Pro Tools without the hardware plugged in

[AngelEarth]

Is it possible to use Pro Tools without the hardware plugged in.....
like say I'm on a 4 hour flight and I want to go through a bunch
of Stylus loops to set up favorites......
or I want to do some editing during the flight

is any of this possible?
I have the 002 board?
Would I need to purchase an mbox to run it that way?

[GapeOne]

You'll need an mbox as PTLE doesn't run solo without hardware..

[spkguitar]

Better yet, buy the MAudio Transit and a copy of MPowered.

[Matt Whritenour]

I have a transit, and the only thing i could say is that I wish there was a seperate headphone output with a volume control instead of it just being the line level and having to controlt he volume with the master fader because I dont feel that the signal is powerfull enough for my sennheiser HD280s.

so you can buy a small headphone amp like this, for 100 bucks
http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cg.../item/SP-HBA-2

or for about 40-50 dollars you can build one yourself
http://www.minidisc.org/headbanger.html

If I was doing this, I wouldnt get the belt clip, the ac adapter, and i'm sure you can get the battery cheaper.

[Matt Whritenour]

i just noticed that it was a rechargeable battery that's why there was the ac adapter, so maybe it would be a good idea to have that

[AngelEarth]

Thanks all...........for all of your help

ok so here's what I did.........I bought an mbox2
which came with PT 7 but I want to stay at 6.7 for now

Is that possible?
and where would I find the software for the MBox2
without putting in PT7?
When I start up PT6.7 on my laptop with the mbox2 it says it can't find my hardware
........however if I plugin the 002 everything is fine

I miss tapes.....LOLOLOL

[spkguitar]

The mbox 2 came out after 6.7 so it will not work with 6.7. Version 7 is the only one that will work for you.

[Matt Whritenour]

well there was version 6.8.4 or something like that, that first came out only for the MBox2 and you couldn't even use the mbox 2 with 6.9. So your best bet is just PT7

[spkguitar]

Yeah, it was 6.8.1, but that version only worked with the mBox2; it didn't recognize any other digi ineterfaces.

[AngelEarth]

ok................
well thanks everyone
Peace
Mark W