Specifications

Getting Started with Mbox36
MIDI Connections
By adding a compatible MIDI interface to your
system, you can take advantage of all the MIDI
features of Pro Tools LE, including recording
and editing MIDI tracks.
USB MIDI interfaces work effectively with
Pro Tools systems on Windows or Macintosh.
Serial MIDI interfaces are supported on Win-
dows systems only.
To connect MIDI devices to your system:
1 Connect the MIDI interface to your computer
according to the MIDI interface’s documenta-
tion.
2 Install any MIDI driver software required by
the MIDI interface. (Once you have installed
your MIDI interface hardware and software,
confirm that it is working properly using the
procedure given in the interface’s documenta-
tion.)
3 Connect the MIDI OUT of your MIDI device
or controller to the MIDI IN of your MIDI inter-
face.
4 Connect the MIDI IN of your MIDI device or
controller to the MIDI OUT of your MIDI inter-
face.
See the Mbox Basics Guide for information
on basic MIDI concepts.
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.
See Appendix E, “Configuring Midi Studio
Setup (Windows Only)” or
Appendix F,
“Configuring AMS (Mac OS X Only)”
for
detailed information on how to identify ex-
ternal MIDI devices connected to your MIDI
interface and configure your MIDI studio
for use with Pro Tools.
MIDI is not audio. To hear the output of
your MIDI devices within Pro Tools, you
must route the audio output of your MIDI
device into your Mbox inputs, and monitor
or record the audio into your session. See
“Making Signal Connections to Mbox” on
page 33.