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 Mbox52
Audio and MIDI editing are typically used to:
• Fix or replace mistakes
• Re-arrange songs and projects
• Clean up track timing and rhythm by 
aligning hits to Grid values like bars and 
beats
• Create final tracks using selections from 
multiple takes (also known as comp tracks).
Edit Modes
Pro Tools LE has four Edit modes: Shuffle, Spot, 
Slip, and Grid. The Edit mode is selected by 
clicking the corresponding button in the upper 
left of the Edit window.
The Edit mode affects the movement and place-
ment of audio and MIDI regions (and individual 
MIDI notes), how commands like Copy and 
Paste function, and also how the various edit 
tools (Trimmer, Selector, Grabber, and Pencil) 
work.
Edit Tools
Pro Tools LE has seven Edit tools: Zoomer, Trim-
mer, Selector, Grabber, Scrubber, Pencil, and 
Smart Tool. Select an Edit tool by clicking it in 
the Edit window. The Zoomer, Trimmer, Grab-
ber, and Pencil tools have multiple modes, 
which you can select from a pop-up menu when 
you click the tool.
Editing Regions
The Edit tools in Pro Tools LE are used to edit re-
gions in the Edit window. 
Edit mode buttons
Press F1 (Shuffle), F2 (Slip), F3 (Spot), and 
F4 (Grid) to set the Edit mode.
For detailed descriptions of Edit modes, re-
fer to the Pro Tools Reference Guide.
Edit tools in Edit window
Press the Escape key to toggle through the 
Edit tools.
For detailed descriptions of the Edit Tools, 
refer to the Pro Tools Reference Guide.
Audio region
Zoomer
Trimmer 
Selector 
Grabber 
Scrubber
Pencil
Smart Tool










