 Mbox Or Firewire Interface, confusion on which way to go |
 Mon 1 Mar 2004, 14:46
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I've had an MBOX for close to a year and a half now. Everything was fine until I got a new Powerbook G4 1.25 The MBOX has never been so troublesome. I'm running Panther 10.3.2 (part of the problem I'm sure).From high pitch bursts of white noise to not recording properly, i've just had it up to my eyeballs with the thing. I'm anxious to see the new Edirol FA-101, which seems to be much better than the M-Audio Firewire 410, but am I fine with what I have? It seems that the issue is software related, but I'm tired of waiting on
Pro tools Le 6.2.3. I just want to keep moving and get results. I'm really spinning wheels here. 
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 Mon 8 Mar 2004, 15:28
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Howdy,
I have the same setup with the exception that my PBook is a Titanium 867Mhz, and I have similar problems with MBox. Notwithstanding the fact that my cat chewed on one of the pots, the MBox seems to work fine in monitor mode with the output switched all the way over to PLAYBACK (which is the signal coming back from the computer only). So using that as an index for what should be going to disk I start recording, usually guitar and vox, and LO AND BEHOLD! my recordings have white noise through and through! I've tried using the T-Racks EQ that came with the MBox bundle and I can isolate some of the noise, but not all (there is still that eternal hum) and I'm a little bummed - I thought I could create listenable, or at least Demo quality recordings with Mbox and the software bundle. Updated to PTLE 6.2.3 and no change. Tried patching the Mbox in thru a USB 2 PC card (that I use for my DVD-RW drive) and lost the hum and gained these crazy bursts of feedback sounding stuff Hum was better! Tried running the Mbox through a self-powered USB hub and that was a complete failure! Latency went through the roof and 1/2 the time software couldn't even see the Mbox! I'm hoping that an answer exists, but I'm betting that if I want to make solid, rock-ready recordings for folks to listen on, then I'm going to need to invest in some Firewire gear (like MKII 828 or the like) Any suggestions as to how I can tweak my Mbox? Any interest in buying a slightly used, slightly chewed on Mbox? This post has been edited by lushbudget: Mon 8 Mar 2004, 15:29 -------------------- lushbudget productions, ltd.
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digikid Mbox Or Firewire Interface Mon 1 Mar 2004, 14:46
dixiechicken I have MOTU-gear myself together with my modest iM... Thu 4 Mar 2004, 16:59 digikid I really like the configuration you're using D... Thu 4 Mar 2004, 20:01 dixiechicken Perhaps you should check the Digidesigns website, ... Thu 4 Mar 2004, 22:11 lepetitmartien Others are testing the 6.2.3 on the FR forums, onc... Fri 5 Mar 2004, 05:18 digikid I actually use an external firewire 400/usb 2.0 BY... Fri 5 Mar 2004, 22:57 dixiechicken Generally speaking running usb-audio interfaces th... Mon 8 Mar 2004, 18:41 digikid Thanks Dixiechicken! Maybe I should refund tha... Mon 8 Mar 2004, 20:06 jpschmader I use a Powerbook 1.25 GHz running Panther 10.3.2,... Tue 9 Mar 2004, 00:29 digikid ...interesting...maybe I should reinstall everythi... Tue 9 Mar 2004, 14:08
jpschmader yes, that was a typo. i have 2 GB of RAM. good luc... Tue 9 Mar 2004, 15:07 |
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