Control Surfaces & MIDI Interfaces

With Mbox Systems with Pro Tools LE 6.4 for Windows XP

Optional Control Surfaces

The following control surfaces are qualified for use with Mbox systems with Pro Tools LE version 6.4 software for Windows XP:

  • Control|24
  • Command|8

The following control surfaces were not tested with Pro Tools LE 6.4, and therefore are not officially supported. The Pro Tools LE 6.4 Installer CD contains an "unsupported" folder with the following control surface personality files:

  • CM Labs MotorMix
  • JL Cooper CS-10 MIDI series
  • Mackie Designs HUI
  • Peavey PC-1600

These are also available for download in the Support->Downloads->MIDI Control Surfaces section of the website.

Notes:

  • D-Control and ProControl control surfaces are are not compatible with Pro Tools LE systems
  • The built-in Digi 002 faders cannot be used to control any device other than that Digi 002
  • New MIDI control surface features are provided through the latest Control Surface Personality files installed with Pro Tools
  • Pro Tools 6.0 and later no longer supports and will not install the Penny & Giles MM-16 and DC-16 Control Surface Personality Files
  • Only one Command|8 can be used with a Pro Tools system. Multiple Command|8 units cannot be enabled simultaneously.
  • Command|8 must be the only MIDI control surface enabled within Pro Tools.
  • Command|8 can be used in combination with non-MIDI control surfaces such as Control|24 with some limitations. For more information, see the Command|8 Guide.
  • Asante network cards are not recommended for Pro Tools systems using Ethernet controllers such as Control|24. If an Asante network card is in your system, it can cause Ethernet controllers to go on/offline every few seconds, and you will not be able to maintain a reliable connection to the Control|24.

For more information on using control surfaces with Pro Tools, see the Control|24 Guide, Command|8 Guide, and the Getting Started and Pro Tools Reference guides in the Technical Document Library or your Pro Tools documentation folder.

For third-party devices such as the MoterMix, HUI, CS-10 or PC-1600, see the MIDI Control Surfaces Guide in the Technical Document Library:

MIDI Control Surfaces (Legacy Controllers)

MIDI Interfaces

Unlike the Digi 001, Digi 002 and Digi 002 Rack, the Mbox does not include a built-in MIDI interface.

Optional MIDI Interfaces

The following MIDI Interfaces are qualified for use with Mbox systems with Pro Tools LE version 6.4 software for Windows XP:

  • Emagic AMT8/MT4 (using Win2000 drivers)
  • Roland MPU64/UM2/UM4
Digidesign Compatibility Documents Index