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> I beleive with the Mbox 2 there is a dedicated 1/4" line in next to the XLR for > each channel. If the outputs for the Portico are XLR, then you want to get an > XLR-TRS balanced cable. Running into the "line in" will bypass the Mbox 2 > pres. Ok, That's what I thought. thanks for the sanity check...

Ok, this is embarassing as I've been working with electronic music gear for years, but: I recently boought an Mbox 2 and a Neve Portico. I want to use the Portico as a pre and bypass the Mbox's pres. I figured I'd want to go into the Mbox with a 1/4" mono into the "line" input. The Neve has an XLR o...

Just got my Portico tonight. It's serial #12! They can't have sold that few of these?! Anyway, I haven't even powered it up yet but I popped the top and snapped a few photos as per the requests from soundguy. Enjoy... http://lowskies.com/luther/5012_a.JPG http://lowskies.com/luther/5012_b.JPG http:/...

> You can get a B-stock AT4050 at 8thsteet.com for $350 (i just got 2) and a > Beyer M160 for $600. This will give you two great mics and tons of flexability. > And you have $50 left over to buy candy. Wow, How did you get the B-stock 4050? I couldn't find it on their site. Did you have to call? tha...

Hello, I'm planning to buy an MBox and start using ProTools soon at home. I'll be recording myself primarily, and most of it will be coming direct from synths/samplers. However, I wanted to buy one nice mic for doing vocals/melodica/guitar/whatever else I may encouter that I want to capture acoutsti...