deegood wrote:money-the software comes with it-the mbox line gets the job done. won't see them in a pro studio but they're in many, many home studios across the world! still a market for people like me who don't require all the ins and outs
Pro Tools 9 does not come with the M-Box line. If you purchased one recently I think you're entitled to an upgrade or crossgrade, I'm not sure. I don't own an M-Box. I do know it doesn't come with the latest version though. The M-Box line will be refreshed soon to include the Pro Tools 9 software, but these will be sold as kits I'm told and reflect a new price.
bomb beats wrote:Is Mbox the word you recognized? I'm not putting the Mbox down. Has LE been really eliminated? PT9 will allow to use the I/O of your choice. There are better I/O's on the market. What make HD different on PT9? is just the hardware and procession cards?
Pro Tools LE has been discontinued, yes. I think Avid is hoping that the new HD gear and the M-Box line with it's added DSP, additional features and being arguably a relevant leap in quality over the previous generation will propel them, even now that people have other options in interfaces with Pro Tools. There is still a distinct difference between Pro Tools 9 and Pro Tools 9 HD, though less a difference between Pro Tools 9 HD Native and Pro Tools 9 + CPTK2. See the
comparison chart. I think the point is that many people will now have all they need in Pro Tools 9, even without the CPTK2. I just wish they'd allow "input monitoring/auto input monitoring" to be turned off, so that we can use the LLM/ZLM of our interfaces or converters that aren't AVID/Digidesign branded. Otherwise I'm really happy with it.
I find it odd when people say, "Why use Pro Tools? Why not use Logic or such?". Well, some people actually like and prefer Pro Tools for many things even if we don't mention the proverbial, often irrelevant "industry standard compatibility" argument. Why shouldn't people use what they prefer? Some people don't like Reaper or Logic and it doesn't work for the way they like to work. Some people have other reasons. For example, I use Logic also but I hate audio editing and mixing in Logic. I mean, I absolutely hate it (except for QuickSwipe comping) and it's not because I don't know Logic. Many others like it, and that's cool. I love Logic's midi facilities though. I also dig Live, probably too much actually! It's great to have options. Nobody is forcing anyone to buy anything. Use whatever you want and be happy.
