8 outs

what are they for on the 2500 how can I use them to my benifit...

A - For tracking into your DAW to provide you with more flexibility over tonal control for example, if you run all 8 outs into your DAW and record all 8 outs at the same time, you can then have a kick drum on track one, snare on two, hats on three, etc...

B - For live performance, you can run different outs into different processors to add different effects to different parts

at the end of the day, using your outputs creatively will allow you to do soe creative recording and signal processing.. have fun!

hey man I'm sorry can you explain daw? I would like to track my mpc into protools into individual tracks but can I do that with an mbox 2?

DAW = Digital Audio Workstation ie Pro Tools, Cubase, DP, Logic etc

Can you do this with the MBox? No. Your MBox only has 2 inputs, right? Your MPC has 8 outputs. The math don't add up sir.

You need to have an audio card that does 8 i/o for example RME Multiface 2.

But if you just wish to track the MPC without using all of the 8 outs, you can do that. Simply use your stereo outs and plug them into your MBox inputs. Then what you can do is track your MPC in stereo channels into PT. One stereo channel at a time. For example, if you have a kick and a snare and a hat. You can make 3 separate passes. Each pass you will record one stereo track at a time. Make sure you sync your MPC using MTC of MMC. Good luck.

my shit it pretty complex wheter it's coming from my motif or mpc I try to have alot going on especially with percussion.... so do you reccomnend buying a biggerprotools interface? like the digi8 or watever it's called? or just buy a cheaper sound card and stop using protools for my beats at all?? what do ya'll think? also I'm wondering if you have 16 tracks but 8 outs.... how do you record the other 8?

SeanLee wrote:my **** it pretty complex wheter it's coming from my motif or mpc I try to have alot going on especially with percussion.... so do you reccomnend buying a biggerprotools interface? like the digi8 or watever it's called? or just buy a cheaper sound card and stop using protools for my beats at all?? what do ya'll think? also I'm wondering if you have 16 tracks but 8 outs.... how do you record the other 8?

Then you just do another pass with the tracks u dont need for that pass muted

music doesn't have to be complex. as a matter of fact, it shouldn't be. over compensating with lots of percussion, samples, loops., tracks etc usually suggests lack of music composition and takes the focus away from the point of the piece. songs are simply made of lyrics, melody and rhythm. SO, if you think about it - a set up like such would produce quality results:

1 - Kick
2 - Snare/Clap
3 - Hats
4 - Toms
5 - Bass
6/7- Synths, Pads, Etc
8 - Vocals

That right there should give you plenty to build from and record in one take. Then later, just add more passes over it. Obviously, your recording will have more then 8 tracks but thats normal.

AND don't buy cheaper sound cards. RME and LYNX should be the cheapest you record with if you want a decent conversion. There are plenty other 8 i/o converters but they will exceed the $1k price range.

Hey sean, i think your refering to the digi002. Its got 8 inputs and 8 outputs and im pretty certain the the convertors are better in this unit than the mbox. This basically means that when you send an analog signal into the digi002 (ex. mpc or motif) convertors, hence the name, convert these signals into a digital domain such as protools. Better convertors allow for not only higher sample rates but more accurate sampling. Its a very viable option for you considering your already familiar with ProTools Le. Check it out.

the converters in the digi002 are way better then the mbox2, i know, i own them both hahahah.

the big plus of the digi002, is you can cop an ADAT bridge and ad another 8 outs, so you have 16 ins and outs.

that is enough for me lol.

Rob

Fire Hooligan, big pimp, how you got your mpc situated in your set up. I got the digi002 as well and have yet to take advantage of the ADAT option. Could you maybe pass on some details on how you set your stuff up. How advantageous is it and can you multi track record all 8 outs of the mpc into it at once and utilize the other existing in's created by the ADAT option similtaneously as well. Elaborate stunna?

get an 8 mic preamp that has an ADAT connection, connect it to the ADAT in your 002
connect your mpc to that preamp you just got and you can still use the regular 8 ins for other stuff