M-audio Mbox 2

[LanceBlaise]

I have one that was purchased so I could run protools at times. That's all thAt thing is good for. It does not play nice with other applications. I am not using protools anymore so I have put the audio interface up for sale. I searched all over the Internet to see if other people hAd the same problems and it is very commonfor the Mbox2 to give major feedback and high pitched noise when being used outside of protools.

[sine143]

Its a damn shame... It works great with protools... I just wish it was such a pain.

[loicwall]

Hey all.

Just saw this post and wanted to set people straight because this was something I battled with for a while and thought it was hopeless. It isn't! All you need to do is go to the audio midi setup app in utilities and create an 'aggregate device'. Basically this allows you to use both the main outputs from the mbox, to go to the main speakers/desk/etc AND use the headphone out of the mac itself to cue up your next track. It's just a case of creating the aggregate device which links your computer and your mbox into one super device. set your outputs in traktor according to the numbers you have just assigned to each output within the audio midi setup app.

Hope this makes sense, it was a real breakthrough for me when I read this elsewhere so hopefully it can help you too and get you djing.

Let me know if anything is unclear.

Lego

[Villinus]

^^ Great find! That's good you have gotten it working! You're on a Mac I assume considering you said "audio midi setup app". I wonder if I can get it working like this on my PC.

I too was putting in work, and figured out that I can run my main mix in mono out of ouput #1 on the MBox (original mbox), and plug my headphones into output #2 using the 1/4" adaptor that comes with pro headphones.

This is how I see it: Most clubs are mono anyways, seeing that speakers are everywhere, at the bar, left, right, above you, subs under the stage, etc. so mono is fine.

The headphones work in mono, which is fine too, because I'm only using the left ear to monitor anyways.

In Traktor, just set your main mix to output #1 and monitor mix to output #2!

Good enough for now!