Specifications
Table Of Contents
- Contents
 - Welcome to Mbox
 - Windows Configuration
 - Macintosh Configuration
 - Mbox Hardware and Connections
 - Working with Pro Tools LE
 - Windows System Optimizations
 - Digidesign ASIO Driver (Windows Only)
 - Digidesign WaveDriver (Windows Only)
 - Digidesign CoreAudio Driver (Macintosh Only)
 - Configuring Midi Studio Setup (Windows Only)
 - Configuring AMS (Mac OS X Only)
 - Index
 
Getting Started with Mbox50
4 Click Return To Zero to start recording from 
the beginning of the session. You can also record 
according to a selection or from the cursor loca-
tion in the Edit window. 
5 Click Record in the Transport window to en-
able recording.
6 Click Play or press the Spacebar to record on 
all record-enabled tracks.
7 Record your performance.
8 Click Stop in the Transport window or press 
the Spacebar when you are finished recording.
To play back a recorded track:
1 Click the track’s Record Enable button a sec-
ond time to take it out of Record mode. 
2 Click Play in the Transport window or press 
the Spacebar to start playback.
3 Click Stop in the Transport window or press 
the Spacebar to stop playback.
Recording MIDI 
To configure a MIDI track for recording:
1 For Macintosh systems, choose MIDI > Input 
Devices and make sure your input device is se-
lected in the MIDI Input Enable window. Click 
OK to apply your changes.
2 Choose File > New Track and specify 1 MIDI 
Track, then click Create.
3 In the Mix window, click the track’s MIDI Out-
put Selector and choose the destination (assign-
ment) for that MIDI track by choosing a MIDI 
interface port, a channel, or a device from the 
pop-up menu. Choices vary depending on the 
operating system, Pro Tools version, and the 
hardware and instruments you have connected.
4 You can assign a default program change to 
the track by clicking on the Program button in 
the Mix window and making the necessary se-
lections for program and bank select, and then 
clicking Done. Default program changes are 
sent when playing a track.
5 In the Mix Window, record-enable the MIDI 
track.
6 Make sure MIDI > MIDI Thru is selected, then 
play some notes on your MIDI controller. The 
MIDI instrument assigned to the track should 
sound, and the track’s meters should register 
MIDI activity.
MIDI Output Selector 










