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Setup GuideMbox®2 MicroVersion 8.0.x

Mbox 2 Micro Setup Guidex

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Chapter 1: Welcome to Mbox 2 Micro 1chapter 1Welcome to Mbox 2 MicroWelcome to the Mbox®2 Micro audio playback system. Mbox 2 Micro and Pro Tools LE®

Mbox 2 Micro Setup Guide2Pro Tools LE CapabilitiesPro Tools LE on or Mac or Windows provides the following capabilities with Mbox 2 Micro:• Playback o

Chapter 1: Welcome to Mbox 2 Micro 3System Requirements and CompatibilityMbox 2 Micro can be used with a qualified Mac or Windows computer running Pro

Mbox 2 Micro Setup Guide4Hard Drive RequirementsFor optimal audio recording and playback, all Pro Tools systems require one or more qualified drives.

Chapter 1: Welcome to Mbox 2 Micro 5Conventions Used in This GuideThe Pro Tools guides use the following conventions to indicate menu choices, keyboar

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Chapter 2: Installing Pro Tools on Mac 7chapter 2Installing Pro Tools on MacThis chapter contains information for Mac systems only. If you are install

Mbox 2 Micro Setup Guide8Installing Pro Tools LE and Connecting Your InterfaceBefore connecting your Pro Tools LE interface to the computer, you need

Chapter 2: Installing Pro Tools on Mac 98 If prompted, enter your Administrator password and click OK to authenticate the installa-tion. 9 Follow th

Mbox 2 Micro Setup Guide10Pro Tools Creative Collection Installs a set of free RTAS effects plug-ins and virtual instrument plug-ins (including 4.4 GB

Chapter 2: Installing Pro Tools on Mac 114 Use the Quick Start dialog to do one of the following:• Create a new session from template.• Create a new

Mbox 2 Micro Setup Guide12Additional Software on the Pro Tools Installer DiscThe Pro Tools Installer disc provides additional software for your system

Chapter 2: Installing Pro Tools on Mac 13Standalone Mbox 2 Micro CoreAudio DriverThe Mbox 2 Micro CoreAudio Driver can be installed as a standalone dr

Mbox 2 Micro Setup Guide14Uninstalling Pro ToolsIf you need to uninstall Pro Tools software from your computer, use the Uninstaller applica-tion. To r

Chapter 3: Installing Pro Tools on Windows 15chapter 3Installing Pro Tools on WindowsThis chapter contains information for Windows systems only. If yo

Mbox 2 Micro Setup Guide16Installing Pro Tools LE and Connecting Mbox 2 MicroBefore connecting your Pro Tools LE interface to the computer, you need t

Chapter 3: Installing Pro Tools on Windows 175 At the Select Features page, do one of the following:• To install all Pro Tools application files and

Mbox 2 Micro Setup Guide1811 When installation is complete, click Finish and restart your computer.The USB LED on the Mbox 2 Micro illuminates green

Chapter 3: Installing Pro Tools on Windows 19Mac HFS+ Disk Support Option This option lets your Pro Tools system read, write, record, and play back us

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Mbox 2 Micro Setup Guide20Launching Pro Tools LEWhen launching Pro Tools LE the first time, you are prompted to enter an authorization code to validat

Chapter 3: Installing Pro Tools on Windows 21Additional Software on the Pro Tools Installer DiscThe Pro Tools Installer disc provides additional softw

Mbox 2 Micro Setup Guide22Digidesign WaveDriver (Windows XP Only)The Digidesign WaveDriver Windows System Audio Driver is a single-client, stereo soun

Chapter 3: Installing Pro Tools on Windows 235 When prompted, select your audio drive as the install location and click Next to begin the install.6

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Chapter 4: Configuring Your Pro Tools System 25chapter 4Configuring Your Pro Tools SystemAfter you have connected your system and installed Pro Tools

Mbox 2 Micro Setup Guide265 Turn off any control surfaces.6 Turn off any external hard drives.Configuring Pro Tools LE SoftwarePro Tools System Sett

Chapter 4: Configuring Your Pro Tools System 27Hardware Buffer SizeThe Hardware Buffer Size (H/W Buffer Size) controls the size of the buffer used to

Mbox 2 Micro Setup Guide28Used in combination with the CPU Usage Limit setting, the RTAS Processors setting lets you control the way RTAS processing a

Chapter 4: Configuring Your Pro Tools System 29CPU Usage LimitThe CPU Usage Limit controls the percentage of CPU resources allocated to Pro Tools host

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Mbox 2 Micro Setup Guide30RTAS Engine (RTAS Error Suppression)The RTAS Engine option determines RTAS error reporting during playback and recording. Th

Chapter 4: Configuring Your Pro Tools System 31DAE Playback Buffer SizeThe DAE Playback Buffer Size determines the amount of memory DAE allocates for

Mbox 2 Micro Setup Guide32Cache SizeThe Cache Size determines the amount of memory DAE allocates to pre-buffer audio for play-back and looping when us

Chapter 4: Configuring Your Pro Tools System 33To minimize system memory allocation:1 Choose Setup > Playback Engine.2 Select Minimize System Mem

Mbox 2 Micro Setup Guide34Optimizing the Plug-in Streaming Buffer Size(Structure Plug-in Only)This option appears in the Playback Engine dialog only i

Chapter 4: Configuring Your Pro Tools System 35Configuring I/O SetupUsing the I/O Setup dialog, you can label Pro Tools LE input, output, insert, and

Mbox 2 Micro Setup Guide36Configuring MIDI SetupIf you plan to use any MIDI devices with Pro Tools, do one of the following: On Mac, configure your M

Chapter 4: Configuring Your Pro Tools System 37Turning Off Software UpdateTo turn off the Software Update feature:1 Choose System Preferences from th

Mbox 2 Micro Setup Guide38Disable or Reassign Mac Keyboard Shortcuts Used by Pro ToolsTo have the full complement of Pro Tools keyboard shortcuts, you

Chapter 4: Configuring Your Pro Tools System 39To disable or reassign Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts:1 Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu and

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Mbox 2 Micro Setup Guide40Disabling Spotlight IndexingThe Mac OS X Spotlight feature automatically indexes files and folders on local hard drives in t

Chapter 4: Configuring Your Pro Tools System 41Optimizing a Windows System for Pro ToolsTo ensure optimum performance with Pro Tools LE, configure you

Mbox 2 Micro Setup Guide425 Click the Advanced Settings tab.6 For each device, do one of the following depending on your operating system:•Check the

Chapter 4: Configuring Your Pro Tools System 43To configure Windows Power Management (Windows XP):1 Choose Start > Control Panel.2 Double-click P

Mbox 2 Micro Setup Guide44Recommended OptimizationsPro Tools can also be affected by other software and hardware drivers installed on your com-puter.

Chapter 4: Configuring Your Pro Tools System 45Adjusting Processor SchedulingTo adjust Processor Scheduling performance:1 Right-click Computer (Windo

Mbox 2 Micro Setup Guide46To Disable System Startup Items:1 From the Start menu, type “msconfig” in Run (Windows XP) or in Start Search (Windows Vist

Chapter 5: Mbox 2 Micro Hardware Overview 47chapter 5Mbox 2 Micro Hardware OverviewMbox 2 Micro Hardware FeaturesThe Mbox 2 Micro provides the followi

Mbox 2 Micro Setup Guide48Output LevelThe Output Level control adjusts the output level of the 1/8-inch Stereo Output. In Pro Tools, this is the signa

Chapter 5: Mbox 2 Micro Hardware Overview 49Making Hardware ConnectionsTo hear audio played back from a Pro Tools session, you will need to connect he

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Appendix A: Configuring AMS (Mac OS X Only) 51appendix aConfiguring AMS (Mac OS X Only)Audio MIDI SetupPro Tools recognizes the ports on your MIDI int

Mbox 2 Micro Setup Guide525 Connect the MIDI device to the MIDI interface by clicking the arrow for the appropriate output port of the device and dra

Appendix A: Configuring AMS (Mac OS X Only) 53To configure an external MIDI device:1 Select the external device icon and click Show Info (or double-c

Mbox 2 Micro Setup Guide543 Click the More Properties arrow to expand the dialog, then enable the appropriate MIDI channels (1–16) for the Transmits

Appendix A: Configuring AMS (Mac OS X Only) 554 Click the device image. The window expands to show images for various MIDI devices (such as keyboards

Mbox 2 Micro Setup Guide56MIDI Patch Name SupportPro Tools supports XML (Extensible Markup Language) for storing and importing patch names for you ext

Appendix A: Configuring AMS (Mac OS X Only) 574 In the Patch Select dialog, click Change.5 In the Open dialog, navigate to /Library/Audio/MIDI Patch

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Appendix B: Configuring MIDI Studio Setup (Windows Only) 59appendix bConfiguring MIDI Studio Setup (Windows Only)MIDI Studio SetupMIDI Studio Setup (M

Contents viiChapter 1. Welcome to Mbox 2 Micro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Mbox 2 Micro Features . . .

Mbox 2 Micro Setup Guide60Interface ControlsCreate Adds a new instrument to the Instrument Name list.Delete Deletes the instrument or instruments sele

Appendix B: Configuring MIDI Studio Setup (Windows Only) 61Properties SectionThe Properties section lets you edit information for new instruments, or

Mbox 2 Micro Setup Guide626 From the Output pop-up menu, choose the output port on your MIDI interface that is con-nected to the MIDI In of your inst

Appendix B: Configuring MIDI Studio Setup (Windows Only) 63Output PortThe Output Port pop-up menu displays a list of available MIDI interface output p

Mbox 2 Micro Setup Guide643 Click Instrument or MIDI track Patch Select button.4 In the Patch Select dialog, click Change.Patch Select button, Edit

Appendix B: Configuring MIDI Studio Setup (Windows Only) 655 In the Open dialog, navigate to Program Files\Common Files\Digidesign\MIDI Patch Names\D

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Appendix C: Hard Drive Configuration and Maintenance 67appendix cHard Drive Configuration and MaintenanceIt is recommended that you start with a newly

Mbox 2 Micro Setup Guide68Hard drive performance depends on factors including system configuration, number of tracks, session sample rate, density of

Appendix C: Hard Drive Configuration and Maintenance 69Formatting an Audio DriveFormatting Mac Audio DrivesFor optimum performance, audio drives shoul

Mbox 2 Micro Setup GuideviiiChapter 5. Mbox 2 Micro Hardware Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Mbox 2 Micro Hardw

Mbox 2 Micro Setup Guide705 Type a name for the new volume. 6 If you plan to connect the drive to a Mac OS 9 computer, select Install Mac OS 9 Drive

Appendix C: Hard Drive Configuration and Maintenance 714 If the volume is “Healthy,” do the following:• In the Disk Management window, right-click th

Mbox 2 Micro Setup Guide72•Select “Perform a quick format.”•Make sure “Enable file and folder compression” is not selected.• Set the Allocation unit s

Appendix C: Hard Drive Configuration and Maintenance 73Defragmenting an Audio DriveMac SystemsWhen working with larger files (such as video), you can

Mbox 2 Micro Setup Guide74If you use your system for intensive editing, or if you frequently delete audio or fade files from your hard drive, you may

Appendix C: Hard Drive Configuration and Maintenance 75To defragment an audio drive (Windows XP):1 Right-click My Computer and choose Manage.2 Under

Mbox 2 Micro Setup Guide76Hard Disk Storage SpaceMono audio tracks recorded with 16-bit resolution at 44.1 kHz (CD quality) require approxi-mately 5 M

Appendix D: Troubleshooting 77appendix dTroubleshootingBacking Up Your WorkIt is highly recommended that you back up your work on a regular basis, and

Mbox 2 Micro Setup Guide78Common IssuesPro Tools Won’t LaunchProblemWhen you double-click the Pro Tools application or a Pro Tools session file, Pro T

Appendix D: Troubleshooting 79Audio Interface Is Not RecognizedProblemWhen you launch Pro Tools it does not recognize an audio interface, or a connect

Contents ixAppendix E. Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83About the Pro Too

Mbox 2 Micro Setup Guide80Before You Call Technical SupportRegister Your SystemRegister your purchase immediately after reviewing the Digidesign Regis

Appendix D: Troubleshooting 81Hard Drives•Make, Model•Drive size (GB)•Drive speed (RPM)• Drive type (SCSI, FireWire, IDE/ATA)• Utility used to format

Mbox 2 Micro Setup Guide82Diagnostic InformationNote any DAE errors or other error codes you encounter. Additonally, note the ability to re-produce th

Appendix E: Resources 83appendix eResourcesWhether you are new to Pro Tools or just starting out with your new system, we encourage you to read and ut

Mbox 2 Micro Setup Guide84Guides Accessible in Pro ToolsThe main Pro Tools guides are accessible from the Pro Tools Help menu. (Choose Help, then se-l

Appendix E: Resources 85About www.digidesign.comThe Digidesign website (www.digidesign.com) is your best online source for information to help you get

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Index 87Numerics1/8-inch Stereo Output 48AASIO driver (Windows) 21audio driversASIO driver (Windows) 21CoreAudio driver (Mac) 12WaveDriver (Window

Mbox 2 Micro Setup Guide88MMbox 2 Microconnecting (Mac) 9features 1Hardware 47MIDIsetup (Mac) 51setup (Windows) 59MIDI Studio Setup (MSS) (Window

Index 89Ttechnical support 80Uuninstalling Pro ToolsMac 14Windows 23USB connection indicator 47User Account Control (UAC)disabling 43Vvolume cont