Introduction
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Introduction
Welcome to the
Mbox Basics Guide
. This guide is
designed to give new users specific methods for
accomplishing common tasks with the Mbox
desktop audio interface and Pro Tools LE soft-
ware.
Once you are familiar with basic Mbox opera-
tion, we recommend that you read the “Work-
ing With Pro Tools” tutorial in the
Getting
Started with Mbox Guide
. For the most complete
resource for using Pro Tools software, please re-
fer to the
Pro Tools Reference Guide
.
Online Resources
Many resources for learning to use Pro Tools are
also available online at the Digidesign Web site
(www.digidesign.com
), including the following:
DiSK (Digidesign Sound Knowledge)
Instruc-
tional material about how to use Pro Tools, in-
cluding DiSK Flix movies that show how to do a
number of popular tasks using Pro Tools.
DigiZine
A magazine for and about Pro Tools us-
ers, providing all the latest product news, user
stories, and hundreds of tips and ideas.
Mbox Basics Requirements
Before proceeding, make sure you have:
• Connected the Mbox to your computer with
the USB cable
– and –
• Installed Pro Tools LE software as described in
the appropriate Windows or Macintosh in-
stallation chapter of the
Getting Started with
Mbox Guide.