User Manual

Mbox User Guide42
MIDI Connections
The two MIDI ports on Mbox let you take ad-
vantage of all the MIDI features of Pro Tools LE,
including recording and editing MIDI tracks.
If you need additional MIDI ports you can add a
compatible MIDI interface. USB MIDI interfaces
work effectively with Pro Tools systems on Win-
dows or Mac. Serial MIDI interfaces are sup-
ported on Windows systems only.
To connect your MIDI device to Mbox:
1 Connect a standard 5-pin MIDI cable from the
MIDI Out port of your device to the MIDI In
port on the back of Mbox.
2 Connect another MIDI cable from the
MIDI In port of your device to the MIDI Out
port on the back of Mbox.
Monitoring MIDI Instruments with
Mbox
If you have a MIDI instrument that has analog
outputs, you can connect it to Mbox to monitor
its output.
To connect your MIDI instrument for monitoring in
Pro Tools:
 Connect the MIDI instrument’s audio outputs
to the Line (TRS) inputs on your Mbox.
Only USB MIDI interfaces are compatible
with Pro Tools systems for Mac OS X. Mo-
dem-to-serial port adapters and serial MIDI
devices are not supported.
MIDI connections to Mbox
MIDI In
MIDI Out
Mbox connections for line-level stereo input source
Input 2
Input 1