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Does anyone use Mbox II for the sound output? I just meet a very weird situation and I need some advices.

The problem is I have very big patch going on and my CPU utilization is usually around 40%~50% in DSP status. I found that when I use core audio for the sound output, everything is alright. (my original vector I/O size setting is just 512 and sig vec size is just 128). Max maybe crash for few times but I don't think it gonna be a problem. However, after I switch sound output from the core audio to my Mbox II, things just made me crazy. Max crashed every 3 minutes. Even I change the i/o vec size to 1024, sig size to 512, it is still crash.

What I don't understand is why Mbox? I mean, I really want to use Mbox for my sound output but it seems I don't have many choice in this situation. Would somebody please give me some ideas? I am very appreciate of any advice.

Does anyone use Mbox II for the sound output? I just meet a very weird situation and I need some advices. 

The problem is I have very big patch going on and my CPU utilization is usually around 40%~50% in DSP status. I found that when I use core audio for the sound output, everything is alright. (my original vector I/O size setting is just 512 and sig vec size is just 128). Max maybe crash for few times but I don't think it gonna be a problem. However, after I switch sound output from the core audio to my Mbox II, things just made me crazy. Max crashed every 3 minutes. Even I change the i/o vec size to 1024, sig size to 512, it is still crash. 

What I don't understand is why Mbox? I mean, I really want to use Mbox for my sound output but it seems I don't have many choice in this situation. Would somebody please give me some ideas? I am very appreciate of any advice. 

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Are you on os x 10.4.10? If so digidesign have announced that they 

don't support that update! I have had numerous problems with mbox II 

loosing connection even with protools. I have now decided to 

completely give away Mbox and get a new device!

> Does anyone use Mbox II for the sound output? I just meet a very 

> weird situation and I need some advices.

> The problem is I have very big patch going on and my CPU 

> utilization is usually around 40%~50% in DSP status. I found that 

> when I use core audio for the sound output, everything is alright. 

> (my original vector I/O size setting is just 512 and sig vec size 

> is just 128). Max maybe crash for few times but I don't think it 

> gonna be a problem. However, after I switch sound output from the 

> core audio to my Mbox II, things just made me crazy. Max crashed 

> every 3 minutes. Even I change the i/o vec size to 1024, sig size 

> What I don't understand is why Mbox? I mean, I really want to use 

> Mbox for my sound output but it seems I don't have many choice in 

> this situation. Would somebody please give me some ideas? I am very 

Are you on os x 10.4.10? If so digidesign have announced that they  
don't support that update! I have had numerous problems with mbox II  
loosing connection even with protools. I have now decided to  
completely give away Mbox and get a new device!

>
> Hi,
>
> Does anyone use Mbox II for the sound output? I just meet a very  
> weird situation and I need some advices.
>
> The problem is I have very big patch going on and my CPU  
> utilization is usually around 40%~50% in DSP status. I found that  
> when I use core audio for the sound output, everything is alright.  
> (my original vector I/O size setting is just 512 and sig vec size  
> is just 128). Max maybe crash for few times but I don't think it  
> gonna be a problem. However, after I switch sound output from the  
> core audio to my Mbox II, things just made me crazy. Max crashed  
> every 3 minutes. Even I change the i/o vec size to 1024, sig size  
> to 512, it is still crash.
>
> What I don't understand is why Mbox? I mean, I really want to use  
> Mbox for my sound output but it seems I don't have many choice in  
> this situation. Would somebody please give me some ideas? I am very  
> appreciate of any advice.
>
> thanks,
>
> CK


Mbox II and the USB 2.0 connection it runs on require a bunch of CPU power. Not a very efficient design overall. Firewire is a less CPU intensive I/O. Sorry for the bad news.

Quote: peimankhosravi@gmail.com wrote on Fri, 14 September 2007 18:57

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> Are you on os x 10.4.10? If so digidesign have announced that they 

> don't support that update! I have had numerous problems with mbox II 

> loosing connection even with protools. I have now decided to 

> completely give away Mbox and get a new device!

> On 14 Sep 2007, at 22:05, UCDMSRA wrote:

> > Does anyone use Mbox II for the sound output? I just meet a very 

> > weird situation and I need some advices.

> > The problem is I have very big patch going on and my CPU 

> > utilization is usually around 40%~50% in DSP status. I found that 

> > when I use core audio for the sound output, everything is alright. 

> > (my original vector I/O size setting is just 512 and sig vec size 

> > is just 128). Max maybe crash for few times but I don't think it 

> > gonna be a problem. However, after I switch sound output from the 

> > core audio to my Mbox II, things just made me crazy. Max crashed 

> > every 3 minutes. Even I change the i/o vec size to 1024, sig size 

> > What I don't understand is why Mbox? I mean, I really want to use 

> > Mbox for my sound output but it seems I don't have many choice in 

> > this situation. Would somebody please give me some ideas? I am very 

thank you for your information. ........damn it, it cost me $500 and now I feel I have a trash in my hand.

Quote: peimankhosravi@gmail.com wrote on Fri, 14 September 2007 18:57
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> Are you on os x 10.4.10? If so digidesign have announced that they  
> don't support that update! I have had numerous problems with mbox II  
> loosing connection even with protools. I have now decided to  
> completely give away Mbox and get a new device!
>
> Peiman
>
>
> On 14 Sep 2007, at 22:05, UCDMSRA wrote:
>
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Does anyone use Mbox II for the sound output? I just meet a very  
> > weird situation and I need some advices.
> >
> > The problem is I have very big patch going on and my CPU  
> > utilization is usually around 40%~50% in DSP status. I found that  
> > when I use core audio for the sound output, everything is alright.  
> > (my original vector I/O size setting is just 512 and sig vec size  
> > is just 128). Max maybe crash for few times but I don't think it  
> > gonna be a problem. However, after I switch sound output from the  
> > core audio to my Mbox II, things just made me crazy. Max crashed  
> > every 3 minutes. Even I change the i/o vec size to 1024, sig size  
> > to 512, it is still crash.
> >
> > What I don't understand is why Mbox? I mean, I really want to use  
> > Mbox for my sound output but it seems I don't have many choice in  
> > this situation. Would somebody please give me some ideas? I am very  
> > appreciate of any advice.
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> > CK
>
>

CK
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> Quote: peimankhosravi@gmail.com wrote on Fri, 14 September 2007 18:57

> ----------------------------------------------------

>> Are you on os x 10.4.10? If so digidesign have announced that they

>> don't support that update! I have had numerous problems with mbox II

>> loosing connection even with protools. I have now decided to

>> completely give away Mbox and get a new device!

>> On 14 Sep 2007, at 22:05, UCDMSRA wrote:

>>> Does anyone use Mbox II for the sound output? I just meet a very

>>> weird situation and I need some advices.

>>> The problem is I have very big patch going on and my CPU

>>> utilization is usually around 40%~50% in DSP status. I found that

>>> when I use core audio for the sound output, everything is alright.

>>> (my original vector I/O size setting is just 512 and sig vec size

>>> is just 128). Max maybe crash for few times but I don't think it

>>> gonna be a problem. However, after I switch sound output from the

>>> core audio to my Mbox II, things just made me crazy. Max crashed

>>> every 3 minutes. Even I change the i/o vec size to 1024, sig size

>>> What I don't understand is why Mbox? I mean, I really want to use

>>> Mbox for my sound output but it seems I don't have many choice in

>>> this situation. Would somebody please give me some ideas? I am very

> thank you for your information. ........damn it, it cost me $500 

> and now I feel I have a trash in my hand.

>
> Quote: peimankhosravi@gmail.com wrote on Fri, 14 September 2007 18:57
> ----------------------------------------------------
>> Are you on os x 10.4.10? If so digidesign have announced that they
>> don't support that update! I have had numerous problems with mbox II
>> loosing connection even with protools. I have now decided to
>> completely give away Mbox and get a new device!
>>
>> Peiman
>>
>>
>> On 14 Sep 2007, at 22:05, UCDMSRA wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Does anyone use Mbox II for the sound output? I just meet a very
>>> weird situation and I need some advices.
>>>
>>> The problem is I have very big patch going on and my CPU
>>> utilization is usually around 40%~50% in DSP status. I found that
>>> when I use core audio for the sound output, everything is alright.
>>> (my original vector I/O size setting is just 512 and sig vec size
>>> is just 128). Max maybe crash for few times but I don't think it
>>> gonna be a problem. However, after I switch sound output from the
>>> core audio to my Mbox II, things just made me crazy. Max crashed
>>> every 3 minutes. Even I change the i/o vec size to 1024, sig size
>>> to 512, it is still crash.
>>>
>>> What I don't understand is why Mbox? I mean, I really want to use
>>> Mbox for my sound output but it seems I don't have many choice in
>>> this situation. Would somebody please give me some ideas? I am very
>>> appreciate of any advice.
>>>
>>> thanks,
>>>
>>> CK
>>
>>
>
> Hi,
>
> thank you for your information. ........damn it, it cost me $500  
> and now I feel I have a trash in my hand.
>
> CK
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>
>


I need advice in Mbox II