Digidesign Mbox 2 Pro Firewire Audio Interface with Pro Tools LE

Digidesign Mbox 2 Pro

Hardware Features

Professional sound quality

Mbox 2 Pro powered by FireWire* or included power supply

Supports up to 24-bit/96 kHz resolution**

Mbox 2 Pro has 6 simultaneous inputs, 8 simultaneous outputs

4 analog inputs (2 XLR/1/4” TRS combo jacks & 2 1/4” TRS jacks)

6 analog outputs (1/4” jacks)

2 instrument DI inputs on the front panel

2 channels of S/PDIF digital I/O (RCA)

Built-in phono preamp input (RCA) for direct turntable connection

1 MIDI input and output (16 channels in/16 channels out)

MIDI Time Stamping (MTS) support for superior timing and accuracy

BNC Word Clock I/O

Low-latency monitoring

Dedicated studio monitor outputs with volume control

2 stereo headphone outputs with independent volume controls

48V phantom power for condenser microphones

software Features

Pro Tools is used in countless professional studios around the world, and includes all the tools you need to easily compose, record, edit, mix, and master your projects with pro results --- every time.

New in Pro Tools 8 software

Award-winning Pro Tools recording, editing, and mixing

48 simultaneous stereo audio tracks

Includes dozens of pro effects processing plug-ins and virtual instruments

Professional MIDI sequencing with dedicated MIDI Editor window

Integrated Score Editor based on award-winning Sibelius notation software

Full Elastic Time and Elastic Pitch to easily adjust timing and pitch on your tracks

Unique Beat Detective LE automatic groove analysis and correction tool

ReWire support for streaming you favorite applications right into Pro Tools

Support for the Digidesign C|24 and Command|8 control surfaces

Huge selection of compatible third-party plug-ins and software options

Works on Windows and Mac computers

Bundled Plug-ins

In addition to M-Audio Torq LE DJ software and an incredible 8 GB collection of pro-quality loops from industry sound heavyweights Big Fish Audio, Pro Tools software includes a comprehensive bundle of amazing virtual instruments, effects, and utility plug-ins.

Virtual Instruments
Boom drum machine and sequencer
DB-33 tonewheel organ emulator with rotating speaker simulation
Mini Grand acoustic grand piano
Vacuum monophonic vacuum tube synthesizer
Xpand!2 multitimbral synth and sample workstation
Structure Free sample player
FXpansion BFD Lite acoustic drum module

Effects, Sound-Processing, Utility Plug-ins
1-Band EQ III
4-Band EQ III
7-Band EQ III
AIR Chorus
AIR Distortion
AIR Dynamic Delay
AIR Enhancer
AIR Ensemble
AIR Filter Gate
AIR Flanger
AIR Frequency Shifter
AIR FuzzWah
AIR KillEQ
AIR Lo-Fi
AIR MultiChorus
AIR Multi-Delay
AIR Nonlinear Reverb
AIR Phaser
AIR Reverb
AIR Spring Reverb
AIR StereoWidth
AIR Talkbox
AIR Vintage Filter
BF76 Compressor
BF Essential Clip Remover
BF Essential Correlation Meter
BF Essential Meter Bridge
BF Essential Noise Meter
Celemony Melodyne Essential
Chorus
Click
Compressor/Limiter
D-Verb
DC Offset Removal
De-Esser
Delay
DigiReWire
Dither
Duplicate
Eleven Free
Expander/Gate
Extra Long Delay II
Flanger
Gain
Invert
Lo-Fi
Long Delay II
Maxim
Medium Delay II
Multi-Tap Delay
Normalize
Ping-Pong Delay
Pitch
Pitch Shift
POWr Dither
Recti-Fi
Reverse
SansAmp
Sci-Fi
Signal Generator
Short Delay II
Slap Delay II
Time Compression Expansion
Time Shift
TL AutoPan
TL InTune
TL MasterMeter
TL Metro
Trim
Vari-Fi

Mic/Line Inputs 1 & 2
Connector: Two balanced XLR / 1/4" combo jacks with independent gain controls
Mic Phantom Power: 48V
Equivalent Input Noise: -129 dBu
Frequency Response: +/- 0.1 dB
Dynamic Range: 105 dB / 107 dB A-weighted
THD + N (Mic/Line): 0.001% (-100 dB)
THD + N (Mic w/40 dB gain): 0.005% (-86 dB)
Input Sensitivity, Pad off: 1 dBu minimum gain, -39 dBu maximum gain
Input Sensitivity, Pad on: 21 dBu minimum gain, -19 dBu maximum gain
Input Impedance: 3.5 kOhm mic, 10 kOhm line

Line Outputs (1-6)
Connector: Channels 1-4: Four impedance balanced 1/4" jacks. Channel 5-6: One unbalanced stereo 1/4" jack
Frequency Response: +/- 0.25 dB
Dynamic Range: 104 dB / 109 dB A-weighted
THD + N: 0.0015% (-96 dB)
Output Sensitivity: 4 dBV

DI Inputs
Connector: Two unbalanced 1/4" jacks (on front) with independent gain controls
Frequency Response: +/- 0.1 dB
Dynamic Range: 105 dB / 107 dB A-weighted
THD + N: 0.008% (-82 dB)
Input Sensitivity, Pad off: 1 dBu minimum gain, -39 dBu maximum gain
Input Sensitivity, Pad on: 21 dBu minimum gain, -19 dBu maximum gain
Input Impedance: 5 MOhm

Monitor Outputs
Connector: Two 1/4" impedance balanced jacks
Frequency Response: +/- 0.25 dB
Dynamic Range: 106 dB / 110 dB A-weighted
Output Sensitivity: 6 dBV at max gain 100 kOhm load

Aux Line Inputs 3/4
Connector: Two balanced 1/4" jacks
Frequency Response: +/- 0.1 dB
Dynamic Range: 104 dB / 106 dB A-weighted
THD + N: 0.001% (-100 dB)
Input Sensitivity: 10 dBu minimum gain, -10 dBu maximum gain
Input Impedance: 16 kOhm

Headphone Outputs
Connector: Two 1/4" stereo jacks: one is channel 1&2, one is channel 1&2 or 3&4 (switchable). Independent volume controls.
Output Sensitivity: 2 Vms @ 600 Ohm load, maximum gain
Frequency Response: +/- 0.25 dB
Dynamic Range: 104 dB / 109 dB A-weighted

Phono Inputs 3/4 *
Connector: RCA pair
Frequency Response: +/- 1 dB
Dynamic Range: 97 dB / 104 dB A-weighted
THD + N: 0.01 % (-80dB)
Input Sensitivity: -20 dBV minimum gain, -40 dBV maximum gain @ 1 kHz
Input Impedance: 47 kOhm resistive, 150pF capacitive

Digital Specifications
Supported Sample Rates**: 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96 kHz
Maximum Word Length: 24 bit
S/PDIF: RCA jacks
Word Clock: BNC jacks
Host Connection: Two IEEE-1394a (FireWire) jacks.
MIDI: Two 5-pin MIDI DIN connectors

Size / Weight / Power
Height: Including lip: 2.26 inches / 5.74 cm.
Width: 10.28 inches / 26.11 cm.
Depth: Including lip, excluding rear connectors: 9.15 inches / 23.24 cm.
Weight: 3.3 lbs / 1.5 kg.
Power Requirements: Powered off 6-pin IEEE-1394a (FireWire) jack or 9 to 24 Volts DC jack (A/C power adaptor included)
Maximum Power Consumption: 6 Watts

System Requirements:

Digidesign-qualified Windows Vista- (32-bit Business or Ultimate), Windows XP- or Mac OS X 10.5-based computer

Minimum 1 GB of RAM

DVD-ROM or equivalent optical drive for software installation

Available USB port for Mbox 2 system (USB hubs not supported)

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