help with sound cards

[dickchocolate]

what's a decent soundcard that i could get to increase the track capabilities of my system? i have an mbox, and i'm looking to have the capability for approximately 4-6 more tracks.

what will i need... a preamp and another soundcard? or does pro tools not work with outside equipment?

 

[MadAudio]

Check out M-Audio's new line of Pro Tools Powered stuff: http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/ProToolsMPowered-main.html

 

[Carter]

The M-box software (Pro Tools LE) does not work with other hardware, sorry . you can only get two analog tracks and one digital. you can use a mixer and sub-mix the other 4-6 tracks but it will still only have a 2 track input into Pro Tools..... If you would have gotten the M-Powered Pro Tools then you could have gotten a Delta 66 or a 1010 for the seperate tracks that you are looking for... Hope that helps

 

[minofifa]

haha digidesign at its best....

if you desperately need more tracks and you want to stick with pro tools / digidesign stuff, you could try to sell your mbox and pick up a delta 1010 or 1010LT. The next step up is probably the digi002 rack and that is quite a bit more pricy.

 

[logan]

i thought

hmm i thought that to have a maudio interface be compatible with protools you had to have the 350 maudio pro tools software thats made to work with certain maudio products ...but thats just what i was told i dont think the maudio -prottols stuff will work with the mbox software..

 

[Carter]

hmm i thought that to have a maudio interface be compatible with protools you had to have the 350 maudio pro tools software thats made to work with certain maudio products ...but thats just what i was told i dont think the maudio -prottols stuff will work with the mbox software..

Thats exactly what I said in my previous post... He has to get the M-powered Pro Tool software to run with M-Audio hardware

 

[logan]

oo

sorry carter didnt see your post ...sorry

 

[reshp1]

The M-box software (Pro Tools LE) does not work with other hardware, sorry . you can only get two analog tracks and one digital. you can use a mixer and sub-mix the other 4-6 tracks but it will still only have a 2 track input into Pro Tools..... If you would have gotten the M-Powered Pro Tools then you could have gotten a Delta 66 or a 1010 for the seperate tracks that you are looking for... Hope that helps

Sorry to be picky, but the Mbox is 2 analog OR 2 digital. Point still valid though, the man needs more inputs.

 

[Carter]

Sorry to be picky, but the Mbox is 2 analog OR 2 digital. Point still valid though, the man needs more inputs.

Well Im sorry I have to correct you!

M-box Features:
2 analog inputs and outputs, featuring Focusrite mic preamps

24-bit stereo S/PDIF digital I/O

Pristine 24-bit signal path from input to output

2 analog TRS inserts

Headphone output with dedicated volume control

Zero-latency monitoring

100% USB powered

Pro Tools 6.0 LE software (supporting DigiStudio)

System Components
Mbox unit

USB cable

Pro Tools 6.0 LE software

 

[bennychico11]

now...he did say he needed 4-6 more tracks
there is a big difference between tracks and channels.

Chocolatey-dick....did you mean tracks or I/O channels?

 

[bennychico11]

Well Im sorry I have to correct you!

actually carter, you're incorrect. you only can choose between analog OR digital when recording. take a look at the mbox manual on the digi site. and the digital is two channels

 

[logan]

ha

lolol hahahaha....

 

[reshp1]

actually carter, you're incorrect. you only can choose between analog OR digital when recording. take a look at the mbox manual on the digi site. and the digital is two channels

What he said. the SPDIF is a stereo I/O

 

[Carter]

Ok you guys got me on that one!

 

[reshp1]

LOL @ the sloganizer.