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Mbox 2 will playback but not record using ASIO drivers
I have an Mbox 2 and Protools 7 LE configuration that is normally setup on an Apple Mac and works fine.
However, I have one specific project that must be recorded on a PC (it is the narration for an on screen recording demonstration of some software for a customer). Now, I accept that Pro Tools is fussy about hardware but I do not need Pro Tools. All I need is to record from the microphone to the PC. I have installed the ASIO drivers and find that Windows XP detects the drivers without a hitch. The Computer will allow me to select the Mbox as a playback device and it will playback as expected. However, it does not list the Mbox in the list of Sound Recording devices. Consequently I cannot record anything. I have tried installing, reinstalling, de installing, all kinds of stalling. I have also tried the 6.1.1 driver but that is even worse. There is not a whole lot of help from Avid. Anyone got any suggestions? It is getting quite urgent and the local music show keeps saying to buy some more hardware. That is not so attractive to me as it would wipe out any profit I would make on this one off recording. John Here is some Sandra output: SiSoftware Sandra Computer Model : Lenovo 64665DG Workgroup : WORKGROUP Host Name : T61 User : john Processor Model : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T7100 @ 1.80GHz Speed : 2GHz Cores per Processor : 2 Unit(s) Threads per Core : 1 Unit(s) Type : Mobile, Dual-Core Integrated Data Cache : 2x 32kB, Synchronous, Write-Thru, 8-way, 64 byte line size L2 On-board Cache : 2MB, ECC, Synchronous, ATC, 8-way, 64 byte line size, 2 threads sharing Computer Platform Compliance : Intel Centrino Mobile Technology Mainboard : Lenovo 64665DG BIOS : Lenovo 7LETC7WW (2.27 ) 04/08/2010 Bus(es) : PCI PCIe IMB PCMCIA CardBus USB FireWire/1394 i2c/SMBus Multi-Processor (MP) Support : No Multi-Processor Advanced PIC (APIC) : Yes Total Memory : 3GB DDR2 SO-DIMM Chipset Model : Lenovo T61 Front Side Bus Speed : 4x 199MHz (796MHz) Total Memory : 4GB DDR2 SO-DIMM Shared Memory : 8MB Memory Bus Speed : 2x 332MHz (664MHz) Memory Module(s) Memory Module Video System Video Adapter : Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family (8 SP 500MHz, 384MB DDR2, Integrated Graphics) Storage Devices HITACHI HTS541612J9SA00 3H (120GB, SATA150, 2.5", 5400rpm, NCQ, 7MB Cache) : 112GB (C:) (D:) Optiarc DVD RW AD-7910A (ATAPI, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache) : N/A (E:) Logical Storage Devices Hard Disk (C:) : 73GB (NTFS) @ HITACHI HTS541612J9SA00 3H (120GB, SATA150, 2.5", 5400rpm, NCQ, 7MB Cache) data (D:) : 39GB (NTFS) @ HITACHI HTS541612J9SA00 3H (120GB, SATA150, 2.5", 5400rpm, NCQ, 7MB Cache) Optical Drive (E:) : N/A @ Optiarc DVD RW AD-7910A (ATAPI, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache) Peripherals LPC Hub Controller 1 : Lenovo T61 Audio Device : Lenovo ThinkPad T61 Audio Codec : Analog Devices AD1984HD sound chip Audio Codec : Conexant HDAudio Soft Data Fax Modem with SmartCP Serial Port(s) : 1 Disk Controller : Lenovo ICH8M (ICH8) 3 port SATA Controller Disk Controller : Lenovo SD Bus Host Adapter USB Controller 1 : Lenovo ThinkPad T61 USB Controller 2 : Lenovo ThinkPad T60 USB Controller 3 : Lenovo ThinkPad T61 USB Controller 4 : Lenovo ThinkPad T61 USB Controller 5 : Lenovo ThinkPad T61 USB Controller 6 : Lenovo ThinkPad T61 USB Controller 7 : Lenovo ThinkPad T61 FireWire/1394 Controller 1 : Lenovo R5C832 IEEE-1394 Controller CardBus/PCMCIA Controller 1 : 65280 RL5c476 CardBus Controller SMBus/i2c Controller 1 : Intel 801xx/63xx SMBus Printers and Faxes Printer : SnagIt 8 Printer (600x600, Colour) Printer : SnagIt 8 Printer (600x600, Colour) Printer : Microsoft XPS Document Writer (600x600, Colour) Printer : Microsoft Office Document Image Writer Driver (200x200) Printer : EPSON Stylus Photo R200 Series (360x360, USB, Colour) Printer : Adobe PDF Converter (4000x4000, Colour) Network Services Network Adapter : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection - Packet Scheduler Miniport (Ethernet, 36Mbps) Network Adapter : Intel(R) 82566MM Gigabit Network Connection - Packet Scheduler Miniport Wireless Adapter 1 : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection - Packet Scheduler Miniport (802.11g (ERP), AES-CCMP, 36Mbps) Power Management Mains (AC) Line Status : On-Line Battery No 1 : 100% Operating System Windows System : Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.01.2600 (Service Pack 3) Platform Compliance : x86 |
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Re: Mbox 2 will playback but not record using ASIO drivers
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The ASIO driver will allow other programs to playback and record through the Digidesign hardware. It is controlled from inside each specific program, not through the Windows sound and recording devices control panel. What program are you using, specifically? The Wavedriver is the generic windows sound driver. It is what you can use to set Windows in general to output through the Digidesign hardware. It is PLAYBACK ONLY. You cannot use Digidesign hardware as the generic Windows recording device.
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Re: Mbox 2 will playback but not record using ASIO drivers
Hi,
Thanks for the quick reply. I downloaded the drivers from the following location: http://archive.digidesign.com/download/audiodrivers/xp/ It is described as "Combined Standalone Installer for Digidesign ASIO Driver and Digidesign WaveDriver" I have also tried installing Pro Tools which installs the drivers as a default tickbox options. The software I am using is Camtasia and as far as I know, you do not choose the input device. I presume it just chooses the windows default. For testing purposes I installed Audacity and found the same thing. ie they both record from the onboard microphone (which is the control panel default microphone). |
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Re: Mbox 2 will playback but not record using ASIO drivers
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That is correct. Audacity does not have ASIO capability right out of the box (mostly because of licensing issues). You can add it, but it is quite a pain.
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Re: Mbox 2 will playback but not record using ASIO drivers
OK, Thanks...
I'm still not 100% sure of the best way forward though. The local music shop wants to sell me a Saffire 6 USB device. However, I'm not 100% confident that they were giving me the best advice and at £165 it would be too much hassle to get wrong. This is a Lenovo T61 laptop and it would have been ideal for this task. However it sounds like you are telling me that it is not viable as it stands. I do have access to another PC and a box full of components including sound cards. So I may be able to knock up a viable option there. Another option is to record the visuals on the PC and the audio on the Mac and stitch the two together. However in my experience that is considerably more work. Do you have any suggestions? |
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Re: Mbox 2 will playback but not record using ASIO drivers
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Get a 1/8" to 1/4" TRS Y cable, hook the TRS ends to the Mbox 2 outputs, hook the other end to the input of the T61, set windows to use the T61 soundcard.
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