Protools / MOTU 1296 campatability?

[johanchurchill]

Greetings,

I am working at a friends studio tomorrow and wanted to know if the Protools LE 7.4 (Mac) system he has can interface with a MOTU 1296? is it possible to use the MOTU as an interface instead of the mbox?

I dont need to do any editing if that makes a difference, I just need multi channel outs so I can proccess each track seporately using external gear.

thanks so much!

-johan

[lincol1]

only digidesign hardware will work with pt

[johanchurchill]

OK, is it possible to use the MOTU 1296 in ADDITION to the Mbox interface?

[getz76]

No.

[Dism]

Pro Tools works exclusively with it's own hardware. It is the ultimate pirate protection. You're only option for some variety is Pro Tools M-Powered which only works with M-Audio gear.

Otherwise, you're only other option for more ins/outs with extra hardware in LE, is via ADAT through an 002 or 003.

[DanielWiklander]

Originally Posted by Dism

Otherwise, you're only other option for more ins/outs with extra hardware in LE, is via ADAT through an 002 or 003.

OK, so no option of using, say, an MBox 2 as an enormous dongle and utilize the S/P DIF I/O:s? Just a thing I heard earlier today would be possible, never tried it.

[getz76]

SPDIF works fine. Two channels only. On an Mbox 2, you can effectively run 4 channels simultaneously.

On the 002/003 series, you have ADAT in for 24-bit/48kHz x 8 channels.

[Obsidian Dragon]

Any I/O (preamps, A/D or DA, etc) that runs through the Digidesign interface will work. It is when you try to use a different interface (alone or along side of it) that it does not work with Protools LE. Here is a breakdown of the I/O for each interface for Protools LE:

The Mbox 2 Micro has no input nor Mic Pres but 2 channels of output (2 Analog)

The Mbox 2 Mini supports up to 2 channels of input with one Mic Pre (2 Analog)/2 channels of output (2 Analog).

The Mbox 2 supports up to 4 channels of input with 2 Mic Pres (2 Analog and 2 digital SPDIF) and 4 channels of output (2 Analog and 2 digital SPDIF)

The Mbox 2 Pro supports up to 6 channels of input with 2 Mic Pres (4 Analog and 2 digital SPDIF)/4 channels of output (2 Analog and 2 digital SPDIF).

The Digi 002/002R/003/003R supports up to 18 Channels of input with 4 Mic Pres (8 Analog, 8 ADAT Optical, 2 digital SPDIF)/18 channels of output (8 Analog, 8 ADAT Optical, 2 digital SPDIF)

The Digi 003R+ supports up to 18 Channels of input with 8 Mic Pres (8 Analog, 8 ADAT Optical, 2 digital SPDIF)/18 channels of output (8 Analog, 8 ADAT Optical, 2 digital SPDIF)

I hope that helps.