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MBOX Playback without headphones
Hello,
I've just purchased an MBOX, is it possible to playback the ProTools audio through the PC Speakers via the default PC sound card rather than through the HEADPHONES jack of the MBOX? Thanks Tim Burgan |
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Re: MBOX Playback without headphones
No..use the line outs on the Mbox into powered speakers or a power amp/speaker setup. This will give you the best results..
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Re: MBOX Playback without headphones
Yes, understood... but is it possible?
I want to edit quickly on my laptop sometimes without the hasstle of having headphones or a poweramp around - but just through the crappy little laptop speakers. Thanks Tim |
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Re: MBOX Playback without headphones
I think Bazzle gave you the right and only answer. Unfortunately not the one many PT users would like to hear. In fact, being an 002R user, I've just bought an Mbox ( i.e. dongle) for remote mixing and tracking. In the literature that came in the same Box as the Mbox, it says in the FAQ that it cannot be done.
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Re: MBOX Playback without headphones
not possible. Mbox ONLY uses the outputs on the mbox. Maybe its an idea to run a line from the output of the mbox to the input of your soundcard. Then you can lsten to the mbox on your pc-speakers....
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What's that? - That's the machine that goes "pling". Bastiaan |
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Re: MBOX Playback without headphones
Tim,
I don't quite get it...you must use the Mbox to run PT LE. How much more trouble is to hook up a set of cans for editing ? cheers,
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Re: MBOX Playback without headphones
Tim just get a pair of ear buds.The Mbox will always have to be there anyways.
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Bazzle |
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Re: MBOX Playback without headphones
I have a creative SBlive with S/PDIF input.
I connect the S/PDIF output from Mbox to S/pDIF input of my sound card. It works, but you're probably know that PC speakers are not Ideal for mixing. |
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Re: MBOX Playback without headphones
Yes ITZIK ,
That seems like a simple way...except, some systems ( my did at the beginning )have problems running the Mbox and onboard sound at the same time .. cheers,
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cheers, Andrew W7 pro 64_i7 3930K_16GB_ Nuendo 6.5.4-7.1.3 / PT 12.4 ------Mac Mini OSX Lion_PT 10.xx Allen&Heath GS R-24M_ full rack of vintage analog boxes _UAD2_Nugen_iZotope_Melda_Waves_Plugin Alliance_DMG and more 2.0 and 5.1 monitoring |
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Re: MBOX Playback without headphones
Andrew - sorry Tim to borow your thread for a moment,
I have added the Mbox to my arsenal and don't uinderstand the mix knob when its in the middle. Do I get a 50/50 direct and playback sound of the instrument I am recording or am I getting only the direct sound of the instrument and the playback sound of the mix I am monitoring?
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-PT12. HDX -HD I/O 8x8x8. -HD Omni -Avid S3 -API 2500 -API 5500 -UA 2-1176 -UA 2-610 -Neve 1073, Chandler LTD-1 -Eventide H8000FW -Lexicon PCM96 -Bricasti M7. -Joe Meek channel. -Waves Mercury, Flux all, Softube All, Plugin Alliance all, McDSP all, Sonnox All, MH production, Wave Arts,a bunch more -Moog Voyager XL, Nord Piano, Hartmann Neuron, ARP Axxe, Gibson Les Paul, Mesa Boogie Roadster, Kemper, Taylor T5 and T5-12 |
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