DigiDesign Mbox 2 Mini Getting Started Manual page 44

To prepare an audio track for recording:
Choose Track > New.
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Specify 1 Mono Audio Track in Samples, if
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your source is mono, or 1 Stereo Audio Track in
Samples, if your source is stereo.
Creating a new Stereo Audio track
Click Create.
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A mono instrument uses one input on the
Mbox 2 Mini, and a stereo instrument uses
two. Creating a stereo track in Pro Tools
will not make a mono instrument into a ste-
reo instrument. If a mono instrument is re-
corded on a stereo track, one side of the ste-
reo track will show no signal.
Make sure the Mix window is open by choos-
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ing Window > Mix.
Showing the Mix window
In the Mix window, click the Audio Input Path
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selector on the new track.
Choosing an input in the Mix window
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Input Path selector
From the pop-up menu, select the interface in-
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put you want to record. For example, select In 1
if your audio source is mono and plugged into
an Input 1 jack on the back of the Mbox 2 Mini.
Select In 1–2 on any stereo audio track when
your audio source is stereo.
Play the instrument or sound source at the
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volume you will record.
Use the Gain controls on Mbox 2 Mini to
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maximize the signal going into Pro Tools while
avoiding clipping.
Clipping occurs when you feed a signal to
an audio device that is louder than the cir-
cuitry can accept. To avoid clipping, adjust
the Gain control to a lower level.
Using the Mix controls on the front of the
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Mbox 2 Mini, do one of the following:
• To hear only the input signal, turn the Mix
control fully left to Input.
• To hear an equal mix of playback and input
signals, turn the Mix control to the center.