Avid MBox Pro question

Tom Wolverton · Post by **Tom Wolverton** » 20 Apr 2014 4:26 pm

I'm thinking of running a tube mic pre in front of my Avid MBox Pro, running ProTools 10.
How would this work? Is it a line level out of the mic pre and a line level input into the MBox Pro? Is this the cleanest way to do it? Looking at a UA 610 Solo.

Bryan Daste · Post by **Bryan Daste** » 20 Apr 2014 5:28 pm

Yep, if you're going through a separate preamp, line level is what you want.

Tom Wolverton · Post by **Tom Wolverton** » 20 Apr 2014 6:40 pm

Great, looks do-able. looks like the Line out is XLR from the Solo 610. I think the Mbox Pro can work with that. Input channels 3 & 4, in particular.

Tom Wolverton · Post by **Tom Wolverton** » 20 Apr 2014 6:41 pm

Many thanks.

John Macy · Post by **John Macy** » 21 Apr 2014 4:19 am

I cut through a Brad Sarno V8 octal tube preamp line in to the MBox Pro, and it sounds fantastic...

John Macy · Post by **John Macy** » 21 Apr 2014 4:20 am

I cut through a Brad Sarno V8 octal tube preamp line in to the MBox Pro, and it sounds fantastic...

Tom Wolverton · Post by **Tom Wolverton** » 22 Apr 2014 8:59 am

Yes, I'm using that for my line pre. It's velly nice.

Bob Hoffnar · Post by **Bob Hoffnar** » 1 May 2014 7:30 am

John Macy wrote:I cut through a Brad Sarno V8 octal tube preamp line in to the MBox Pro, and it sounds fantastic...

Same for me. I use the XLR option on my V8. It really sounds good straight into my Mboxpro.