Buffer Size settings higher than 250 msec (Level 2) improve the audio quality of sa

Mbox 2 Mini Setup Guide34Pro Tools Hardware SettingsIn the Hardware Settings dialog, Pro Tools lets you set the default sample rate and clock source f

Chapter 4: Configuring Your Pro Tools System 35Clock SourceThe Pro Tools Hardware Setup dialog is set to Internal, which supports recording analog sig

Mbox 2 Mini Setup Guide36Configuring MIDI SetupIf you plan to use any MIDI devices with Pro Tools, do one of the following: On Mac, configure your MI

Chapter 4: Configuring Your Pro Tools System 37Turning Off Software UpdateTo turn off the Software Update feature:1 Choose System Preferences from th

Mbox 2 Mini Setup Guide38Disable or Reassign Mac Keyboard Shortcuts Used by Pro ToolsTo have the full complement of Pro Tools keyboard shortcuts, you

Chapter 4: Configuring Your Pro Tools System 393 Do one of the following:• Deselect the Mac OS X options that conflict with Pro Tools keyboard shortc

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Mbox 2 Mini Setup Guide40Disabling Spotlight IndexingThe Mac OS X Spotlight feature automatically indexes files and folders on local hard drives in th

Chapter 4: Configuring Your Pro Tools System 41Optimizing a Windows System for Pro ToolsTo ensure optimum performance with Pro Tools LE, configure you

Mbox 2 Mini Setup Guide425 Click the Advanced Settings tab.6 For each device, do one of the following depending on your operating system:•Check the

Chapter 4: Configuring Your Pro Tools System 43To configure Windows Power Management (Windows XP):1 Choose Start > Control Panel.2 Double-click P

Mbox 2 Mini Setup Guide44Recommended OptimizationsPro Tools can also be affected by other software and hardware drivers installed on your com-puter. F

Chapter 4: Configuring Your Pro Tools System 45Adjusting Processor SchedulingTo adjust Processor Scheduling performance:1 Right-click Computer (Windo

Mbox 2 Mini Setup Guide46To Disable System Startup Items:1 From the Start menu, type “msconfig” in Run (Windows XP) or in Start Search (Windows Vista

Chapter 5: Mbox 2 Mini Hardware Overview 47chapter 5Mbox 2 Mini Hardware OverviewMbox 2 Mini Front Panel FeaturesThe Mbox 2 Mini front panel provides

Mbox 2 Mini Setup Guide48Mon (Monitor) Mute SwitchThis switch mutes the Monitor Outputs, without muting the Headphone Output. This switch does not aff

Chapter 5: Mbox 2 Mini Hardware Overview 49Mbox 2 Mini Back Panel FeaturesThe Mbox 2 Mini back panel provides the following features:Input 1 SectionMi

Mbox 2 Mini Setup Guide50Mic/DI SwitchThis switch selects either the Mic or Line/DI inputs for channel 1. When pressed in, the DI in-put is enabled. W

Chapter 5: Mbox 2 Mini Hardware Overview 51Pad SwitchThe Pad switch engages a –20 dB pad on the input channel 2. When pressed in, the Pad is en-abled.

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Chapter 6: Making Hardware Connections 53chapter 6Making Hardware ConnectionsTo hear audio recorded into a Pro Tools session, you will need to connect

Mbox 2 Mini Setup Guide54Connecting Audio InputsMbox 2 Mini inputs (sources) support microphones, guitars, keyboards, and other types of in-struments.

Chapter 6: Making Hardware Connections 55Connecting a Microphone to the Mbox 2 MiniMic Cables and ConnectorsThere are several ways to use Mbox 2 Mini

Mbox 2 Mini Setup Guide56The Mbox 2 Mini can only supply power through a microphone cable with XLR connectors. If you are not sure about the phantom p

Chapter 6: Making Hardware Connections 57Connecting Instruments to the Mbox 2 MiniMbox 2 Mini provides Line/DI inputs that support direct instruments

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Appendix A: Configuring AMS (Mac OS X Only) 59appendix aConfiguring AMS (Mac OS X Only)Audio MIDI SetupPro Tools recognizes the ports on your MIDI int

Contents viiChapter 1. Welcome to Mbox 2 Mini . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Mbox 2 Mini Features . . .

Mbox 2 Mini Setup Guide605 Connect the MIDI device to the MIDI interface by clicking the arrow for the appropriate output port of the device and drag

Appendix A: Configuring AMS (Mac OS X Only) 61To configure an external MIDI device:1 Select the external device icon and click Show Info (or double-c

Mbox 2 Mini Setup Guide623 Click the More Properties arrow to expand the dialog, then enable the appropriate MIDI channels (1–16) for the Transmits a

Appendix A: Configuring AMS (Mac OS X Only) 634 Click the device image. The window expands to show images for various MIDI devices (such as keyboards

Mbox 2 Mini Setup Guide64MIDI Patch Name SupportPro Tools supports XML (Extensible Markup Language) for storing and importing patch names for you exte

Appendix A: Configuring AMS (Mac OS X Only) 655 In the Open dialog, navigate to /Library/Audio/MIDI Patch Names/Digidesign/<name of manufacturer&g

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Appendix B: Configuring MIDI Studio Setup (Windows Only) 67appendix bConfiguring MIDI Studio Setup (Windows Only)MIDI Studio SetupMIDI Studio Setup (M

Mbox 2 Mini Setup Guide68Interface ControlsCreate Adds a new instrument to the Instrument Name list.Delete Deletes the instrument or instruments selec

Appendix B: Configuring MIDI Studio Setup (Windows Only) 69Properties SectionThe Properties section lets you edit information for new instruments, or

Mbox 2 Mini Setup GuideviiiChapter 5. Mbox 2 Mini Hardware Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Mbox 2 Mini Front

Mbox 2 Mini Setup Guide706 From the Output pop-up menu, choose the output port on your MIDI interface that is con-nected to the MIDI In of your instr

Appendix B: Configuring MIDI Studio Setup (Windows Only) 71Output PortThe Output Port pop-up menu displays a list of available MIDI interface output p

Mbox 2 Mini Setup Guide723 Click the MIDI track’s Patch Select button.4 In the Patch Select dialog, click Change.Patch Select button, Edit windowPat

Appendix B: Configuring MIDI Studio Setup (Windows Only) 735 In the Open dialog, navigate to Program Files\Common Files\Digidesign\MIDI Patch Names\D

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Appendix C: Hard Drive Configuration and Maintenance 75appendix cHard Drive Configuration and MaintenanceIt is recommended that you start with a newly

Mbox 2 Mini Setup Guide76Hard drive performance depends on factors including system configuration, number of tracks, session sample rate, density of e

Appendix C: Hard Drive Configuration and Maintenance 77To format an audio drive: 1 Launch the Disk Utility application, located in Applications/Utili

Mbox 2 Mini Setup Guide78Formatting Windows Audio DrivesFor optimal performance, audio drives should be formatted as NTFS.To format an audio drive:1

Appendix C: Hard Drive Configuration and Maintenance 79• Choose a file system. For optimum performance, audio drives should be formatted as NTFS.• Sel

Contents ixAppendix D. Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85Backing Up Your Work

Mbox 2 Mini Setup Guide80Partitioning DrivesPartitioning creates a logical volume or volumes on a physical drive, almost as if you were cre-ating virt

Appendix C: Hard Drive Configuration and Maintenance 81Window SystemsPeriodically defragment audio drives to maintain system performance. For maximum

Mbox 2 Mini Setup Guide82Defragmenting Windows Audio DrivesTo defragment an audio drive (Windows Vista):1 Choose Start > Control Panel.2 Click Sy

Appendix C: Hard Drive Configuration and Maintenance 83Using Mac Drives on Windows SystemsPro Tools for Windows lets you record and play back sessions

Mbox 2 Mini Setup Guide84Hard Disk Storage SpaceMono audio tracks recorded with 16-bit resolution at 44.1 kHz (CD quality) require approxi-mately 5 MB

Appendix D: Troubleshooting 85appendix dTroubleshootingBacking Up Your WorkIt is highly recommended that you back up your work on a regular basis, and

Mbox 2 Mini Setup Guide86Common IssuesPro Tools Won’t LaunchProblemWhen you double-click the Pro Tools application or a Pro Tools session file, Pro To

Appendix D: Troubleshooting 87Audio Interface Is Not RecognizedProblemWhen you launch Pro Tools it does not recognize an audio interface, or a connect

Mbox 2 Mini Setup Guide88Before You Call Technical SupportRegister Your SystemRegister your purchase immediately after reviewing the Digidesign Regist

Appendix D: Troubleshooting 89Digidesign Software• Pro Tools software version• Plug-in versions• Other Digidesign software• Additional plug-ins from D