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Installing PT L.E. 6.8.1 and MBox2 on new Windows 7 system - 8.0.5 upgrade?
Hello everyone,
I have an old MBox 2 with PT LE 6.8.1 that I had previously on my old computer. I've recently upgraded to a new PC and am trying to get my mbox up and running on it again. I have read through some posts on here, and I realize this is not as easy as I would have hoped. It is my understanding that originally Windows 7 was not compatible, however there has recently been a patch to correct this? Or is it necessary to upgrade to at least 8.0? I've read the Sticky regarding the free upgrade to 8.0.5, is this all I need to get myself up and running? Sorry for the "noob" question, it's just been awhile for me! I have posted a Sandra report of my new system. Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SiSoftware Sandra Computer Model : ASUS N61Jq Workgroup : WORKGROUP Host Name : Kevin-PC User : Kevin Processor Model : Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU Q 740 @ 1.73GHz Speed : 931MHz Cores per Processor : 4 Unit(s) Threads per Core : 2 Unit(s) Type : Mobile, Quad-Core Integrated Data Cache : 4x 32kB, Synchronous, Write-Thru, 8-way, 64 byte line size, 2 threads sharing L2 Cache : 4x 256kB, ECC, Synchronous, ATC, 8-way, 64 byte line size, 2 threads sharing L3 Cache : 6MB, ECC, Synchronous, ATC, 12-way, Exclusive, 64 byte line size, 16 threads sharing Computer Mainboard : ASUS N61Jq BIOS : AMI (OEM) N61Jq.212 08/17/2010 Bus(es) : PCI PCIe IMB USB i2c/SMBus Multi-Processor (MP) Support : No Multi-Processor Advanced PIC (APIC) : Yes Total Memory : 4GB DDR3 SO-DIMM Chipset Model : ASUS Core (Clarksfield/Lynnfield) DMI Front Side Bus Speed : 2x 2.4GHz (4.79GHz) Chipset Model : Intel Core Mobile (Clarksfield) UnCore Front Side Bus Speed : 2x 2.13GHz (4.26GHz) Total Memory : 4GB DDR3 SO-DIMM Channels : 2 Memory Bus Speed : 2x 665MHz (1.33GHz) Memory Module(s) Memory Module : A-Data AD73I1B1672EG 2GB DDR3 SO-DIMM PC3-10700S DDR3-1334 (9-9-9-25 4-34-10-5) Video System Video Adapter : ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730 (400 SM5.0, 1GB DDR3 128-bit, PCIe 2.00 x16) Graphics Processor Compute Shader Processor : ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730 (400SP, 1GB DDR3 128-bit) STREAM GP Processor : ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730 (400SP) Storage Devices Seagate ST9500420AS (500.1GB, SATA300, 2.5", 7200rpm, 16MB Cache) : 466GB (C:) (D:) TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-L633C (332.2MB, SATA150, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache) : 317MB (E:) ELBY CLONEDRIVE (SCSI, SCSI-2, BD-R, HD-DVD-R, DVD-R, CD-R, 256kB Cache) : N/A (F:) Logical Storage Devices OS (C:) : 116GB (NTFS) @ Seagate ST9500420AS (500.1GB, SATA300, 2.5", 7200rpm, 16MB Cache) DATA (D:) : 330GB (NTFS) @ Seagate ST9500420AS (500.1GB, SATA300, 2.5", 7200rpm, 16MB Cache) Pro Tools LE (E:) : 316MB (CDFS) @ TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-L633C (332.2MB, SATA150, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache) Optical Drive (F:) : N/A @ ELBY CLONEDRIVE (SCSI, SCSI-2, BD-R, HD-DVD-R, DVD-R, CD-R, 256kB Cache) Peripherals LPC Hub Controller 1 : ASUS HM55 LPC Interface Controller Audio Device : ASUS P55/PM55/3400 High Definition Audio Audio Codec : Realtek Semi High Definition Audio Audio Device : ASUS Redwood HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 5600 Series] Audio Codec : ATI (AMD) HDMI Audio Disk Controller : ASUS P55/PM55/3400 4 port SATA AHCI Controller USB Controller 1 : ASUS P55/PM55/3400 USB2 Enhanced Host Controller USB Controller 2 : ASUS P55/PM55/3400 USB2 Enhanced Host Controller USB Controller 3 : ASUS Renesas Electronics USB 3.0 Host Controller SMBus/i2c Controller 1 : Intel ICH SMBus Printers and Faxes Printer : Microsoft XPS Document Writer (600x600, Colour) Fax : Microsoft Shared Fax Driver (200x200) Network Services Network Adapter : Atheros AR8131 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller (NDIS 6.20) (Ethernet) Wireless Adapter : Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (802.11g (ERP), WEP n-bit, 54Mbps) Power Management Mains (AC) Line Status : On-Line Battery No 1 : 86% Operating System Windows System : Microsoft Windows 7 Home 6.01.7601 (Service Pack 1) Platform Compliance : x64 Windows Experience Index Current System : 5.9 |
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Re: Installing PT L.E. 6.8.1 and MBox2 on new Windows 7 system - 8.0.5 upgrade?
8.0.5 is a free upgrade for those who already have Pro Tools 8.
For compatibility on Windows 7, you need at least 8.0.4. You would need to buy Pro Tools 8 for that. Generally found for about $150. However, your MBox 2 gives you the LE crossgrade price to PT9 for $250. A much more worthwhile investment, IMO.
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Re: Installing PT L.E. 6.8.1 and MBox2 on new Windows 7 system - 8.0.5 upgrade?
You may want to invest in some more RAM too. 2GB isn't going to give great performance. IMHO 4GB minimum.
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Re: Installing PT L.E. 6.8.1 and MBox2 on new Windows 7 system - 8.0.5 upgrade?
Also pop over to the PT9 forum and check out the mBox2 performance and issues with PT9 to see what you would need to do to get the best results from it.
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Re: Installing PT L.E. 6.8.1 and MBox2 on new Windows 7 system - 8.0.5 upgrade?
In addition to all that has been said, you also need a separate recording drive. A partition of a single drive will give worse performance than simply recording to Cwhich is frowned upon, but may be okay for small projects; like 4-8 tracks).
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Re: Installing PT L.E. 6.8.1 and MBox2 on new Windows 7 system - 8.0.5 upgrade?
Ok guys, thanks for the great responses. I realize the need to upgrade, and yes probably upgrade my RAM as well, although I'm really only using it to record myself inorder to remember pieces I come up with while jamming these days.
However I have a new question: I've noticed the MBox won't even activate when I plug it in to my Win7 system, I assume because of a driver issue and not being compatible. As my bass amp at home doesn't have a headphone jack, I was wanting to plug in to my Mbox and use the headphone jack from there, without recording or going through my cpu at all, just more or less a headphone jack. Is there any way to do this? Some way (driver?) that would allow my MBox to receive power from my USB (right now no lights or anything go on when I'm plugged in) without having software installed? I'm just trying to find a use for my new mbox paper weight that cost me hundreds of dollars! Untill I upgrade, that is. Hope this makes sense, thanks for the great help! **Edit: I should clarify, I'm referring to a Gallien Krueger bass amp that I use to practice playing bass, that does not have a headphone amp. Therefore I am trying to practice using headphones, and using my mbox simply as a patch cord input to headphone output, without going through the cpu at all. Is this even possible? Last edited by Badfish00; 08-18-2011 at 02:54 PM. Reason: clarification |
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