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Switching Monitors/Speakers on and off
I am fairly new to using pro tools so forgive me for the simpleton question but can someone explain how to set it up so i can turn my monitors/speakers on and off? Right now I am turning the volume knobs up on monitors/speakers up when I am listening to play back and turning them down when i am recording to avoid feedback of mics through speakers. I am using MBox Pro.
Believe it or not i have looked for the answer to this and can not find it. Thanks |
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Re: Switching Monitors/Speakers on and off
Hi, Doesn't the MBox Pro have a master volume control along with a mute switch? That would be the best method in my opinion without buying extra gear. You can also control the volume in Pro Tools with an Aux or Master Fader if you can set up a Cue mix you can hear over headphones when recording.
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Re: Switching Monitors/Speakers on and off
The front of the MBox Pro has a speaker button. When I press it does nothing. The light goes on and off but it doesn’t turn speakers on and off. Is that what it is supposed to do? Turn them on and off? Anyone?
I just read the manual too and had a hard time understanding exactly what that button is supposed to do. |
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Re: Switching Monitors/Speakers on and off
I suspect you are using the incorrect output jacks because the Mbox has a volume knob for output(the big knob on the right assuming gen 3 Mbox Pro)
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Re: Switching Monitors/Speakers on and off
okay yeah i suppose it is easy enough to just turn the knob down but i was hoping for a way to actually disable the speaker entirely. I feel like even though the knob is down all the way it could be sending a signal through mic which can create some interference but I may be overthinking it and as long as knob is down maybe that is good enough. Will try this.
Also yeah there is a dim/mute button and a speaker button which i am guessing is supposed to mute the speakers and turn them on and off respectively but these are not working and have never worked for me. Neither is one of my headphone jacks. Maybe i have a faulty unit. |
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Re: Switching Monitors/Speakers on and off
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I agree, and you should also check your I/O setup in Pro Tools and the routing in your session.
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