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 Mbox80
Show Duplicate Emulated Ports If you are using 
a MIDI interface that supports timestamping 
(such as MIDI I/O), when the Show Duplicate 
Emulated Outputs option is selected, the MIDI 
Studio Setup window shows both the Direct-
Music time-stamped output ports, and non-
stamped duplicate emulated output ports. 
Instrument List
The Instrument list contains all the currently 
defined instruments. Selecting an instrument in 
the list displays that instrument’s properties in 
the Properties section of the window.
Properties Section
The Properties section lets you edit information 
for new instruments, or instrument currently se-
lected in the Instrument list.
When a previously defined instrument is se-
lected in the Instrument list, the Properties sec-
tion changes to reflect the properties of the se-
lected instrument.
To define an instrument with MIDI Studio Setup:
1 Choose Setups > MIDI Studio Setup.
2 Click Create.
3 In the Instrument Name field, type the name 
of your instrument, and press enter.
4 Set a manufacturer and model for the new de-
vice from the corresponding pop-up menus. If 
the Manufacturer and Model pop-up menus do 
not provide a name for your particular device, 
choose None.
5 From the Input pop-up menu, choose the in-
put port on your MIDI interface that is con-
nected to the MIDI Out of your instrument.
6 From the Output pop-up menu, choose the 
output port on your MIDI interface that is con-
nected to the MIDI In of your instrument.
7 Enable the appropriate MIDI channels (1–16) 
for the Send Channels and Receive Channels 
options (These determine which channels send 
and receive MIDI.)
Instrument Name
The Instrument Name field shows the user-de-
finable instrument name for the currently se-
lected instrument.
Manufacturer
The Manufacturer pop-up menu provides a list 
of MIDI equipment manufacturers. This list is 
derived from the XML-based MIDI device files. 
Some MIDI Interfaces will not properly load 
or unload their drivers unless you quit and 
re-launch Pro Tools. Check the documenta-
tion that came with your MIDI interface for 
more information.
MIDI Studio Setup Properties section
If you do not enter an instrument name, the 
Instrument Name field will automatically 
inherit information from the Manufacturer 
and Model pop-up menu. 
For more information, see “Patch Name 
Support” on page 81.










