Elec Gtr/Distorting/Mbox2 ??? WTF

[npatro22]

Electric Guitar distorting Mbox 2, Protools 9
Gain pots all the way down and still way to hot!!!, I know its just one damn button.

Things I Tried
1)DI on Mbox
2)Tried Radium DI 15 dB pad
3)Line on Mbox
4)15 dB pad on Mbox

When signal runs though Mbox without track armed no distortion, once I arm track full on distortion, almost like line level too hot for mic level during film production. WTF is going on??

[albee1952]

Where is the meter on the audio track? Trashing prefs is a normal thing to try for any odd behavior(you will need to go into preferences next time you open Pro Tools to reset your prefs). If that doesn't help. post a Sandra report Help us Help You - READ THIS Before Posting!
Also, what is the guitar, what pickups, are they active?

[getz76]

Originally Posted by npatro22

Electric Guitar distorting Mbox 2, Protools 9
Gain pots all the way down and still way to hot!!!, I know its just one damn button.

Things I Tried
1)DI on Mbox
2)Tried Radium DI 15 dB pad
3)Line on Mbox
4)15 dB pad on Mbox

When signal runs though Mbox without track armed no distortion, once I arm track full on distortion, almost like line level too hot for mic level during film production. WTF is going on??

Try putting the Mix knob on the Mbox 2 to 12 o'clock and trying to see if there is a big difference in volume between armed and not armed.