DigiDesign Mbox 2 Pro, Getting Started Manual

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2
Choose Track > Input Only Monitoring . This al-
lows you to monitor the input of tracks that are
record enabled.
3
Choose Window > Transport to display the
Transport window. Click Return to Zero to go to
the beginning of the session.
4
Click Record in the Transport window to arm
Pro Tools for recording. The Record button
flashes red to indicate that Pro Tools is ready to
record.
5
When you are ready to start recording, click
Play or press the Spacebar.
6
Record your performance.
7
Click Stop in the Transport window or press
the Spacebar when you are finished recording.
To play back a recorded track:
1
If the track’s Record Enable button is lit, click
on it to take it out of Record mode.
2
Click Play in the Transport window or press
the Spacebar to start playback.
3
Click Stop in the Transport window or press
the Spacebar to stop playback.
Importing Audio from a CD
To import audio from a compact disc:
1
Put the source CD into your computer’s
CD/DVD drive.
2
In Pro Tools, open the Workspace browser by
choosing Window > Workspace . The Workspace
browser is a window where you can find, audi-
tion, and manage your audio files.
3
In the Workspace browser, click the Audio CD
icon to show the files on the CD.
4
Click the speaker icon in the Waveform col-
umn to audition the audio file. Press the Space-
bar to stop playback.
Transport window
Fast Forward
Record
Go to End Play
Stop
Rewind
Return to Zero
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Opening the Workspace browser
Auditioning an audio file in the Workspace browser