Mbox 2 Pro

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The Mbox® 2 Pro is a portable, high-definition audio/MIDI production system that delivers truly professional sound quality. Packing an impressive variety of connection options into a compact interface, Mbox 2 Pro puts powerful multitrack recording and mixing capabilities into your hands, so you can create wherever inspiration strikes. Mbox 2 Pro also includes award-winning, industry-standard Pro Tools LE™ software and a huge collection of pro effects and instrument plug-ins to get you started creating right away.


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 FireWire port for Mbox 2 Pro system




   

The Mbox® 2 Pro is the ultimate high-definition portable Pro Tools LE system, packing a wide-range of analog and digital I/O connections into a mobile audio workstation. Take it wherever inspiration strikes.

Features
  • Professional sound quality
  • Powered by FireWire* or included power supply
  • Supports up to 24-bit/96 kHz resolution**
  • 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
*Requires 6-pin connection for power via FireWire.
**Mbox 2 Pro does not support external sync at 88.2 and 96 kHz sample rates.
   

Pro Tools software 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

Features
  • Award-winning Pro Tools® recording, editing, and mixing
  • 48 simultaneous stereo audio tracks (expandable with Toolkit options)
  • 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 your favorite applications right into Pro Tools
  • Support for the Digidesign Command|8® control surface
  • Huge selection of compatible third-party plug-ins and software options
  • Works on Windows and Mac computers
   


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 Line Outputs (1-6)

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

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 Monitor Outputs
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
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 Headphone Outputs
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
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 *
Digital Specifications
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
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


All noise and dynamic range measurements with 20 Hz to 20 kHz bandwidth at 48 kHz sample rates, unless otherwise noted.

ADC measured -60 dBFS at 1 kHz with minimum gain setting; DAC with digital playback at -60 dBFS at 1 kHz.

Frequency response measurements relative to level at 1 kHz.

* RIAA equalization and sensitivity measured at 1 kHz.

** External clock supports up to 48 kHz sample rates

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Mbox 2 Pro Getting Started Guide v7.1.2 (PDF) - Japanese
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