Using a 896mk3 fw as a interface and external hardware?

[joshs1982]

Okay here's my question, can I use my "896mk3 fw" as my interface for Pro Tools 9 and still use it as a peace of external hardware for mixing, , reverb, compression, eq and limiting?

From what I've read I think I could maybe set it up like this

My mic will be in Analog input 1 and I will have a cable going from Output 2 into Analog input 2
Signal track input = Analog input 1
Signal track output = Bus 1
Aux track "A" input = Bus 1
Aux track "A" output = lets say "Output 2"
Aux track "B" input = lets say "Input 2"
Aux track "B" output = main out

Any help would be much appreciated, I can use my effects when recording on Analog inut 1 but it will be recorded that way. I would like to use my 896mk3 as a interface and as a insert like a plugin, so I can wet up a raw track and change it on the fly not just record with effects and it just be recorded that way.

[joshs1982]

Hey guys just wanted to add that this is the way to make it work. Found this out when I got home yesterday and had time to actually mess around with it.

[mikehalloran]

If the front panel controls do not give you enough flexibility, hook it up to a computer, set the ins and outs the way you want and save as a preset. These presets will be available to you in stand-alone mode.