With superb sound, a compact hardware design, and easy operation, the original Digidesign Mbox changed the way songwriters, DJs, studio mixers, and post production engineers create and produce music. The seamless integration of an innovative USB-powered hardware interface and intuitive Pro Tools LE software offered an easy, affordable way to access the power and flexibility of the industry-standard Pro Tools platform.
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 combines pristine sound and a wide range of connection options (including analog, digital, and MIDI) for professional performance in an incredibly compact package.
Along with its flexible hardware interface, Mbox 2 includes the easy-to-use, award-winning Digidesign Pro Tools LE software, which offers many of the same features that top studios rely on to record, edit, mix, and master commercial albums and produce sound for blockbuster films. In addition, Mbox 2 comes with the Pro Tools Ignition Pack, an impressive collection of powerful plug-ins, creative applications, and additional tools to help you professionally produce and promote your music. With the addition of the Pro Tools Ignition Pack, Mbox 2 includes more than 50 plug-ins and instruments.
Meticulous Sound: Mbox 2 delivers superior sound quality that easily surpasses the sound of almost any other bus-powered USB-audio interface. With Mbox 2, you can record your ideas more accurately and play them back in greater fidelity than ever before.
MIDI In/Out: Mbox 2 features MIDI in and out ports for easy integration of MIDI controllers, hardware synthesizers and samplers, and virtual instruments.
Multiple Inputs: Mbox 2 lets you to use two analog inputs and two channels of S/PDIF digital input at the same time to achieve four simultaneous channels of audio input.
Macro Studio: With the massive production power of Pro Tools LE software plus the included Pro Tools Ignition Pack, Mbox 2 can be the foundation for a comprehensive, macro studio.
Micro Design: Mbox 2 features a sleek, practical, and flexible hardware design that can be positioned vertically or horizontally to fit into any workspace.
Mbox 2 Factory
For even more creative options right out of the box, there is Mbox 2 Factory, which offers more plug-ins. The Mbox 2 Factory bundle includes a complete Mbox 2 system and an iLok USB Smart Key with the following additional Digidesign and Bomb Factory plug-ins pre-authorized:
Maxim: A world-class peak limiting and sound level maximizing plug-in that optimizes the overall level of audio input while preserving the integrity of the original sound.
Moogerfooger Analog Delay: A warm delay meticulously based on Bob Moog’s classic analog design.
JOEMEEK SC2 Compressor: A compressor with a unique edge, modeled after hardware units used by top producers around the globe.
JOEMEEK VC5 Meequalizer: An equalizer that recreates a custom Joe Meek box that featured a treble and bass circuit with a sweepable mid control.
Cosmonaut Voice: An “out-of-this-world” plug-in that offers a telephone voice, interplanetary effects, distortion, squelch, and even an authentic tone culled from recently declassified Russian space footage, all through a funky-looking interface.
Features
Mbox 2 Hardware Features
Superior sound quality
Four simultaneous inputs 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 mics
24-bit/48 kHz audio
MIDI in/out
Zero-latency monitoring
100% USB powered
Mbox 2 Software Features
Award-winning Pro Tools LE software (Windows XP and Mac OS X)
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