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Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2003 4:45 am
by Tony B
I am wondering if the Preamp built in on the MBox can be used as a stand alone to record into SFP? If anyone ever used it I would like to know if the sound quality is OK. I understand they are Focusrite Preamps.

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2003 7:57 am
by samplaire
I don't have MBox but my friend does and says the quality of the preamp is pro :smile: I can count on his ears, BTW

I don't suppose it's possible to use the MBox as a standalone device (without opening ProTools software). So in my opinion (as an Audiomedia3 user) you have to open ProTools first so it works like SFP in the background. BTW, 2 background apps at a time? Hmm... worth trying :smile:

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Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2003 8:17 am
by Tony B
Samplaire. What I intend to do is use two PCs. One with SFP and the other with MBox/ProTools. Run a line out from MBox into SFP via a mixer(analogue). I think that would be just as good as buying a Preamp. I can also use MBox to record audio tracks sometimes.

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2003 9:54 am
by samplaire
Good idea :smile: And you can benefit from ProTools, too :smile: Good luck with your projects :cool:

AFAIk ProTools LE has got some latency but only when using plugins. You can set it to the lowest buffer and additionaly there is a setting for just recording (don't remember its name) somewhere in the setups menu

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