Appendix B. Configuring Ams (Mac Os X Only); Audio Midi Setup - DigiDesign Mbox 2 Mini Getting Started Manual

appendix b
Configuring AMS (Mac OS X Only)

Audio MIDI Setup

Pro Tools recognizes the ports on your MIDI in-
terface as generic ports. With Mac OS X, you use
Apple's Audio MIDI Setup (AMS) utility to iden-
tify external MIDI devices connected to your
MIDI interface and configure your MIDI studio
for use with Pro Tools.
To configure your MIDI studio in AMS:
Do one of the following:
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• Launch Audio MIDI Setup (located in
Applications/Utilities).
– or –
• In Pro Tools, choose Setup > MIDI > MIDI
Studio.
Click MIDI Devices. AMS scans your system
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for connected MIDI interfaces. If your MIDI in-
terface is properly connected, it appears in the
window with each of its ports numbered.
For any MIDI devices connected to the MIDI
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interface, click Add Device. A new external de-
vice icon with the default MIDI keyboard image
will appear.
Drag the new device icon to a convenient lo-
4
cation within the window.
Connect the MIDI device to the MIDI inter-
5
face by clicking the arrow for the appropriate
output port of the device and dragging a con-
nection or "cable" to the input arrow of the cor-
responding port of the MIDI interface.
Making MIDI input and output connections (Digidesign
Command|8 shown)
Click the arrow for the appropriate input port
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of the device and drag a cable to the output ar-
row of the corresponding port of the MIDI inter-
face.
To remove a connection, select the cable and
press Delete. To delete all connections, click
Clear Cables.
Repeat steps 3–6 for each MIDI device in your
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MIDI setup.
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