11 Replies Latest reply on Jan 14, 2014 4:00 AM by Bob Howes

Adobe Audition CC does not recognize my Mbox2

Digitalsound84 Jan 12, 2014 3:08 AM

I have Windows 7 and downloaded Adobe Audition CC. I went to Edit, Preferences, Audio Hardware. I went to Device Class and it gives the me selection of MME or WASPAI. For Device it only gives me the choice of Realtek High Definition Audio. Can anyone help me? Thank you.

1. Re: Adobe Audition CC does not recognize my Mbox2

SteveG(AudioMasters) Jan 12, 2014 3:54 AM (in response to Digitalsound84)

Try downloading the ASIO driver for it, install that, and try again. It won't work with W8, but apparently you stand some sort of a chance with W7.
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2. Re: Adobe Audition CC does not recognize my Mbox2

Digitalsound84 Jan 12, 2014 4:08 AM (in response to SteveG(AudioMasters))

Hi Steve. Thanks for the message! Where can I download the ASIO driver? This ASIO driver works fine with AA3, but doesn't work at all with AACC. Is the problem of getting it on W8 being worked on? I'm planning to get a new Windows 8 computer some time this year or early next year.
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3. Re: Adobe Audition CC does not recognize my Mbox2

Bob Howes Jan 12, 2014 4:13 AM (in response to SteveG(AudioMasters))

Download site for the drivers is here: http://avid.force.com/pkb/articles/en_US/Download/Mbox-2-Drivers?retURL=%2Fpkb%2Farticles% 2Fen_US%2FDownload%2FMbox-2-Drivers&popup=true

I note that the latest drivers are still listed as a beta version despite having gone up in 2010. Glad to see Avid haven't changed their excellent support since I used to have to deal with them professionally.
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4. Re: Adobe Audition CC does not recognize my Mbox2

ryclark Jan 12, 2014 4:51 AM (in response to Bob Howes)

Bob Howes wrote:

Glad to see Avid haven't changed their excellent support since I used to have to deal with them professionally.

Are you missing a off the end of your reply Bob?
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5. Re: Adobe Audition CC does not recognize my Mbox2

Digitalsound84 Jan 12, 2014 1:32 PM (in response to Bob Howes)

Hi Bob. Thank you for the help! It actually worked! You mentioned about Windows 8. Are there plans to get the Mbox working for Windows 8?

My computer is aging and is slow right now. I'm worried about my Mbox not working on my next computer.
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6. Re: Adobe Audition CC does not recognize my Mbox2

SteveG(AudioMasters) Jan 12, 2014 3:23 PM (in response to Digitalsound84)

Digitalsound84 wrote:

Hi Bob. Thank you for the help! It actually worked! You mentioned about Windows 8. Are there plans to get the Mbox working for Windows 8?
Actually it was me - but the chances are approaching zero - from the minus side, I'd guess. Manufacturers don't want to support hardware for too long, otherwise they go out of business. Guess what? They want you to purchase something newer!

Unless you've got some sort of desperate need to run PT, I wouldn't bother with M-audio any more though.
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7. Re: Adobe Audition CC does not recognize my Mbox2

Bob Howes Jan 12, 2014 5:31 PM (in response to SteveG(AudioMasters))

I'm in no way part to Avid's plans but totally concur with Steve that the chances of a Windows 8 driver for an MBox 2 are about as good as an ice cream cone's chance on this lovely Australian summer day...i.e. nil. They haven't even taken their Windows 7 driver past the beta stage they got to 4 years ago, so draw your own conclusions.

(FYI, when I was digging out that URL above, I came across a lot of discussion on various Avid/PT forums and the lack of Win 8 drivers is a very big sore point.)

Having said all that, Win 8 is far from ideal for audio work anyway. If there's a possibility to load up Windows 7 on any new computer, I'd do that rather than venturing into Windows 8 anyway.
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8. Re: Adobe Audition CC does not recognize my Mbox2

Digitalsound84 Jan 12, 2014 8:16 PM (in response to SteveG(AudioMasters))

Hi Steve. I do apologize! You did help too! When Bob replied to me when I was asking you for a link, I at first thought it was the same person replying to it, but didn't look closely that the names were different.

Do you think someone will come up with a crack to make it run on Windows 8? If I can run a lot of MS-DOS program with my Windows 7 system using an emulator, I can imagine it not being far fetched for something like this to run on a Windows 8 computer.

It's possible that I might buy a Windows 8 computer soon and use my Windows 7 computer exclusively for ProTools.
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9. Re: Adobe Audition CC does not recognize my Mbox2

Bob Howes Jan 12, 2014 10:21 PM (in response to Digitalsound84)

Well, it's not so much a crack (since the drivers, such as they are, are free anyway). Rather, it's the need to write new software drivers to make your MBox run on the newer operating system. As Steve says, I wouldn't hold my breath for anything from Avid since they want to sell you a new interface. However, it might be worth going to one of the Avid users forums to see if anyone there has or is working on a work round.

However, I repeat my advice that, even if you buy a computer with Win 8 installed, you may wish to uninstall that and put Win 7 on instead. Windows 8 is a bit of a disaster zone for any serious audio work.
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10. Re: Adobe Audition CC does not recognize my Mbox2

Digitalsound84 Jan 13, 2014 11:25 PM (in response to Bob Howes)

I saw this website: www.driverscape.com/download/mbox-2. On the site it says that it supports Windows 8. Have you or anyone else try it?
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11. Re: Adobe Audition CC does not recognize my Mbox2

Bob Howes Jan 14, 2014 4:00 AM (in response to Digitalsound84)

I suspect you'd be better off finding an MBox/Avid forum to ask that question.

I note that version number (and Win 8 operation) isn't listed on the Avid site so I assume that's a third party driver--I've always been leery of 3rd party stuff but I suppose, once you've gone to Windows 8, you have little to lose.
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