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Published on 11/14/06 at 16:42
M This product has seemed attractive compared to its compatibility with Pro Tools HD systems. Thus, to begin its premix at home whether in music or working on the image to finish in the studio, and this simply by taking his project and his hard drive was a huge asset.

The computer that the host is a power book g4 1.5 ghz silver 768 MB of RAM. (And that's when it goes bad)

The interface is for instant use with any console, following the problems described below

UTILIZATION

The installation on a powerbook g4 is simply impossible. After verification support Digidesign, the mac n their supply enough USB ports. So a
the instalation, while the computer reboots, the power LED does not light (I am reminded that the box 2 is self allimentée through the USB ... normally!)
SOLUTIONS according digidesign: Start by connecting the normally ambox2 the USB port on LEFT.

If this does not work, uninstall everything, telecharghez on the site of a digidesign upgrade firmware for Mbox2 and install, pui stout over again.

Actually LED lights, and ProTools LE recognizes the interface (finally!)
BUT the problems s'arrettent do not, in fact, the problems of power supply in the new spoursuivent that you want to use a condenser microphone requiring the use of phantom power supply of ambox, the latter to be that train already allimentée ell EMEM plant if the power supply Inrush phantom. Certainly, one can use a separate power supply, a slice of eConsole etc, but how to trust a product that already seems a faulty base.

GETTING STARTED

Does not wish to respond whereas all n tests have not been made to give an objective answer.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 2 days
The highlight is obviously Pro Tools (even if deprived of his "real hardware, it is less effective by far than the eprotools hd)

J've worked on pro tools hd, samplitude Prodif + +, Logic Audio + echo mia noon samplitude + mia noon. all on windows 98. With these systems, stability impressive for a PC (no crashes on a mount 16 audio tracks on synchronous fichiersavi 40 minutes) i have been working for several years refficacement. it seems that the only advantage is the 2 el ambox acompatibilité Pro Tools HD.

The value for money is far from exceptional. Everyone knows that pro tools is zero for MIDI. are much better with Nuendo and Samplitude and a good sound card with this lame protools (already sproblemes of buffers with a single audio track playback)

If I do it again this choice? If I had to have to prepare a project in Pro Tools
j will choose the mbox mini and carry out the bulk of Boulo in Nuendo or Samplitude before execute the bounces or transfer tracks to tracks with a sync tone to the caller and import them into a ProTools session.
And this account, to transfer a single session, is it really necessary to invest in this tool?