MBox Help!! Monitors and Mix Knob

[adamwross]

I have a pair of KRK V4 powered speakers hooked up to the Line Outputs of my MBox. The Mix knob, which I move around often when tracking with headphones, controls the master volume of the speakers. So if I want to turn the Mix knob all the way to the right when tracking, the speakers are WAY too loud. I would think that the output levels would be controlled by the headphone jacks, so that way the headphone and speaker volumes would be consistent. Am I doing something wrong? Is it possible to track with the monitors on and still use the Mix knob? How can I fix this problem? Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks!

[Flamethrower]

If you're coming out the line outs from the MBox then the headphone knob will have no effect. The line output level is determined by your master fader inside Pro Tools -- if I understand correctly. My first guess is that your speakers are simply turned up too loudly.

It's very handy to put a mixing board between the MBox's outputs and the speakers, giving you a hands-on nearby volume control.