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This forum is for Audacity on Windows.Please state which version of Windows you are using,
and the exact three-section version number of Audacity from "Help menu > About Audacity".
Audacity 1.2.x and 1.3.x are obsolete and no longer supported. If you still have those versions, please upgrade at https://www.audacityteam.org/download/.
The old forums for those versions are now closed, but you can still read the archives of the 1.2.x and 1.3.x forums.
Re: mbox2
You must first get Windows to recognize it. Plug the Mbox2 in, wait until Windows recognizes it and then launch Audacity. The MBox2 or a generic USB device should then appear in the drop-down lists in your Device Toolbar in Audacity.
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Re: mbox2
From fuzzy memory, isn't that the one that requires ASIO software that Audacity doesn't have? See if you can find Windows drivers for it if it won't mount any other way. Koz
Re: mbox2
As PGA wrote,connect the MBox and wait for Windows to recognise it before you launch Audacity.
If Audacity is already open, either close and relaunch it or select "Rescan Audio Devices" from the Transport menu.
Then use the Device Toolbar to select the MBox (USB option) http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/Device_Toolbar
The MBox can use ASIO or WDM drivers. Audacity as shipped can only use the WDM drivers, not ASIO so if it still does not work, ensure that you have the Windows drivers installed for the MBox.
My experience of the MBox is that the drivers can be a bit unreliable connecting, so if it appears to connect but does not work properly you may need to "Safely Remove Hardware" and physically disconnect or switch off the MBox, then reconnect. Audacity should be restarted if you do that.
If Audacity is already open, either close and relaunch it or select "Rescan Audio Devices" from the Transport menu.
Then use the Device Toolbar to select the MBox (USB option) http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/Device_Toolbar
The MBox can use ASIO or WDM drivers. Audacity as shipped can only use the WDM drivers, not ASIO so if it still does not work, ensure that you have the Windows drivers installed for the MBox.
My experience of the MBox is that the drivers can be a bit unreliable connecting, so if it appears to connect but does not work properly you may need to "Safely Remove Hardware" and physically disconnect or switch off the MBox, then reconnect. Audacity should be restarted if you do that.
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