Connecting Instruments To The Mbox 2 - DigiDesign Mbox 2 Basic Manual

Connecting Instruments
Connecting Instruments to the
Mbox 2
Mbox 2 provides two input types (DI and Line)
that correspond to the different signal strengths
output by different types of instruments.
DI Input Instruments such as electric guitar or
electric bass that usually have a lower level of
output than line level instruments use the DI
("Direct Inject") input.
Line Input Line level devices, including elec-
tronic audio sources such as mixers, samplers,
keyboards, turntables, and synthesizers use the
Line input.
To use a guitar with Mbox 2:
On the back of the Mbox 2, plug your guitar
1
cable into one of the DI inputs.
Input 1 DI
Connecting guitar to the Input 1 DI connector
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On the front of the Mbox 2, set the Source to
2
DI by pressing the Mic/DI switch until the DI
LED is lit.
Mix control
Input 1 Gain
(level) control
Source selector and Gain control for Input 1
On the front of the Mbox 2, turn the Mix con-
3
trol fully left to Input.
On the front of the Mbox 2, carefully turn the
4
Gain control to the right to increase the input
level of your guitar.
When you record a guitar (or any mono in-
strument that uses only one source input),
you will hear the sound in only one side of
the stereo field. Pushing the "mono" button
on the front of the Mbox 2 brings the sound
from one side of the stereo field to both
sides. The Mono switch does not affect the
audio being recorded. It only affects how
you hear your input to the Mbox 2.
Mic/DI
selector
DI
LED