Over the last couple of days I've installed OS X El Capitan 10.11 GM Candidate and any updates that were available up to September 23, 2015 on a spare hard drive as I'm apart of the public beta program for El Capitan, and the results are not good if you plan on using your Mbox 2 or related drivers.
My tests were conducted with 10.11 GM Candidate and then updated to 10.11.1 Public Beta 1.
10.3.3 Drivers - Installed fine, all green lights on Mbox 2 device are bright green as if everything is working fine, Both directly connected to USB port and via Hub. The preference pane for the Mbox 2 says it's not connected, and under sound (System Preference) it doesn't show up at all. So there is some sort of connection but it does not register at all and it basically useless at the moment, but maybe Avid can do some investigating and work with Apple to find a resolution to the problem.
10.3.9 Drivers - Installs fine, lights are all dim with really no signs of life. Both directly connected to USB port and via Hub, The preference pane for the Mbox 2 says it's not connected, and under sound (System Preference) it doesn't show up at all. So just like Yosemite this driver is DOA.
So these are the results of testing both drivers, as it stands El Capitan 10.11 is your Mbox 2 Killer, unless someone finds a possible solution.
- Digidesign Mbox 2 Driver Download
- Mbox 2 Drivers For Mac
- Digidesign Mbox Driver Windows 10
- Digidesign Mbox 2 Mini Drivers Windows 10
- Digidesign Mbox 2 Software Download
DIGIDESIGN MBOX-2 Mini Interface w/Pro Tools 8, Mac 10.6.8. And with its diminutive size, Mbox 2 Mini literally puts the power of Pro Tools in the palm of your hand. Digidesign mbox 2 driver mac 10.11.6, Digidesign Mbox 2. And with its end or it home to EL CAPITAN. 7 GB 7.8 GB 10.5 GB 11.6 GB 32 mono tracks, 5 minutes 800 MB 883 MB 1.2 GB 1.3 GB 32 mono tracks, 60 minutes 9.4 GB 10.4 GB 14 GB 15.4 GB Mbox 2 Academic Getting Started Guide. Page 89: Appendix D Troubleshooting Check to be sure your computer has the re. New in Mbox 2 Driver 10.3.9: Fixed: Unplugging the Mbox 2 while streaming audio from iTunes could disable all USB ports until restarting the computer; Fixed: Core Audio stops working when changing client apps of iTunes Stations; Support for Pro Tools 10.3.3 – 11.x; Support for Mac OS X 10.8. All Mbox Users with either Pro Tools LE (Mac) v.5.2 that shipped with Mbox, or the 5.2.1 web update for Mbox users from DigiProNetNote: Neither the Pro Tools LE 5.2 CD that originally shipped with Mbox or the download of Pro Tools LE (Mac) v.5.2.1 available at www.DigiProNet.com include this updated USB Driver. To Download Digidesign USB Driver.
Digidesign Hardware Supplied with System
- Mbox 2
- USB Cable (12')
Digidesign Software Compatibility
- Pro Tools LE 7.0 and 7.1 for Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
- Pro Tools LE software will not work without Digidesign hardware connected
- Pro Tools LE supports the use of any single supported Pro Tools LE audio interface. Simultaneous use of multiple Pro Tools LE hardware devices is not supported.
Included and Optional Plug-Ins:
Optional Software Bundles:
- Music Production Toolkit
- Requires Pro Tools LE 7.1 or higher
- DV Toolkit 2
- Requires Pro Tools LE 7.1 or higher
- DV Toolkit
- Requires Pro Tools LE 6.1 thru 7.0
- Not supported with 7.1 and higher
Optional Digidesign Hardware
- MIDI I/O
- PRE (For use as standalone microphone preamplifier. For remote control within Pro Tools, TDM hardware and software is required)
Control Surfaces & MIDI Interfaces
- Supported Hardware (Digidesign & Third Party)
Optional Digidesign & Avid Storage
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SCSI
- Avid MediaDrive rS300/320 LVD
- Avid MediaDrive rS146/320 LVD
- Avid MediaDrive rS73/320 LVD
- Avid MediaDrive rS36/320 LVD
- Avid MediaDock Shuttle iS146/320 LVD
- Avid MediaDock Shuttle iS73/320 LVD
- Avid MediaDock Shuttle iS36/320 LVD
- Avid MediaDock Dual
- Avid MediaDock Dual+
- DigiDrive MediaDock
- DigiDrive SCSI Drives
- SCSI-128 Kit
- Includes ATTO ExpressPCI-UL3D
- Qualified for up to 48 mono or 48 stereo tracks (48 tracks in PTLE requires DV Toolkit 2 or Music Production Toolkit option)
- Power Mac G4 & G5 PCI Models Only
(Not compatible with Power Mac G5 PCI Express models)
Not compatible with Power Mac G5 or tested with Pro Tools 6.9 and higher:
- SCSI-64 Kit/ATTO ExpressPCI-DC
Power Mac G5 PCI Express Models
The following PCIe storage host adapter card is now qualified with the Power Mac G5 PCI Express models:
- ExpressPCI UL5D - Dual-channel Ultra320 PCI Express SCSI Host Adapter
- Qualified for up to 48 mono or 48 stereo tracks (48 tracks in PTLE requires DV Toolkit 2 or Music Production Toolkit option)
FireWire Storage
- Avid MediaDrive rS250
- Avid MediaDrive rS80
- DigiDrive FireWire 80
Important information for Avid rs80 and rs250 users on Mac OS X: Initio Firmware Update for Avid rs80 and rs250
For more information and specific requirements for FireWire drives, see FireWire Drive Requirements
Video Options
Software
- DV Toolkit 2
- Requires Pro Tools LE 7.1 or higher
- DV Toolkit
- Requires Pro Tools LE 6.1 thru 7.0
- Not supported with 7.1 and higher
Hardware
- Canopus ADVC-110 DV Transcoder
- Canopus ADVC-100 DV Transcoder
Mbox 2 Drivers For Mac
See the Video Options page for more information on the Canopus Transcoder models
Maximum Performance Guidelines
- Recording to the system startup drive is not recommended or supported
- For Power Mac G5 or G4 desktop models, a separate internal or external dedicated audio hard drive is highly recommended for maximum performance and track count.Although limited recording and playback of audio tracks may be possible using the internal drive in iBook, PowerBook, iMac and Mac mini models, a separate external dedicated audio hard drive is highly recommended for maximum performance and track count. Digidesign recommends the use of FireWire drives for use with these computers.
- Dual processor users will experience increased performance over single processor CPUs
- Mbox 2 will not function properly if connected to a passive USB hub. If you need to use a hub for other USB peripherals, use a powered hub or a separate dedicated USB port for Mbox 2 to function properly.
Known Incompatibilities
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- Mbox 2 will not function if any Digidesign PCI cards are installed in the CPU. (Digi 001, Audiomedia III, TDM cards, SampleCell)
- Pro Tools LE core hardware systems cannot be combined
- Pro Tools does not work in the OS 9 'Classic Mode'. You must choose Mac OS X as your Startup Disk.
New Session File Format ('.ptf')
Pro Tools 7.0 uses a new session file format and extension (.ptf) to distinguish its sessions from sessions created with previous versions. Pro Tools 7 sessions need to be saved as an earlier format to be used with pre-7.0 Pro Tools systems. For more information, see the following:
Energy Saver Settings
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Pro Tools Does Not Support Sleep Mode
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In the Macintosh System Preferences, launch Energy Saver, click the Sleep tab, and disable all Sleep features. Set 'Put the computer to sleep when it is inactive' to Never. Do not manually put your computer to sleep when running Pro Tools.
Processor Performance & Power Mac G5
For optimal Pro Tools performance, you must set Processor Performance (located in System Preferences > Energy Saver > Options) to 'Highest'. Updating your Mac OS may reset this to the default setting: 'Automatic'. After updating your Mac OS, check to make sure this is set to 'Highest'.
Apple's Mac OS help documentation provides the following info on Energy Saver Processor settings:
- The PowerPC G5 processor in your Power Mac G5 can run at various speeds. The default setting for this feature is 'Automatic', which allows the system to run the processor at full speed when required, and at a lower speed during periods of light processing activity. Certain real-time applications, such as audio creation or gaming, may perform optimally when using the highest processor performance setting. You can change the processor performance setting in the Energy Saver pane of System Preferences.