VO-BB - 19 YEARS OLD!

Jeffrey Kafer

Anyone using the mBox 1 and Audition? I just grabbed a copy of audition and when I set it up the use the ASIO digidesign drivers (Edit>Audio hardware setup) I get awful noise, even when the mic is not plugged in!

I do NOT have this problem with ProTools

Anyone else having this problem?
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Frank F · Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 11:55 pm Post subject:

The problem is the drivers from DD, although they are ASIO, they were designed with a different protocol.

Try switching to 48 k, and using another brand of ASIO or WDM drivers. This will change how AA works with the mBox. Then switch back to 44.1.

Toodles

Frank F
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Jeffrey Kafer · Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 12:15 am Post subject:

Any suggestion for a different "brand" of driver? The only ones I can find are the Digidesign.
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Frank F · Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 1:50 am Post subject:

Yes, either ASIO 2 compliant or DigiDesign mBox 2 ASIO drivers.

Without knowing the exact setup, my first suggestion is try WDM first. ASIO only works with 48k. The WDM will work with both 48 and 44.1k audio.

I have mentioned this before, but this is a problem which surfaces from time-to-time with DigiDesign prodcuts on PC's. If the noise persists, try adjusting the gain lower, or higer - then, as the next option - switch out the mic cable and/or any I/O cable.

Move the DD mBox to another location, as far from the computer as possible, and if the noise is still heard - un-install the mBox drivers, and re-install.

Toodles

Frank F
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Jeffrey Kafer · Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 2:30 am Post subject:

I don't think there is a WDM for the Mbox. There's nothing at Digidesign about it. And installing the Digidesign 7.0 drivers showed no improvement in Audition and ProTools 6.9 failed to even launch.

I think I'll just stick with proTools to record and Audition for some post work.
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Don G. · King's Row Joined: 11 Nov 2004 Posts: 1071 Location: MA

I didn't think you could even use the MBox with Audition. I thought it was proprietary to Pro Tools.

Frank F · Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 10:39 am Post subject:

Jeffrey Kafer · Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 11:07 pm Post subject:

So get this: after goofing around for hours trying to get the mBox to work with Audition, I loaded up the trial of Sound Forge 8 and set it for Digidesign ASIO.

Crystal Clear!

So the problem is not entirely with Digidesign, but possibly with Audition. Regardless, if anyone else has an Mbox and doesn't want to use proTools, Sound Forge 8 did the trick for me.
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