Re: Live Looping Interface

["Per Boysen" <perboysen@gmail.com>]

The applications I tested the M-Box 2 Mini on, where it did not
deliver clear audio, was Ableton Live, Cubase LE, Logic 7 and Mobius
(Logic only on Mac and Mobisu only on Windows). I forgot to write
that.

per

On Jan 16, 2008 12:45 AM, Ariel Rzezak <arzezak@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks Per. That's the problem, i would record on Pro Tools but that's 
>not
> for live use (what it is my main concern).
>
> Thanks again.
>
>
>
>  On Jan 15, 2008 8:35 PM, Per Boysen <perboysen@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Jan 16, 2008 12:13 AM, Ariel Rzezak <arzezak@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > > What i'm trying to say is, i'm deciding between an Mbox 2 and a 
>Firewire
> 410
> > > (and i think, i would like the mbox better, more attracting software
> > > package).
> > >
> > > The question is, it is true that for one input is enough with usb 
>1.1?
> Or is
> > > it for us, loopers, that what the interface has to support instead 
>are
> lots
> > > of channels running together? (and for that reason is that everyone 
>it
> > > recommending firewire interfaces).
> >
> >
> > Hi Ariel,
> >
> > I had a M-Box 2 Mini (not sure it's the same as the "M-Box Mini"
> > you're talking about) for a while to test and review it in a magazine.
> > It communicates over USB 1.1 and I was really surprised that it
> > sounded ok. No glitches at all in the audio when I played guitar into
> > it and had the sound go back out through the interface (to PA). It
> > worked very well for recording in Pro Tools. I could record many
> > tracks and record while listening to both my live instrument and the
> > recorded material through the interface. But that was Pro Tools. When
> > testing the M-Box 2 Mini with other DAW applications and looping
> > applications the sound was not clear any more. Glitches and drop-outs
> > happened now and then.
> >
> > I think it is a good deal if you buy it for mixing and recording with
> > Pro Tools. You get an awful lot of software bundled as well. I would
> > not dare to recommend it for use with other applications than Pro
> > Tools though.
> >
> > --
> > Greetings from Sweden
> >
> > Per Boysen
> > www.boysen.se (Swedish)
> > www.looproom.com (international)
> >
> >
>
>



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Greetings from Sweden

Per Boysen
www.boysen.se (Swedish)
www.looproom.com (international)