Samir.Hashweh Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Will my Mbox 2 work with Logic Pro X on my newly purchased Mac mini (still being shipped)? According to the following YouTube video it works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlPez_u72lw (go straight to 1:48) I have MIDI connections from my Korg Triton Studio keyboard to the Mbox 2 then a USB connection from the Mbox to the Mac mini. If this works then would it be better (if available) to acquire a thunderbolt connection between the Mac mini and Mbox 2 for improved speed? If this doesn't work then is it possible to find a MIDI to Thunderbolt interface connection with zero latency which is compatible with Logic Pro X hence no hardware interface? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dust666 Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Hi mate I had an Mbox 2 mini that was working fine until I upgraded to 10.12.6 Sierra. I dont remember exactly what the issue was (i think i was getting no input), so I ended up selling it and buying a Scarlett 2i2 The Scarlett 2i4 has MIDI in/out so maybe that would work. Also in that video its Logic Pro 9 not X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 You could look up the AVID website to see the Mbox2 compatibility and wether or not they have a driver for it for the newest OS X. Compatibility with Logic won't be an issue, but compatibility with your version of OS X could be, so that's what you want to research. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zplane Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 I think I recall that the original Mbox (1) just worked as is with Core Audio, but after that the design changed so that was not the case. So as David says, I think you would need some kind of driver for Mbox 2 or later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hybridarts Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 No driver support after Mavericks iirc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknrollchef Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Although I've had someone tell me there are drivers for Mbox2 that work with Logic X and El Capitan (10.11.6), so far... no go. If anyone here has more/better info on how to make this work (before I have to buy a new interface), please let me know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hybridarts Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Have you tried the 10.3.3 driver? Not sure on El Cap but I believe that it worked on Yosemite(unsupported) for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknrollchef Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 thanks I'll give that a shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknrollchef Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Okay just tried downloading 10.3.3 driver for my Mac (El Capitan 10.11.6) and... doesn't look like it's going to work. You can see that I installed Soundflower to work with Quicktime audio, but don't see the mBox2 anywhere? Any suggestions on an affordable substitute for the mBox that will work with my system (and Logic X)? thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hybridarts Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 Sorry it didn't work but I thought it was a long shot. If you can stretch your budget, I like RME for driver stability and support. But they are up there in price. Otherwise, I believe the Scarlett range from Focusrite is quite popular on the more budget friendly side. Depends on your money:) plenty out there to read up on tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skijumptoes Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 I'd highly recommend the Behringer UMC404HD as an affordable option. Has been very stable for me on a macpro for portable recordings. If you only need 2 inputs they do UMC204HD too. Not tried that, but presume it's just the same and would be very cheap like-for-like to the mbox2. Above those, the UMC1820 is ridiculous value, i can't think of another interface out there that offers what that does with all those multi-instrument pre-amps and monitoring/gain control via actual hardware switches, it's truly unique at it's price point. - If you need many inputs of course. Of course, these are strictly budget interfaces, but they'll exceed the mbox2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zplane Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Only Mbox I worked with Mac OS core audio out of the box; after that in the Mbox II etc. needed software drivers. It would not be surprising that Avid no longer provided software drivers after Mbox I that worked with anything but ProTools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknrollchef Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Thanks for the input everyone. Off topic but: Does anyone know of a folder (Mac) that autosaves older (ongoing) versions of a Logic session? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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