Use of Pro Tools with M-Box Pro

[Peter_A]

Can I still use my MBox Pro with Pro tools? I bought Protools with Mbos Pro years ago and I have never tried the interface. Does anyone knows about this?

Thanks,

Petros

[unkJE]

Welcome to the DUC!

Mbox Pro works OK here with my setup - and it's still supported until 3/1/2020

Avid Knowledge Base - Avid End of Life Dates
Last Updated: April 18, 2019

http://avid.force.com/pkb/articles/e...-support-dates

Product: Mbox Pro (third generation)
Final Sale Date: 3/1/2015
End of Support Date: 3/1/2020

[dg27]

I also have an MBox Pro (3rd generation).

I'm wondering what happens once it reaches the end-of-life date: Is it just that there will be no more firmware updates?

Can I assume that it will still work?

[Darryl Ramm]

Originally Posted by dg27

I also have an MBox Pro (3rd generation).

I'm wondering what happens once it reaches the end-of-life date: Is it just that there will be no more firmware updates?

Can I assume that it will still work?

Firmware is likely not the issue. Device drivers are.

End of support means that Avid is not making a commitment to update device drivers, the existing drivers may or may not work with new operating systems releases. And that becomes entirely your problem. When that happens you will need to be very cautious about operating systems upgrades.

[albee1952]

I ran the blue Mbox 2 PRO with PT12.4 recently(now replaced with a DIGI003rack and 2019.5).

[dg27]

Thanks Darryl and Albee. Good to know.

I checked the digidesign003rack and see that's apparently discontinued. Will need to look for an alternative, I guess.