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Deirdre · Last edited by Deirdre on Sat Jul 19, 2008 1:30 pm; edited 1 time in total

Is a Digidesign Mbox supposed to show up as an input device in the Mac's System Preferences Sound Control Panel?
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Diane Havens · Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 12:47 pm Post subject:

It shows up in mine, yes.
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Deirdre · Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 12:52 pm Post subject:

Well I'll be darned.

Mine doesn't! System profiler recognizes it as a USB audio device, but it's not in the list in the Sound pane.

Is yours an Mbox 1 or Mbox 2?
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Diane Havens · Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 12:57 pm Post subject:

Mbox 2.
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Deirdre · Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 1:12 pm Post subject:

Mine's an Mbox 1, but I wouldn't think it should make a difference
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Diane Havens · Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 1:36 pm Post subject:

What Mac OS are you on? I have a Mac Pro OS X 10.4.9.
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Deirdre · Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 1:48 pm Post subject:

My Powerbook is on 10.4.2 because I'm using PT 6.9.2.
My G5 is on 10.4.11 and it didn't show up there either.

The danged DUC is in read-only mode while they upgrade their servers, or I'd be asking over there as well.
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Deirdre · Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 3:03 pm Post subject:

Just got word that my Core Audio must be messed up— I'll have to see how to straighten that puppy out.
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TC · Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 11:48 pm Post subject:

I know this sounds silly, but try launching GarageBand. Apparently it's engineered to scan the system and fix any weirdness related to sound every time it's launched. It has cleared up problems for me before, though not the specific one you're describing.

georgethetech · Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 11:34 am Post subject:

Dierdre, it might be that you are using PT 6.9.2 and the Core Audio drivers that allow the Mac to communicate directly with your Mbox weren't included at that point, or not fully developed. There is a standalone driver but you can't install it because it will interfere with Pro Tools. I don't blame you at all for sticking with 6.9 as I find it much more stable than 7. It seems almost immune to Mac OS updates.
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Deirdre · Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 12:29 pm Post subject:

I have the Core Audio drivers, they were just popping up all the danged time, so I disabled them.

I'll see what happens if I re-install 'em.

Thank you all so much for your help!
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I just updated to a MacBook Pro with OS X 10.5.4 last month and have been running the latest PT LE 7.4 with no problem. My Mbox 2 Mini does show up in System Preferences as both an input and output sound device. It is as smooth as butter baby!

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Pam · Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:06 am Post subject:

knock on wood I just updated my PT to 7.4 with Leopard and it launched without a misshap on the first try.

Of course I have now just doomed myself to failure with each future attempt.
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Diane Havens · Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:26 am Post subject:

Glad to hear of these good experiences, since I have been putting off upgrading.
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