Pro Tools Interfaces

Why protools?

Don't even go there...

thanks for the info hellfire.. idk though i think im getting the software separate because i want to get a used interface, since they are so expensive new. and im usually good at finding good deals for shit, but i dont know much about interfaces. all i know is i need one that works with protools and has midi ins/outs. and so im looking all over the place for interfaces and not getting anywhere.

Kno1ills wrote:Why protools?

Why MPC?

drunkmonkey5556 wrote:thanks for the info hellfire.. idk though i think im getting the software separate because i want to get a used interface, since they are so expensive new. and im usually good at finding good deals for shit, but i dont know much about interfaces. all i know is i need one that works with protools and has midi ins/outs. and so im looking all over the place for interfaces and not getting anywhere.

A lot of times, the seller will include their copy of the software with the used interface. You just have to transfer the license to your name. There is a form you have to fill out, and I believe a $25 fee. Wish your were looking a couple months ago. Sold my Mbox for $125 with software.

What exactly are you trying to spend?

well its for my birthday, and my mom has no idea what i wanted so i thought id send her a link to an interface and pro tools 8 but i didnt want it to be one of the expensive ones.. i was trying to find one for like around $300 or less.. and i didnt see any that said pro tools would come with it, but maybe i wasnt looking at the right ones..

drunkmonkey5556 wrote:well its for my birthday, and my mom has no idea what i wanted so i thought id send her a link to an interface and pro tools 8 but i didnt want it to be one of the expensive ones.. i was trying to find one for like around $300 or less.. and i didnt see any that said pro tools would come with it, but maybe i wasnt looking at the right ones..

http://cgi.ebay.com/Digidesign-MBox-2-M ... _773wt_911

http://cgi.ebay.com/MBOX-2-MBOX2-w-PRO- ... 500wt_1154

http://cgi.ebay.com/Digidesign-Mbox-2-U ... 500wt_1154




This is all I can find in M-Powered in your price range:
http://cgi.ebay.com/M-Audio-AUDIOPHILE- ... 5377wt_911

DJ Hellfire wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Digidesign-MBox-2-M ... _773wt_911

yo, this one is perfect, is it for pc AND mac? thats another question i had.

drunkmonkey5556 wrote:

DJ Hellfire wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Digidesign-MBox-2-M ... _773wt_911

yo, this one is perfect, is it for pc AND mac? thats another question i had.

Yup.

so for my birthday i got the mbox 2 with pro tools 8!

all i need to do now is go out and buy the right cables.

"noob" warning


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1. so will i need two midi cables (for in and out)?


2. my sampler (asr-10), like most, has stereo outputs. but the mbox just has one input jack per input. will i need one of these to go from two to one? :



or is there a way to record both in? would i go through both inputs? (left - Input 1, right - Input 2)

bump

if its anything like every other interface it should give you the option to record 2 mono inputs(stereo) on one channel in your daw

but i've never worked with an mbox something i need to change i guess

2. my sampler (asr-10), like most, has stereo outputs. but the mbox just has one input jack per input. will i need one of these to go from two to one? :



or is there a way to record both in? would i go through both inputs? (left - Input 1, right - Input 2)

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Although I think the mbox 1 sounds better than the mbox2 by far...

midi can either be accomplished with a 2x2 midi interface (usb) and mbox1, or the 2

Both can record 4 tracks at a time... two analog, two digital (spdif in)


Dude, get the freekin 002 at least... racks are pretty dirt cheap right now.


10X the flexibility and expansiveness..

protools is only really dope when you have a bunch of physical in's and out's




PS... that ASR won't slave fer ish. the mp will.

man.. i dont want to seem like i barely read your post, but even more confused now..

im not gonna get an mbox 1, and im not trading my asr in for an mpc... so thats settled...

next....

The Grublet wrote:
midi can either be accomplished with a 2x2 midi interface (usb) and mbox1, or the 2

Both can record 4 tracks at a time... two analog, two digital (spdif in)

this is the part that confuses me.. my asr only has a stereo output, (no 8 track expander), so i can only record one track at a time. so i wouldn't have much use for a 002, right? im not asking for recommendations on what to trade in my birthday presents for, cause im sure they are sufficient, this is a great interface, im just trying to understand it better. so when you say 2x2 midi interface (usb) what do you mean? i'm just asking about the cables.. what cables will i need to connect my asr to the interface, with both midi and audio.. and then also i don't get how to go from the two outputs of the asr to the one input of the interface.. so yeah im basically saying the same shit over again but hopefully you understand my question better, thanks for the answer

Connect the MIDI out of the Mbox to the asr - You can then trigger the asr from Pro Tools.

Connect the MIDI out of the asr to the Mbox - you can then use the asr to trigger the Pro Tools RTAS instruments.

So far as recording the stereo out of the asr - connect the left output to input 1 on the Mbox - and the right output to input 2 on the Mbox.

You will then be able to record the output to a single stereo audio track in Pro Tools.

So all you need is two mono audio cables and two MIDI cables