Mbox w/pro tools 6.9 or pro Tools M-Powered

[inf tha don]

Is there a difference between the two because I was going to buy the mbox but then I found out about the m-powered 1, so which one is better to get and why thanks

[bennychico11]

the difference is the hardware units that run them.
the software is basically the same. you have to understand that up until recently Digi made their own gear and sold it with their own software. So before, you're only choices were Mbox, 002 and 001. Within the past few months, Avid aquired M-Audio and decided to make most of their hardware units compatible with pro tools too...and they just decided to call it M-Powered. So this is why there are two different (but same) versions of software. Both are completely compatible with eachother. The only real difference is M-Powered you have to buy separately while Pro Tools comes with the Mbox.

decide on which hardware you like and buy that one.

[Strryder]

I've looked into PT/LE and PT/M-Powered a little bit, it seems that the M-Powered version of Pro Tools can't use the VST-RTAS wrapper, so if you have some VST only plugins that you can't live without the only choice is PT/LE.

[bennychico11]

Originally Posted by Strryder

I've looked into PT/LE and PT/M-Powered a little bit, it seems that the M-Powered version of Pro Tools can't use the VST-RTAS wrapper, so if you have some VST only plugins that you can't live without the only choice is PT/LE.

actually, that's not true

here is a comparison of the two products:
http://www.digidesign.com/products/l...s/software.cfm

[inf tha don]

"Propellerhead Software Reason Adapted, IK Multimedia SampleTank SE, AmpliTube LE, and T-RackS EQ plug-ins"

So if I got these plug ins already I cant use them with M-Powered?

[Strryder]

Originally Posted by bennychico11

actually, that's not true

here is a comparison of the two products:
http://www.digidesign.com/products/l...s/software.cfm

I stand corrected, I have been considering getting the M-Powered version to see if I like the way PT works, (I have an M-Audio FW-410 already), I don't really "need" it, but I am curious.