 Pro Tools, Mbox, Ebay And More!, uh-huh. |
 Tue 15 Jul 2003, 04:49
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 Newbie Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 15-Jul 03 From: St. Paul - US Member No.: 21,310  |
Okay, so I was bored one time and I download Pro Tools 6, I tried opening it up and got that ever so common 1119 error, but that's just because I didn't have any sort of hardware hooked up. It's now a couple months later and I'm going to buy an mBox, I've decided to get one off of eBay, cause that way I save money. My issue is that I'm trying to decide if I should get the ones that are older versions of pro tools and use PT6 which I had already downloaded, I wonder because they are cheaper. I'm just concerned that I'll get it and then the PT6 which I have will not work for some reason and I'll have to spend more to get the new version. I have an 800mhz flat screen iMac with the latest version of X installed. If someone could just tell me what will work and what wont that would be great. Also I plan on getting the Behringer UB2222FX mixer, if anyone cares to comment on that item that would be cool.
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Tue 15 Jul 2003, 09:33
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 10 Joined: 19-Jun 03 From: Zürich - CH Member No.: 19,902 |
I can't really comment on using a downloaded PT LE 6 with an older MBox (though from a technical perspective, I don't see any obvious problem; I'm not aware of mechanism which links the serial number of the software to a particular box, though I could be wrong; I bought mine new with PT LE 6).
However, regarding eBay: I found that the going prices for the MBox on eBay were *so* close to the new price that it just wasn't worth it. Specifically, they seemed to hover right around 400 USD, and for 450 you can *easily* find a new one via mail order (maybe even cheaper, if you look; I'm not sure). So for about 10 percent more, you get a brand new box, with *warranty* AND the latest version of ProTools. Maybe if you watch eBay for a while, you can find a really good deal. When I looked, it didn't seem like there were so many great deals (and remember that auction prices often climb fast in the last few minutes -- check out prices under "completed items" for a good indicator). My rule of thumb is that if something used costs more than 75-80 percent of the new price, it's worth it just to buy new. Good luck, in any event. This post has been edited by xenonaut: Tue 15 Jul 2003, 09:35 |
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Astral Cars Pro Tools, Mbox, Ebay And More! Tue 15 Jul 2003, 04:49
Synthetic be aware.... you had mentioned that you downloaded... Tue 15 Jul 2003, 16:03
Astral Cars Sorry about that, it is Pro Tools LE 6. Well, ther... Tue 15 Jul 2003, 17:06 |
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