Mbox and Lexicon MPX200 spdif nightmare!! Help!

[shipwrecked]

Hi there,
I run an Mbox on an Allenstein AMD643000 with no problems at all. However i have recently tried to patch in my MPX200 digitally with little success.
Heres the setup:
In Setups menu ihave Ch 1-2 Input set to SPDIF and the clock at SPDIF. I have set up a track, rec enabled the button, input monitor on.
On the Lexi System Mode i have set input to digital,digital output to processed,global mix to program.
When i press play i dont get any audio just full scale feedback. So i switched the pt clock to internal, the feedback goes and then starts to build when i raise its input fader. Also on all occasions i cannot see spdif 1 or 2 in my sends therefore not having an aux control for it.I have tried the default in the IO Settings but it doesnt let me add a digital output.'Path n/a' is what i get in the menus. All the time the lexi seems to get the whole mix, when i need it just to get whatever i send it like a regular send to reverb plugin on an aux channel.
I am mightily confused! I really need to get this thing going for an upcoming project. Anyone shed any light on this?
I think if i could download a IO Settings file (.pio) that listed the digital in/outs specifically for the Mbox then i would be in business.....
And is there a SPDIF mirroring option in PT6.4 for Mbox?
Cheers
Shipwrecked

[shipwrecked]

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[shipwrecked]

Anyone? I'm beginning to think there is no possible way to use an external send device via the spdif as you would on the 002 Rack which i use in my work studio.Am i right in this?
Thanks again
Shipwrecked

[Bob Legs]

hi,
it sounds like the spdif is mirrored by default ?
I dont have an mbox, so cant check it...
hardware options ? anything in the manual about it ?

[shipwrecked]

hi, yup checked the manual etc,everything connected properly...i'm gonna try trashing my dae prefs and see what happens..i've read spdif mirroring is default on the mbox no matter what - which could prove a problem as i need to be able to treat the spdif outputs as a seperate output..
Shipwrecked

[Bob Legs]

i've read spdif mirroring is default on the mbox no matter what

thats the prob
surely there is a way to turn this off ?
if not, u would hope they would change it in the next firmware/software release

[lemix]

Bob,

thats the prob
surely there is a way to turn this off ?
if not, u would hope they would change it in the next firmware/software release

>> Can't check, sold my Mbox a while ago. BUT..that would require to pump more bandwith through the USB1 port, and I'm guessing it's just not possible...

good luck,

[shipwrecked]

Well,
If i cant come up with a solution to this, i'm considering selling it to buy a 2nd hand 001 which i know will definately be able to use the MPX200 as a digital send/return device. Its a pity cause i love my mbox!! What do u guys think i should do?
Shipwrecked

[Bob Legs]

record your lexicon tracks via analogue ?
theres always a solution !

keep your mbox, its great for portability.
if u want a 001 dont forget they are now unsupported.

[Ducky]

The SPDIF is probably an alternative to the inserts and will only work with a signal being input to the pre's. I suspect the MBox is limited to only real-time input processing either through the SPDIF or Inserts. If you can't send/receive to/from the SPDIF's in your LE session, this would be the case. MBox is a very limited piece of (bleep) over other portable hardware choices. The only good thing you can do with it is to use it as a dongle for mixing in the box on the road. I guess you could record with it if you have the right PC/Mac and you hold your mouth just right. ...and yes, I have one... gathering a lot of dust. My Omega kicks MBox's (bleep) with its DBX pre's. Take a look at the PreSonus FireBox if you want power and portability and could give the OO1 a run for its money.