Mbox 1 - Vista x64?

[ENSLAVER]

Hey, my friend is offering to sell me his old mbox 1 for a cheap price and even though I've been reading and searching through pages of posts I can't seem to find a definite answer.

Does mbox 1 work on vista x64?
Is protools just editing software or driver aswell? Able to just use ASIO instead?

Thanks a lot,
E.

[albee1952]

Nothing works on Vista 64 bit(nothing to do with Pro Tools anyway). Pro Tools is an excellent DAW program, but it requires a Digidesign/Avid interface(like the Mbox) to work. The Mbox 1 is at the end of its support period and there will be no updates for it beyond version 8.0.1. If you really want to run Pro Tools, I would install(or maybe dual boot) Vista 32 bit or XP. If you just want to do generic computer audio, then I would skip the Mbox and use Reaper with a Presonus Firebox or Firestudio(if you need more than a few inputs.

[sw rec]

the original Mbox is at the end of software support too, as in "obsolete." Might explain why it's for sale!

[TOM@METRO]

And all this also means it will never be qualified for Windows7.

[jazzmandan]

Just to let you know. I dug my old MBox out of mothball, loaded the USB ASIO Drivers (~$60) along with Reaper (another $60) and it is better than ever!!

So how much did you pay for the MBox? Your buddy should have given it to you, then the extra $120 would have you fully up and running.