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[manager_bmr]

Hi everybody

I just bought an mbox mini last week, i wanna use it with pro tools but i would also like to use it with ableton live stand alone for some dj-ing.

On ableton live preferences i set the Digidesign ASIO driver as the output and i do get sound working properly, the bad thing here is that i dont see the headphone out output of the mbox mini so i can use it to monitor my loops before they go out to the speakers. I only get 1/2 and 1 outputs, but i dont get the 3/4 outputs so i can acomplish this.
Does the mbox only has 1 output out? or is there something wrong with the digidesign ASIO driver settings?

If there is no way i can acomplish headphone monitoring only using the mbox is there any way i can use the mbox for output and my laptop's native soundcard as the headphone monitor out on ableton or any other program? like if i had 2 outputs?

I dont want to use the headphone of the mbox as a monitor, i wanna use it to preview the mix im making before it goes out to the speakers. Like you do on a mixer. Yes, i do have a mixer but how do i setup everything together to have 2 stereo outputs?
I know the mbox mini has 2 outputs but as far as i can see they are 2 mono outputs which toghether become 1 stereo output. This doesnt help me since i want to have 1 stereo output and one headphone output to preview the mix.
I shouldnt need a mixer if i could route everything right with ableton live but i only get 1/2 outputs froim the mbox mini instead or 1/2 and 3/4

Is there any way, like using a driver or something that allows me to see the outputs from native sound card and my mbox so i can assign the mbox for speakers output and my laptops soundcard as my headphones output?



Can somebody help? I would really appreciate it!

[Spectrum]

Taking a look at the MBox2 Mini specs from the Digidesign site...




http://www.digidesig...114&itemid=4962

Two simultaneous analog inputs and outputs
One XLR analog input for connecting a microphone
Two ¼” line-/instrument-level (DI) analog inputs for connecting guitars, basses, keyboards, synthesizers, drum machines, and more.


...it does have *2* outputs, that is, left + right = 2. It doesn't help if you're coming from a DJ background (where DJs make up their own definitions eg. 'upfaders' anyone?!! :wtf: ) and you're expecting 2 outputs to equal 2 *stereo* outputs, 2 x left + right, which in fact is 4 outputs.

To put it simply, you have the wrong interface for the job. Can you exchange it?

If you must stick with Digidesign, then even the regular Mbox won't be up to the task with physically 2 inputs + 2 outputs. You'll need to step up to Mbox 2 Pro for 4 analogue inputs (2 x stereo) and 6 analogue outputs (3 x stereo).

http://www.digidesig...100&itemid=4956

And if you must stick with Pro Tools, then try an 'M-Powered' M-Audio interface, which opens up a world of possibilities (and quite possibly for less money).

Also, I see you've cross-posted across the forum (naughty naughty!). But as I'm not sure exactly where this go either, so let's cross-post this reply, eh?!

[manager_bmr]

Hey Spectrum thank you for replying.

Yep, i cross posted this because i was sure in  which category this would fit in, i see there are a lof of categories so i didnt know if anyone was going to be able to help.
You are right, i tought there were 2 stereo outputs = 4 mono outputs but no, there are only 2 mono outputs so this wont do the job.
Thank you for your post, i dont wanna change my mbox because i do want it, i just tought that it was going to be fun to do some dj-ing once in a while just for fun. And i tough by having my internal sound card and an extra one (mbox) i was going to be able to have headphone out. I was wrong, Live doesnt support multiple interfaces.

Probably theres a driver that might be able to help but im not sure. I heard a software called jack might be able to help but im not sure, have anyone ever tryed it? heres the link: http://jackaudio.org/

Thanks a lot for your post.

[Brent_in_Sydney]

If you just bought your MBox, you should have gotten MAudio's Torq v1.5 with it? Check it out, it's made for DJing, a big competitor with Serato Scratch and gaining momentum. It will work nicely with your MBox mini.

[manager_bmr]

Thank you bret! ill give it a try