User Manual

Using Mbox Family Audio Devices
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6. Click the Peripheral menu, and then select your Mbox device.
7. Close the Audio Project Settings dialog box.
Once you configure the Mbox device, you can select the audio input interface in the Capture
tool and the Audio Punch-in tool. For more information, see “Preparing to Capture Audio”
on page 169 and “Recording Voice-Over Narration” on page 800.
You can also use your device to monitor output audio by connecting headphones or speakers
to the Mbox device.
Setting Up the Mbox Pro for Passthrough Monitoring (Windows Only)
If you use the Mbox Pro to monitor source audio, you must set the source for your headphone
output in the Mbox Pro Control Panel to Stereo Mix 1. This allows you to monitor audio with
your Avid editing application using the Passthrough Mix tool.
To set your Mbox Pro to monitor passthrough audio:
1. Make sure your Avid editing application is not running.
2. Click the Start button, and select Control Panel.
3. Do one of the following:
t (Windows 7) If the View by menu is set to Category, click Hardware and Sound, and
then click Avid Mbox Pro.
t (Windows 7) If the View by menu is set to Large icons or to Small icons, click Avid
Mbox Pro.