Tascam 424 To Tibook?, hardware set-up Options

[pdiddyod]

Hi,

Thanks in advance for any help!

I recently bought an Mbox to connect to my TiBook 667/30G/512RAM with Pro Tools 6 & OS X.
I had been using a Tascam Portastudio 424 mkII cassette multitrack.

1) Is there a way to connect my 424 (via the Mbox?) to use it as an external mixer with Pro Tolls 6? If so, is there even any benefit to doing that?

2) I also have a BBE264R sonic maximizer, a Korg DDD-1 drum amchine, and a Yamaha REV100 digital reverberator effects unit. Can I make effective of use of these units in the digital realm? If so, how would I connect them...?
I'm recording acoustic/elec. guitar, vocals, harmonica, some basic keyboard.

Thanks!

[azusa]

1) Sure, you can do it. Just connect the MBox outs to 424.
But the only thing I think it'll be a benefit to you is: using the 424 at a mixdown to make cassette tape.
IMHO: You should work in digital realm. Mix everything in your TI.

You have to do a lot of bouncing if you have many tracks.
Try figure out in advance which track goes where.
But if you have only 8 tracks, then you're home free.

2) You can use all of them. But these old equipments are very noisy.