Studio speakers

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Hey I wanted to know if you can use you studio speakers as computer speakers too? I have an mbox and some m-audio bx5's.
Thanks in advance

P.S. if you can how do you do it?
 
You just hook it up - Your outputs go to whatever is controlling your speaker inputs.
 
What are you talking about? I cannot hook up my studio monitors to the computer b/c my comp does not have the right hook ups.

Is there a way you can use them as both comp/studio. Like still have them connected to the mbox, but be able to send stuff from your computer to them to hear it.

Thanks
 
Uh... you may need to hit Radio Shack for some adapters, and your speakers must be active (as opposed to passive). If you hunt around you may be able to find an AB switch to allow you to choose between two outputs.

Luck.
 
I have my Tannoy Active Reveals hooked up my soundcard (via my Mackie 1202) and ALL my PC sounds go through it. Radio Shack is your friend for getting the right "hook ups"

...or a small mixer.
 
It doesn't work all the time for all the programs, since windows pretty much decides for you which device it will use... but go to control panel>sounds and audio devices>Audio tab> Sound Playback pulldown menu and select Digidesign Mbox (has to be plugged in). Hopefully windows will let your programs play sound through the Mbox, you'll probably have to adjust the settings in the actual programs too, for example I use WMPlayer and I have to change the hardware device in the options there too for it to work. Some programs like Divx I have never gotten to work. Good luck.
 
Yup, just select your Mbox as the default soundcard and connect your monitors to the mbox.
 
Hey thanks for all the replies. I was trying to make mbox my defualt soundcard, but in the pulldown menu it is not there. On the sounds and audio device mbox is under the hardware tab (I don't know if that info would help at all). Is there any way to get it on the sound playback drop down menu so I can set it as the default?
 
Does anyone know how to do that b/c I think it would defiantly fix the problem. Thanks
 
Purpleb said:
Does anyone know how to do that b/c I think it would defiantly fix the problem. Thanks
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Is your MBox currently connected to the computer?
 
Purpleb said:
Hey thanks for all the replies. I was trying to make mbox my defualt soundcard, but in the pulldown menu it is not there. On the sounds and audio device mbox is under the hardware tab (I don't know if that info would help at all). Is there any way to get it on the sound playback drop down menu so I can set it as the default?
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Weird, it shows up in mine without me having to do anything (except connect the Mbox). Are you running XP?
 
Yes my mbox is connected to the computer and I am running XP, thats is weird it shows up in yours. That would be awesome if ther is a way I can get it to show up in mine. If anyone knows please help :) It will greatly appreciated
 
make sure you have the latest ASIO and WAVE drivers downloaded from Digi...and installed.

http://akdownload.digidesign.com/support/digi/windows/asio/asio611.zip
http://akdownload.digidesign.com/support/digi/windows/WavDrv/wavedriver611.zip

They Wavedriver supports Microsoft Media Player 8.x and 9.....however it may not work with every program you have on your computer like games and stuff. You'll just have to live it or get a mixer of some sort to plug your monitors into and the outputs of the Mbox and computer soundcard into.
 
Sweet! I downloaded the wave driver and it works now, well at least for Media player (have not tested anything else yet). I was unable to download the ASIO Driver b/c my pro tools version is to old.
BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH IT ACTUALLY WORK
I appreciate it.
 
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