Mbox 2

The Digidesign Mbox 2 has decribed as one of the best audio interfaces on the market here's why...

Mbox 2 is a next-generation USB-powered audio/MIDI production system that builds on the performance and simplicity of the original Mbox.

Mbox 2 is a full-featured, USB-powered studio-in-a-box that works with your Window XP- or Mac OS X-based computer to give you a compact, portable, professional-quality audio production system. With a distinctive hardware interface that delivers exceptional sound quality, Mbox 2 works in conjunction with your computer and your Pro Tools LE software to provide the creative power you need to achieve professional results. Complementing the hardware interface's analog, digital, and MIDI I/O, Pro Tools LE software offers 32 tracks of simultaneous recording and playback, 128 virtual tracks, 256 MIDI tracks, and a host of additional features. As with all Pro Tools|HD and Pro Tools LE systems, Mbox 2 also ships with the Pro Tools Ignition Pack™ — an impressive array of added composition and production tools to extend the power of your system. From beginning to end, Mbox 2 places you in an ideal position to realize your creative vision.

As a complement to the comprehensive collection of intuitive software products included with the Mbox® 2 system, the hardware interface is both powerful and easy to use, featuring a distinctive external design, impressive sound quality, and extensive input and output options. Connect your MIDI module or controller, then plug your guitar or bass directly into the DI jack (without the need for an extra preamp), your keyboard or mixer into the line jack, or your mic into the XLR jack. Launch a new Pro Tools® session to build and manage your project, and you're in an ideal position to create — from beginning to end, in a fully self-contained environment. The Mbox 2 system's hardware and software interact seamlessly, offering you all the power and flexibility of a Pro Tools workstation in a results-oriented micro studio.

Now shipping with the "Bomb Factory" plugins.

Features:

Superior sound quality
Four simultaneous inputs and outputs with analog and digital I/O*
Two analog inputs (XLR, 1/4" line, and 1/4" DI jacks) and two analog outputs (1/4" jacks)
Two channels of S/PDIF digital I/O (RCA)
48V phantom power for condenser microphones
24-bit/48 kHz audio
MIDI in/out
Zero-latency monitoring
100% USB powered
* Four simultaneous inputs require two channels of digital input plus two analog channels.

Analog Inputs — 2
Separate source selection and gain control per channel
Mic: XLR with 48V phantom power
Mic preamp: >120 db EIN @ > 40 dB gain
Line: 1/4"
DI: 1/4"
Maximum Input: 8.7 V RMS (balanced), or +21 dBu

Analog Line Outputs — 2
Maximum Output: +4 dBV into 1 kohm
Unbalanced output connectors

Headphone Output
Separate volume control—1/4" output
> 6 mW into 50 ohm

Digital I/O
S/PDIF I/O (24-bit)
RCA jacks

Misc.
24-bit clean to/from the computer
USB type B socket (v. 1.1); cable included (does not support passive USB hubs)

Dimensions — measured with Mbox 2 in horizontal (handle-down) configuration
Height, box: 14.9cm; with handle: 17.7cm; with handle cover: 15.6cm
Width: 22.4cm
Depth: 18.4cm (includes knobs)
Weight: 1.23 kg.

Future Music magazine rated the Mbox 2 highly and summed it up by saying "I could want little more in an entry-level interface at this price point"

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