Control Surfaces & MIDI Interfaces

With Mbox 2 Systems with Pro Tools LE 6.8.1 for Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther) and 10.4 (Tiger)

Control Surfaces

The following control surfaces are qualified for use with Mbox 2 systems with Pro Tools LE version 6.8.1 software for Mac OS X:

• Command|8
• CM Labs MotorMix
• Mackie Designs HUI

The following control surfaces were not tested with Pro Tools LE 6.8.1, and therefore are not officially supported. The Pro Tools LE 6.8.1 Installer CD contains an "Unsupported Software" folder with the following control surface personality files:

• JL Cooper CS-10 MIDI series
• Peavy PC-1600

For third-party devices such as the MoterMix, HUI, CS-10 or PC-1600, see the MIDI Control Surfaces Guide in the Technical Document Library:

• MIDI Control Surfaces Guide (1.25 MB)
  Version 6.1 for TDM or LE Systems on Windows or Macintosh (also for use with newer systems)

Notes:

• D-Control. D-Command, ProControl, and Control|24 ethernet control surfaces are are not compatible with Mbox 2 systems.
• The built-in Digi 002 faders cannot be used to control any device other than that Digi 002
• Pro Tools 6.0 and later no longer supports and will not install the Penny & Giles MM-16 and DC-16 Control Surface Personality Files
• Only one Command|8 can be used with a Pro Tools system. Multiple Command|8 units cannot be enabled simultaneously.
• Command|8 must be the only MIDI control surface enabled within Pro Tools.
• Command|8 can be used in combination with non-MIDI control surfaces such as Control|24 with some limitations. For more information, see the Command|8 Guide.

For more information on using control surfaces with Pro Tools, see the Control|24 Guide, Command|8 Guide, and the Getting Started and Pro Tools Reference guides in the Technical Document Library or your Pro Tools documentation folder.

MIDI Interfaces

Built-In

The Mbox 2 includes a built-in MIDI interface with 1 MIDI In port and 1 MIDI Out port, providing up to 16 channels of MIDI input and up to 16 channels of MIDI output.

USB MIDI Interface Only

The following MIDI Interfaces are qualified for use with Mbox 2 systems with Pro Tools LE version 6.8.1 software for Mac OS X:

• Digidesign MIDI I/O - USB MIDI interface with 10 MIDI I/O ports, supporting 160 MIDI channels
• Emagic Unitor8, AMT8, MT4
• Roland MPU64, UM2, UM4

Known Incompatibilities & Issues

• Only USB MIDI interfaces are compatible with Pro Tools systems for Mac OS X. Modem-to-serial port adapters and serial MIDI devices are not supported.
• System instabilities and performance issues can occur when using MIDI control surfaces in conjunction with Pro Tools 6 and 3rd party MIDI interfaces. For best multiport MIDI performance, we recommend using Digidesign's MIDI I/O.