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2 Choose Setup > Hardware.
3 Select the sample rate from the Sample Rate
popup menu.
4 Click OK.
Clock Source
The Pro Tools Hardware Setup dialog lets you se-
lect the Clock Source for the system.
Internal Use this setting if you are recording an-
alog signals directly into Mbox 2 Academic ana-
log inputs 1–2 and/or are recording digital in-
puts into Mbox 2 Academic inputs 3–4 where
the digital device is synchronized to the Mbox 2
Academic digital output.
S/PDIF Use this setting if you are recording ma-
terial into Mbox 2 Academic S/PDIF inputs from
an external digital device. This setting will syn-
chronize Pro Tools to that digital device.
To select the clock source:
1 Choose Setup > Hardware.
2 Choose the clock source from the Clock
Source pop-up menu.
3 Click OK.
Configuring I/O Setup
Using the I/O Setup dialog, you can label
Pro Tools Academic input, output, insert, and
bus signal paths. The I/O Setup dialog provides a
graphical representation of the inputs, outputs,
and signal routing of the Mbox 2 Academic.
Pro Tools Academic has default I/O Setup set-
tings that will get you started. Use the I/O Setup
dialog only if you want to rename the default
I/O paths.
To rename I/O paths in I/O Setup:
1 Choose Setup > I/O.
2 Click the Input, Output, Insert, or Bus tab to
display the corresponding connections.
3 To change the name of a path or subpath,
double-click directly on the Path Name, type a
new name for the path, and press Return.
4 Click OK.
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Hardware Setup dialog for Mbox 2 Academic
Your digital input device must be connected
and powered on for Pro Tools to synchro-
nize to it. If your input device is not powered
on, leave the Clock Source set to Internal.
I/O Setup dialog for Mbox 2 Academic
See the Pro Tools Reference Guide (or choose
Help > Pro Tools Reference Guide) for more
information on renaming I/O paths.