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No limitations, you just won't get a free Pro Tools license if someone had already redeemed it with their Avid Account.

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There are hardly any "flashing" lights aside from the meters, which is kind of standard. And like I mentioned in the video, being able to color code the buttons is actually pretty beneficial. The meters, buttons, and gain/volume controls just take up too much real estate. Also what really constitutes an "ugly" interface? In my opinion, the less lights and meters it has, the uglier it gets. But I also don't buy an interface to look "pretty". I buy it for functionality and ease of use for my needs.

It's exactly that!! If you planned on having external hardware but not needing a huge studio for producing your own music, and only recording and mixing, it is a phenomenal interface!!

You will have to create an Avid account and register the MBOX. Once your product is registered, you will go to your "products not yet downloaded" under your Avid account and follow the steps to install Avid Link and iLok, if you don't already have it downloaded. You will create and account/log-in to iLok from there, and it will give you the license through that process. I had to restart my computer, then install Pro Tools from the Avid Link software. It was a little tedious, but well worth it (imo)

@@mountainlabelmusic can you only use it with the mbox or with any interface?

@JawillOwens once you download Pro Tools Studio, you can use any interface. I would look into the specs between Pro Tools Studio vs Pro Tools Ultimate to make sure there aren't any limitations that would cause concern.

@@mountainlabelmusic Thank you. I really appreciate it

No don't do that!! Haha

Thanks for the correction!! I realized what I said in the video during the edit, and found that DADman products got revamped on Sweetwater. For a while, the I couldn't find anything DADman related that was "new" for sale. I didn't think to make sure that they were actually still selling these because of the Avid branding. I think was pretty recent that they were added to Sweetwater!! But I could be wrong.

How so?? It's just a learning curve. Otherwise, I really like it. Very practical, very flexible, lots of very useful features that most control programs don't have (in my opinion).

Hey!! Great question... send me a message on instagram or get ahold of me via email!! Thanks!!

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@@mountainlabelmusic Thanks for that. Did you use the mounting hardware that came with your speakers?

The mounting hardware didn't technically come with my speakers. It has to be ordered separately. I can give more information!! Send me a message on instagram or email me!!

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I've thought about it!! Have heard many good things about it.

I feel like both the included keyboard tray and the upgraded one can support a "lightweight" 49 key keyboard just fine, up to maybe 25 lbs in my opinion. Anything more than that, I would recommend security for yourself and your desk/keyboard that if you are wanting the tray specifically for a MIDI controller of any sorts, get the upgraded one.

You loved my question but I'm not sure if that is confirmation that you would feel comfortable or not? Too unwieldy for a backpack?'

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Well, the dynamics comparing an older Stereo song and a newer Atmos mix of the same song will be incomparable, even in this scenario. On the note about modern music, I have a couple ideas... Competing with modern music a silly idea in 2024. The only reason Atmos can exist in the same domain as Stereo is using some kind of loudness normalization, like Apple Music's Sound Check setting. Without it, Atmos is simply just quiet compared to your average stereo master. In this video, both songs are level matched. Whatever loudness normalization setting on your streaming app will actually make the Atmos appear to be louder, because of the average loudness of slammed Stereo Masters compared to a dynamic Atmos mix allows for that, modern or not. In my opinion, being the "loudest" doesn't benefit anyone anymore in 2024.

@@mountainlabelmusic yeah

I would think so!! I know a guy that has done this, but I don't know if the software is open to the public. Send me a message on Instagram and I can keep you updated on that!!

A very good one!!

Agreed. It makes sense for a commercial application. Especially for movies, where the dialogue is typically put in the center channel.

I see that!! Very cool tech. I haven't looked into it much, but does that mean you have to rely on the amount of DSP it has available? Or is it a designated DSP card for speaker calibration?

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Outstanding!! Glad to not be alone!! I still use Logic for producing music. It's honestly really nice to use a different DAW for solely mixing. It helps me get into the mindset that the song is recorded and finished, and I shouldn't take steps backward. Dolby Atmos the future, and the future is now!! 🙌🏻

Forgot to respond to this, shame on me... I believe so!! You will have to create your own sources and add your own additional front, side, and rear surrounds, along with heights.

Not sure why you have to segregate people that are rich as being privileged... Anyone with any amount of money can be curious enough to shop on Temu.

@@mountainlabelmusic this has been a trend with people on UA-cam I'm not talking about every rich person but they criticize Temu because these people don't need to look at the price tags when they going to buy something they just throw stuff into the shopping cart and that's it but when it comes to people that are less fortunate we actually do look at the prices because we don't have enough so it's kind of aggravating when I had a great experience with them to see some guy that has a whole bunch of money doesn't need to buy anything there but buys it anyway and then criticizes it for being cheap like for real?

@@mountainlabelmusic for me Temu has been an amazing experience I can't spend money on a $2,000 headphones so I settle for three to four dollar ones and I compare it to $60 ones the ones on temu are better

To be fair, a $3-$4 comparison to $60 headphones is about a 20x difference. The GM2's I had in the video are about $15-$20, compared to a $200 pair of Apple Airpods Pros, which were less than 15x the price. I don't think a fair comparison would be comparing $2,000 headphones to Temu would be appropriate, unless you are really asking for some kind of attention from (what I think would be) an extreme opinion. If you are wanting to do real critical listening, you should spend money on a decent pair of headphones that you enjoy listening on, or at least have multiple monitoring solutions for comparison and QC. I think some things are worth looking into for affordable alternatives, which was why I wanted to check these headphones out in the first place. These headphones are absolutely horrible for my trained ears for what I know and love on my Airpods, other headphones, and my studio monitors. Cheap headphones for the average mixing engineer would be the ATH-M50x's ($150). For some, they would be too expensive. Saying something is cheap or expensive is relative to the person anyways. I would not criticize anyone's opinion, solely for being an opinion. If I were claiming these headphones to be "factually" bad, then it would defeat the whole point of my video. I bought these for my own experience and comparison, and to show others exactly how I feel about them.

Yes, with phones it won't be "truly" immersive, and never will (in my opinion). With Binaural you should definitely hear it on UA-cam using a pair of headphones. I am also using my HRTF and headphone EQ, so the binaural effect will be different for you compared to if you used your own personal HRTF. Just to be clear though, the idea of immersive mixing is not to have a sense of direction of the mix necessarily. Unless your music calls for super exaggerated sounds placed and moved in a 3D space, you shouldn't really know where the music is coming from. It should just sound like the music is surround you in 3D space. You aren't going to "surround" yourself in music with a headphone experience as easy as a speaker playback system. The Embody software, and any software that replicates a 3D space is measly for reference purposes and on-the-go mixing.

Did you use the HRTF and headphone EQ? They make a HUGE difference in the effect. I mess with some of the settings towards the end of the video, and it is a huge downgrade without both of those working. Have you made any calibration adjustments to your speaker and headphone setup?

@@mountainlabelmusic I found it sounded better with the headphone EQ off. Idk my headphones AKG K240’s semi open Supposedly studio headphones but I don’t think they are really that flat and were not on the list. I ordered Audio Technica ATH-M50x closed back to try I heard they were good for the money. I will give it another try. I’m just started to get into learning actual professional mixing. Although my mixes already do sound good on an iPhone with or without ear buds. I do get a little mud on a car stereo though mostly low to mid range I believe so trying to fix that.

Nice!! The purpose of the HRTF And headphone EQ's are definitely going to give you a more even response, And give you a representation of what it would actually sound like in these other rooms. It isn't going to make your mixes sound like they are coming from uncalibrated headphones. If you haven't used the HRTF with the headphone EQ, I highly recommend doing it before making any EQ adjustments. You can also adjust your HRTF intensity, if needed.

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At the moment, it's just a glorified record player monitoring controller along with some other things in my room. I plan to record some vocals and play around with the control software. The Bluetooth connection is very handy to have to my Stereo speakers in my bedroom!!

Definitely a rip off!!

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It's a monster of a toy!! Not every interface has to be boring😉

​@@mountainlabelmusic that is why is a gen z thing... I'am an old man. For me boring things are fun! 😂 Again, no offence, enjoy it. If we all liked the same thing, that would be really boring! 🤭

I’m an old man and love it. It’s far from a toy. There are plenty of less capable plain Jane offerings out there for the picking. 😎

@@tonyvalenti6614 I never said that it's a toy. I was talking only about the look... 😉

@@IcemanTheDj OK, but if your reason for buying audio gear is based upon looks, you’re likely missing out. 😉

Thank you!!

I guess that makes sense!! I think it's a weird statement to make. But what do I know about marketing? haha Also, Congratulations!! I hope Avid ends up releasing more deals like this on new products.

So is any other software that doesn't offer free updates...

I mean, if you enjoy paying 100+ dollars a year for small trivial incremental updates with little to nonexistent support, more power to you. In my over 10 years of experience dealing with Avid/ProTools, the only thing I’ve learned about Avid is that it’s only interested in gouging their customers wallets and milking them for all they have, not helping them. I’ve had too many negative experiences with customer support and throwing them money unnecessarily to support them. If you enjoy avid, I’m happy for you and wish you the best.

If you watched my video all the way through, you would have noticed that I hate subscriptions and don't like paying for a software I own. I do agree on that. But the whole reason I bought the MBOX interface is because it comes with a perpetual license so I DON'T have to pay for updates. It's stable for my workflow, nothing wrong with the software, as long as I don't update my computer to a newer OS. On your note about customer service, I agree. Hence why I bought from Sweetwater. Way better customer support than Avid for sure. I think you can contact Sweetwater even if you didn't buy it from them, they are usually pretty good with that kind of thing. But also, when has Apple ever had good customer service with Logic? It seems like every new update there is a new bug added to the software. I'm sure that's with every software, but I don't think Apple's priority right now is their own DAW (but it should be).

Nonsense! PT has so much great features and Atmos is a beast!

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I saw that!! The whole point of my switching was to get a more ergonomic workflow with object beds and track routing. From my understanding, Harrison mixbus doesn't make that super easy. I could be wrong!! I have been meaning to look at it

I've heard great things about both!! I still plan on using Logic very often for producing music. I've been eye balling learning to mix on Pro Tools for a while, just because everyone else uses it (and might give more opportunity with other professionals in the "Atmos game" since almost everyone else uses it for mixing). It's not too bad so far!! Very "focused" environment. Thanks for watching!!