Thread: Getting 16 inputs from your digi 001....??

Does anyone know if i can hook up like the M-audio octane mic pre's to the optical(digital) inputs on the 001 and use them simultaneously with the analogue inputes for 16 channels?

Yes, you can do that, no problem.

Ontop of that, can i use and m box and get 2 more channels??

No, you can't. Pro Tools can only see one interface at once, and the M Box does not work as a standalone unit. You can hook up any device that has a S/PDIF output to that input (you could probably even do it with the M Box if it were hooked up to another computer, but I think that would be more trouble than it was worth), but if you wanted to run 18 channels at once you'd need to be able to lock the clocks in the S/PDIF and optical devices together, which isn't possible with some of the cheaper boxes out there.

if it were possible, in pro tools hardware setup how do i get pro tools to recognize both?

They'll all show up as separate inputs within Pro Tools.

-Duardo

Hey thanks, i apreciate the info !!!!!! I'm in el salvador, so materials are hard to come by and thats why i'm still working with the 001.