Command 8, Mbox 2, and a MacBook Pro, oh my...

[Davetherckstar]

PHIL!!! HELP!!!

I've put this on 2 other forums and still no luck. I have faith. I will persevere! (Or I'll just take a 10lb sledgehammer to this thing...)

This is about as in depth as I can get. The AVID forum posted a link but the link just went to their support menu...for ALL products...

 

"The link shown above reroutes to "http://www.avid.com/US/resources/digi-orientation" which is like dropping a kid off at Grand Central Station and telling him to find his way to Chicago (tells you how much confidence I have in my abilities, lol)...

 

When I reinstall PT LE 8, the only install options I'm given are shown here

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q192/davetherckstar/PT8Installoptions.jpg

I've installed the 8.0.4 update and the CS2 update. Running Mac OSX 10.5.8 with an MBox 2.

The USB light comes on and the MIDI Out 2 light under it blinks when I start Pro Tools and my tracks play through the monitors running from my MBox 2 monitor outs through the Command 8 but that's it.

Under "Setup > Peripherals" I have the following options and settings:

Synchronization

- MTC Reader and Generator

- MTC Reader Port : "Any"

- MTC Generator Port : "None"

Machine Control

- MIDI Machine Control (Master)

-[checked] Enable : "Command8, Port 1" - ID "127" - Preroll "90" Frames

-MIDI Machine Control Remote (Slave)

-[not checked] Enable : ID "127"

MIDI Controllers

- #1 Type : "Command8" - Receive From : "Cmnd8,Prt 1" - Send To : "Cmnd8,Prt2" - # Ch's : "8"

Ethernet Controllers

-[not checked] Enable

Satellites

-[not checked] Enable

 

I can also open the "Digidesign CoreAudio Manager" but the window shows the following:

Digidesign HW : Unsupported Device

Status : Not Connected (HW not found)

Channels : N/A

Attached Clients : 0

Buffer Size : 512

(Buttons at the Bottom)

"HW Setup..." (grayed out)

"Prefs..." Which brings up a window that shows:

- [checked] Hide manager if auto-launched by client

- [checked] Auto-quit manager when last client quits

- [unchecked] Use C|24 stereo routing (L/R to 1/3)

- (grayed out)[unchecked] Use XMON stereo routing (L/R t 1/5)

- (grayed out)[unchecked] Mirror analog outs 1 & 2 to digital outs (002/003)

"Connect" Which does nothing when clicked

"Quit" Which is the only button that works

 

Also, when I look in the Digidesign folder "Applications>Digidesign>Pro Tools>Controllers" I see a list of .bundle programs for 003, C24, Command8, Control24, Digi002, etc... but when I try to open the Command8.bundle, I get a Mac Dialog Window that says "There is no default application specified to open the document 'Command8.bundle"

 

That is about all the information I have. Please help."

[Davetherckstar]

It seems I have a difficult time reading online pdf manuals properly.

 

I was so worried about the fact that I didn't see the option to install the drivers during installation, that I didn't see the warning section on page 14 that says to use Port 1 for send AND receive. That fixed it immediately.

 

Guh....

[Phil O'Keefe]

So everything's working OK for you now?